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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Steve Berry is one of my favorite writers. He never disappoints, writing DaVinci Codesque thrillers, but he is a way better writer than Dan Brown. This was the first one I read by him, and still my favorite.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Hard to get through and not really worth reading. A variety of killers and art hunters are seeking the Amber Room, a room made of Amber originally believed to have been stolen from the Russians by the Nazis. Didn't really care for any of the characters.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“This was a great book---and Steve Berry has a knack for taking a mystery out of the history books and putting his own slant on it. This one is about the theft of panels of pure amber, stolen from the Catherine Palace at Tsarskoe Selo, Russia by the Nazis during WWII. The story takes place in current times, with the main character finding clues as to where the Nazis have hidden the panels. Excellent!”
Konnie K wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Hard to get through and not really worth reading. A variety of killers and art hunters are seeking the Amber Room, a room made of Amber originally believed to have been stolen from the Russians by the Nazis. Didn't really care for any of the characters.”
Mary v wrote this review Tuesday, November 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Excellent book!”
Christopher S wrote this review Saturday, September 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A very cool historical fiction and action novel. It's "Angels and Demons" with a treasure at the end.”
Kevin J wrote this review Friday, September 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It was good. It was the weakest of all of his that I have read though. ”
Ernie D wrote this review Wednesday, August 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I have to get my historical thriller fix from time to time. Steve Berry does a good job. I wouldn't say the best I've ever read, but definitely worth reading. ”
djwilliams979 wrote this review Thursday, August 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Hmm, it could have been ok if it had not been for the ending, and I am not going to give it away, but the characters are a bit on the silly side, the plot is way too contrived, and the killing of people in this story is just all over the place, with no authorities in sight.”
Wiebke K wrote this review Saturday, August 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Another great mystery crime novel from Steve Berry. Actually it was the first novel he had published. A judge and her ex husband lawyer are drawn in the acquisitors intrigue and spider web of death when Rachel's father is murdered. It looks like an accident, but there are extenuating circumstances like papers in a freezer. Rachel takes off to find her father's pen pal in Germany. She finds him, but he is murdered and she is given false information. She's with a competitive acquisitor who wants to bed her and then kill her. Her husband doesn't hear from Rachel and he takes off to find her in Germany. Paul finds her and soon the two are embroiled in a chase for death over the coveted Czarina Elizabeth's Amber Room. The pace doesn't stop and I always love it when the bad guys kill each other and the good guys win. You aren't sure for awhile, but I'm always happy when it does end this way. I like when all the stolen treasures go through the agony of being found and then the scrambles for who gets what.”
PaytonLee wrote this review Wednesday, July 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“very exciting. I love historical fiction. This jumps around in time and it is very fast moving. read it in one day”
Lorrie S wrote this review Friday, July 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
