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The Exodus Quest

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The Exodus Quest outlines the story of the race between an archeologist and a group of evangelical Christians to find evidence of the Jewish exodus from Egypt. The hero of the story, Daniel Knox, endures attempts to kill him, framing for the murder of an Alexandrian archeologist and the kidnapping of his partner. In order to set things right he must solve the puzzle of the Pharoh Akhenaten.

This book has lots of suspense, lots of intrigue and a great storyline. My only complaint with it was the multitudes of Egyptian names. Yes, I know that the story takes place in Egypt, however, the author might have simplified things by not delving into the multiple names of each historical character. Perhaps if I were an egyptologist, I'd have been able to keep it straight. Having said that, I still very much enjoyed reading the book and would like to check out more by this author.

If you are looking for a fun read chocked full of ancient Egyptian history this mix of adventure and romance is a rollicking good time. The second book to feature archeologist and adventurer Daniel Knox and his partner Gaille Bonnard by Will Adams is that rare instance where what we read between the binding actually lives up to the fun promised on the cover. When Egytologist Knox comes across a lid being offered in an Alexandrian marketplace it triggers something at the back of his mind which leads to the Dead Sea Scrolls and the mystery surrounding not only the Exodus but so much more it would not be fair to reveal too much here and spoil your fun.

There are plenty of good guys and bad guys, and enough historical proof and speculation to please and enthrall even the layman. Soon Knox finds himself on the run from a bad Egytian Tourist cop named Khaled and a twisted preacher protecting an ancient dig. An Egyptian policeman named Naguib whose wife and child act as his conscience when a young girl's body is found at a dig will try to discover what's going on before it is too late for both Knox, and his love Gaille, who has been abducted. Khaled's character has echos of those 1930's films of this type of adventure, and though set very much in the present, the book also has this feel.

You'll have to read this crackling adventure to discover how Akhenaten, Moses, Nefertiti, Adam and Eve, and a hoax which might have an unexpected basis in truth all play out in an Egypt full of ancient secrets. Knox's pal Augustin is on hand, and might find a romance of his own, while Knox realizes finally that his feelings for his mentor's daughter are much deeper than he'd been aware. There is both excitement and danger here, and just the right dash of romance mixed in to the pot, making this a wildly entertaining book which will have you waiting on the next one. A fun series and a quick read to relax with at home on the balcony or at the beach. Fun stuff!

The Exodus Quest is an Indian Jones-type adventure for the New Millennium!
I love Will Adams' style of writing, with short sections usually ending in a cliff-hanger, and each section rolling into what is happening in another locale with the other characters. One would think that it would be easy to find a place to stop in such a book, because there's always a good break, but it made me keep reading because I wanted to know how the storyline that had just had a break would play out. This one kept me up well into the night! I also liked all of the ancient Egyptian and Jewish history in the book, comparisons of stories from different mythological traditions, and reading about the objects of daily life that were being excavated and how they might have been used.

This is a thriller set in Egypt and involving a series of unusual murders and the discovery of an archaeological dig which could change the course of history. I found the story appealing if at times a bit bland. The main character, Daniel is your average do-gooder. No flaws, but no particular interesting either. Daniel loves a woman named Gail (I listened to the story so I do not know if this is how her name is spelled); who apparently believed Daniel was her father's lover. This caused a rift between them a while back, but now they are over it and are falling in love. Gail is described as beautiful and is also somewhat generic and bland.

The villains of the piece is a crazed fundamentalist preacher who is trying to hide the discovery of the site because he is afraid that people will see the scandalous images of Christ. While I enjoyed the story, I didn't find the revelations or the archaeological elements to be that riveting. Akhenaton is a cool enough character as it is without making him Adam. Just discovering a tomb or undiscovered artifact would be interesting enough. Plus turning the villain into a crazed killer just was a bit too convenient.

Overall, this was a nice action orientatd story, but I would like to see Gail and Daniel less sterotypical. I didn't really see any romantic tension between them (there was more interest between Gail an Dainel's Semi-stalker friend), and frankly I was bored with Gail in particular who filled the role of damsel in distress.

In Alexandria, Egypt Archeologist Daniel Knox walks in a local market place when he notices what appears to be an ancient earthenware bowl. The teenage vendor insists the artifact was given to him by his friend Daniel Knox and once belonged to Alexander the Great. He is amused by the hawker as everyone claims to be his buddy since The Alexander Cipher case. The lad sets prices based on pure supply and demand of how much he perceives the customer can afford, but refuses to reveal where it was found.

Knox visits his friend Omar Tawfiq who lets him browse through his database. He finds a picture of it, but Omar explains it is not a bowl from Ancient Egypt; instead it is a storage jar lid from Qumran, home of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Soon that lead takes the excited Knox to a dig led by Reverend Ernest Peterson and his team of theological students who seek a portrait of Christ that Peterson plans to keep. As a murder of a native archeologist occurs, corrupt cops blame Knox while the beleaguered Egyptologist learns in horror from his cell that his partner Gaille Bonnard was abducted near the ruins of Amarna, several hundred miles away.

With a strong ancient historical base, the latest Knox antiquities thriller is a fast-paced over the top of the Sphinx entertaining tale. Readers will enjoy the hero's hyperactive adventures in which he is a guest of the state, but needs to be in three other places at the same time. First he must rescue himself by proving his innocence, which is difficult to do when you're in a cell; so that he can second rescue Gaille; and third rescue the artifacts being devastated unmercifully by the Reverend. No caffeine for Knox.

Harriet Klausner

I have always been interested in all things Egyptian so I was excited to read this book. Unfortunately, as seems to be a habit of mine, I did not read the first in this series. Although I will after reading this novel. This book had an interesting theory about the possibility that Akhenaten and Neffertiti were Adam and Eve. There also seems to be other circumstances where there are parrallels between the Bible and Eqyptian history. Whether this is true or not is not for me to say but I did enjoy the concept. This book was very fast paced and full of interesting characters and lots of dangerous situations. Lots of bad guys and good amount of running and hiding by the main characters Daniel and Gaille from these said bad guys. There also was a hint of romance between these two people. This novel was researched very well and the plot of the story believable. The archaelogical sites were described in so much detail that I wonder if these sites were real. Sure seemed like it. I enjoyed this book immensely and do entend to find the first and read the last when it comes out.

In this fast paced adventure, our heroes never seem to be in control as several interleaved plots play out to keep them constantly off balance and struggling to stay alive and out of hospital and police custody while solving millenia old mysteries. There is plenty of suspense as two groups of tomb raiders cross paths with Daniel Knox and Gaille Bonnard, giving Daniel plenty of survival challenges when he is not escaping the police. Daniel's best friend Augustin, who has found his lifestyle unfulfilling of late, finds he can rely on Daniel to bring excitement back into his life - and perhaps a more meaningful relationship with a surprising new woman in his life.

This book is not as geographically wide ranging as "The Alexander Cipher", with all the action taking place in Alexander, Egypt and the surrounding countryside, with very little sleep by Daniel and Augustin - and perhaps by the reader too. The fast pace is maintained by switching between lots of parallel action with a large cast of characters, with the book perhaps suffering as a result, as it does sometimes become difficult to keep all the different characters 'straight'.

I really like this writer's style of short chapter's on this ever changing thriller. If you like fiction combined with historal facts, this is a book for you.

As with most of these historical, religious, mysteries, the prologue starts out great and really grabs your attention. Unfortunately this book doesn't tie back to the beginning, at least not well, and the story gets lost along the way and somewhat confusing as too many characters with Eqyptian names get introduced. I liked the thoughts on what "might" have actually occurred that led to some of the amazing bible stories but then the ending just confuses things more by basically stating that the premise formed throughout the book is probably wrong, so never mind, ignore what I said previously. Not exactly a surprise ending or cliff hanger. I guess I have been spoiled by Dan Brown's books and these others just don't quite match up. It was an OK story but certainly not worhty of some of the high praise mentioned here. Just my opinion of course.

I've read in my Kindle three great books this month: The Rembrandt Affair, The Ark: A Novel and The Moses Expedition: A Novel. Sadly this was the fourth, and I want my money back. Far-fetched plot, cardboard characters and the highest levels of implausibility. No more Will Adams for me, sorry.