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I haven't been reading as consistently as I should, but I'm still reading. I finally got to the real meat and potatoes of this book. It looks like this is the author's pattern.

I'm finally getting into the heart of the book. We've explored the background information for the macguffin and now it's going to take off.

It looks like my theory is washed out, but I don't think I was far from wrong. We'll see in the next day or two as I finish out this amazing story.

I have a guess about what the secret to the Polaris is, but I'm not going to spell it out. I wouldn't want to ruin it for anyone. Let's just say that there's a logical explanation for what happened to them.

Getting into the real meat of the story now.

Excited to dive into another Alex Benedict story! This one looks like it's through the eyes of his assistant, Chase.

I was in college the first time I read Candide. I don’t think the professor mentioned that Voltaire was a philosopher. Nor did he mention the reason Voltaire wrote the story to begin with. My impression at the time was that Candide was just a story of misfortunate events. I had no idea Voltaire was pushing back against the philosophers on the continent and that Candide was a big F.U. to them.

I'm excited to start this one. I've been a fan of McDevitt since I started reading the Priscilla Hutchins books. I can't wait to see what adventures are in store for Alex Benedict.