The Lost Throne by Chris Kuzneski
Title: The Lost Throne (Payne & Jones, #4)
Author/website: Chris Kuzneski
495 pages
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Publication date: July ’09
Genre: Action/adventure
Would I recommend it: Indeed I would
An indication of a good book for me is when I polish off 495 pages in a day and half while taking time out to sleep, eat and do a few chores. But murder does it for me every time. Especially when the murdered are seven monks at a clifftop monastery that breaching would scare the freaking daylights out of any sane individuals, those sane individuals being you and me. But it didn’t scare Bond, James Bond. If you check out the links I’ve included below you’ll know why I included Mr. Bond in this post. Besides the requisite cast of good and bad guys it even has blood lusting, warmongering Spartans. You remember the Spartans. They’re the guys who fought to the death using swords and shields. The Lost Throne reminds me of the Indiana Jones and National Treasure movie franchises which I love. The Lost Throne is action, adventure and undiscovered treasure. A story telling combination home run. Remember folks this is fiction so stretch your imagination limits. Come on even you knew that Nicholas Cage wasn’t really going to find the City of Gold under that mountain. Get out you clue breaker, sharpen your treasure hunting skills and have fun.
In 1890, a man collapses near the Piazza della Santa Carita in Naples, Italy. Strangers manage to revive him, but he is unable to speak. Police carry him to the nearest hospital, where he is not admitted because he has no money or identification. Frantically trying to communicate, he scribbles notes in ancient Greek and German that would have told the world about a discovery of immense importance – if anyone had read them…
Reaching from the wonders of ancient Greece to a harrowing quest in modern-day Europe, The Lost Throne features Jonathon Payne and D. J. Jones former members of a top secret, very special unit of the armed forces. Now as private citizens they still get recruited from time to time for the most delicate – and dangerous – missions. Payne and Jones must race to recover the lost treasure that could rewrite history, before it is destroyed by a group of men who will stop at nothing to conceal the secret.
Links of interest are mostly in order as they appear in the story.
Meteora
The Monastery of the Holy Trinity or Agia Triada – Meteora (the James Bond reference, For Your Eyes Only)
Saint Petersberg
Peterhof
Ancient Sparta
Sparti (modern)
Heinrich Schliemann
Church of the Metamorphisis
Theophanes the Cretan
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Mount Athos
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Did you say National Treasure and Indiana Jones? This sounds like a book my whole family would like.
I did. One big wild treasure hunt.
This book sounds so intereting and exciting! I enjoyed Indiana Jones and try to watch it whenevr it comes on TV. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World completely fascinate me I am not familiar with this author and probably wouldn’t have heard of this book without your great review!
Thank you!
This is indeed an outstanding book. I started it a little bit ago, and am really enjoying it. If it wasn’t for school, I’d have finished this one a long time ago!
I too absolutely adore Indiana Jones and National Treasure (I LOVE NIC CAGE!). Anyway, this obviously sounds like a book I would really enjoy. Thanks for reviewing it and introducing me to yet another book I’m adding to my TBR list.