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52nd out of 102 books
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Rembrandt's Ghost (Finn Ryan, #3)
From the USA Today bestselling author of The Lucifer Gospel
There is truth in art. But the truth can kill.
Young archaeologist Finn Ryan is laboring for a London auction house when she gets some unlikely luck. Along with the handsome young nobleman Billy Pilgrim, she's inherited a house in Amsterdam, a cargo ship off Borneo South Pacific, and what appears to be a fake Remb...more
There is truth in art. But the truth can kill.
Young archaeologist Finn Ryan is laboring for a London auction house when she gets some unlikely luck. Along with the handsome young nobleman Billy Pilgrim, she's inherited a house in Amsterdam, a cargo ship off Borneo South Pacific, and what appears to be a fake Remb...more
Paperback, 347 pages
Published
July 3rd 2007
by Signet
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At the moment about 88% finished on the kindle and once more, it feels as though it's only 50%. But I know the book will finish very soon and cannot help but feel disappointed once more already.
The writing style of the author is fantastic, in my opinion. He describes everything with detail, never too much and always on the spot leaving enough room for the readers' imaginations. But unfortunately, he never goes into the right details as far as the plot is concerned! Which drives me nuts.
For examp...more
The writing style of the author is fantastic, in my opinion. He describes everything with detail, never too much and always on the spot leaving enough room for the readers' imaginations. But unfortunately, he never goes into the right details as far as the plot is concerned! Which drives me nuts.
For examp...more
The author of this book seems to think that for any written work of fantasy you need: stunning people, as many pop-culture references as possible, descriptions of as many exotic locations as you can find on wikipedia and most of all every stereotype in existence. Your readers will then fill in the important blanks and buy your next novel.
Paul Christopher gets as many details right as he gets them wrong. His research into Dutch culture is as accurate as his strange misspellings of words anyone u...more
Paul Christopher gets as many details right as he gets them wrong. His research into Dutch culture is as accurate as his strange misspellings of words anyone u...more
This was an alright read about a young lady coming into an inheritance that sends her and a young man on a wild chase across Europe and through the smaller Asian islands. Where the mysterious Rembrandt painting comes into play is a minor bit part that gets the whole enchilada cooking, and a minor play at the end. This is more of what I call a "fluff" read than anything really serious. There is not that much to get really excited about but I did not feel I had really lost anything by reading the...more
A rather bland read. The characters were tossed in and removed without much thought or care. The plot was implausible and it felt like the characters were moved to different locations just for the sake of movement. It took me forever to finish this book because I never got invested in any of the characters and it felt like it changed scenes so quickly that I never really got settled into the story. I stopped and started reading this a million times and although I can remember the main characters...more
While the book started off quite well, once we got into the jungle, it went flat. Finn is yet again tossed topgether with some new manly co-star, but it does not match the Michael Valentine heat in Book 1.
I felt the author spent too much time trying to toss around history (unrelated to Rembrandt) about South Asia and introduces too many languages and dialects, that kept me trying to skim through it. I was highly annoyed with it and the language issue really lessened my interest in the book.
Meh....more
I felt the author spent too much time trying to toss around history (unrelated to Rembrandt) about South Asia and introduces too many languages and dialects, that kept me trying to skim through it. I was highly annoyed with it and the language issue really lessened my interest in the book.
Meh....more
The heroine of this story goes from London to Amsterdam to the South Pacific in search of the answer to a clue given in a Rembrandt painting she inherited, along with an aging cargo freighter and house in Holland. The action seems to be reminiscent of Indiana Jones meeting current-day pirates during a typhoon. There's a little too much continent hopping and being chased by bad guys. But it holds interest, and the description of the ruthless pirates who terrorize the Indian Ocean is disturbingly...more
GREATLY ENJOYED
While I have enjoyed Paul Christopher's books in the past I found this one to have a lot of unnecessary descriptions in it. There were several scenes of violence that had nothing really to do with the overall plot. And I got the feeling they were overly described for shock value and not in adding to the storyline. As for the basic story, it was well crafted, and came together well in the end. Though not very believable, it was a good book for me to read while on vacation.
I was probably looking for something along the line of the Da Vinci code, in terms of adventure, interesting clues, and so forth. Also, while I don't tend to notice a thin plot, I do appreciate a rich use of language. This book disappointed me in this regard, and I was also bugged by what seemed to me an excess of gratuitous violence.
This was my first sampling of Paul Christopher's offerings, and I think I'll not need another taste.
This was my first sampling of Paul Christopher's offerings, and I think I'll not need another taste.
Aug 05, 2011
Wendy Kobylarz
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I gave this four stars not because the writing was spectacular or the plot particularly believable, nor because the first scene was a pretty silly depiction of a naked woman modeling for an art class, but because if you can suspend your belief in reality for a little while, and if you like adventure, you will have fun reading this book.
The plot was like a Hardy Boy's treasure hunt on King Kong's lost island... except less believable. The writing was flat, the characters dopey, and I'm not compelled to read anything else by this guy. Why read this when you can spend the time disinfecting your toothbrushes?
I liked it for the most part. It was a little choppy in spots, especially when he added all the islands, people, and boat names - I was having trouble keeping track of it all.
I should try another book by this author.
I should try another book by this author.
Not overly impressed with this book. Had a good premise, but lost the track of the story. I'll try another of his books, but will borrow it, instead of buying it.
Exotic South Pacific sea locations, hidden fortunes and treasures, dangerous pirates who deal in guns, drugs, etc. ...
Very entertaining adventure/thriller/mystery!
Very entertaining adventure/thriller/mystery!
Fun, fast read. Little confusing with various character names - characters who were not developed. Probably just misc. names - not very important to story.
Seemed like this book tried to cover so much ground without ever delving deeply enough into anything. Lots of potential, it just never did it for me.
Written like a bad television movie from the seventies. Son read another of the author's books and came to the same conclusion. Can not recommend.
overall it was a good fast read.. the ending was a bit less exciting compared to the whole story of the book but nonetheless a good ending
This book reminds me of a lot of other books I have read. Nothing really original about it but it was still a decent read.
Aug 08, 2011
Craig Leimkuehler
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Just sort of OK. Standard adventure fare with standard characters. Better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.
While this book wasn't awful I felt as though there were details missing and that the conclusion just happened.
This third book by Paul Christopher was just as good as the first two. Looking forward to reading the next one.
A fun read I really enjoys series but this one is not as good as the Doc Holiday series by the same author
Not a bad read - very fast and I liked all the boat history - nothing all that amazing though
Very nice story. I think it would have been better if it was a little longer with more twists.
In mood for something I didn't really have to think about too deeply...Ok so far.
Fun, quick read with good action/char balance and interesting archeol/hist
Choppy in parts and a bit confusing,but overall enjoyable
Fun adventure story.
Full of action, quick read
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