Gold in the Shadow
Michael Marcotte
ISBN: 0-595-90414-7
Writer's Club Press/iUniverse.com
Genre: Action/Adventure




When her twin brother's plane goes down in the Peruvian rainforest, Rachael
Aguila, an anthropologist and adventurer, travels there to find him. In her
quest for her brother, she is tricked into accompanying a ruthless treasure
hunter, his partner, an Egyptologist and a Peruvian anthropologist in search
of the lost city of Paititi and the lost treasure of the Incas. To say that
they succeed in finding what they seek is an understatement. They find far
more than they bargained for; many deadly and all surprising.

In this action-packed story about the blending of ancient Egyptian and Incan
cultures, Michael Marcotte has shown, whether through actual research or the
brilliant use of believable mythology, that these diverse cultures may have
impacted on one another. I, for one, felt the fear, awe and wonder still
alive in the Amazon basin and it's many untouched forests and secret places.
And, descriptions of ancient Incan cities and temples, as well as, Egyptian
rituals and beliefs, compelled me to suspend any disbelief that such a story
could be true.

Rarely does a book capture my attention, make my heart pound and motivate me to
stay up into the dark hours of the morning in order to finish reading.
Michael Marcotte's first novel, Gold in the Shadows, did all that and more.
I would recommend this story to any lover of true adventure as one well
worth reading.

Reviewed by Ariana Overton
Author of the Glass House Trilogy
http://www.angelfire.com/ms/ariana

Gold in the Shadow is also mentioned in an interview with Eppie award finalist Ariana Overton
at: http://romancefiction.about.com/arts/romancefiction


The above review appears at: Murder List Reviews



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