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The protagonist, physician Malin Hatch, knows that three generations of his family have been bankrupted or kil...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 09 23:12:22 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 22:09:07 -0700 2009
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child draw inspiration from ancient pirate lore and secret societies to mold a story of a modern day treasure hunt.

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I find Preston and Child to be the type of team who write books that seem to tip...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 09:32:21 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 07:26:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Oct 31 21:33:47 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 31 21:42:00 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 08:57:18 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 09:01:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 20 16:55:15 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 11:23:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 11 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Feb 12 08:42:39 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 19 10:46:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Oct 31 13:50:01 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 13:52:56 -0700 2009
This book stands alone, though winding in Pendergast's character, reading the other Preston/Child books is irrelevent. It's a grown-up *Goonies* for those of us who secretly stil...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Fri Jan 30 22:54:43 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 23:00:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 18:35:42 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 21:06:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 13:25:21 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 13:25:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Sat Oct 17 16:03:21 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 16:15:29 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 30 12:04:09 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 12:25:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Nov 02 11:47:32 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 11:48:54 -0800 2009 A very thrilling story I liked from the beginning to the ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 05:12:10 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 05:13:59 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Feb 27 16:58:02 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 04 20:09:04 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 24 16:32:29 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 16:35:13 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Aug 18 11:30:10 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 11:32:30 -0700 2009