On mountain slopes south of Pompeii a group of Roman citizens flees the doomed city, leaving their footprints in a layer of volcanic ash. Two thousand years later the footprints are rediscovered, and a joint Anglo-Italian dig is set up. Just when the project is making progress, eminent Oxford archaeologist Professor Julian Lockhart vanishes mysteriously. English detectives Nick Roberts and Lucia Fabri go out to assist the Italian police with the investigation, unaware of the sinister forces - both human and natural - that lie in wait for them. Their subsequent race for survival sweeps them up in an eerie re-enactment of historical events. The authentic atmospheres of Southern Italy, and of Pompeii in Roman times, emerge strongly from this exciting and original debut crime thriller. "Suspenseful from page one - fast and original ... Completely involving and unpredictable. Best read this year." -- UKA Crime Writers "A fascinating, richly detailed look at the past, in a gripping present day mystery..." -- Barnacle Reviews "FOOTPRINTS IN THE ASH twists and turns through treachery, greed and betrayal in its plot of archaelogical mystery, with highly entertaining and authoritative descriptions of people and events along the way ... a craftily written thriller, full of absorbing puzzles and characters."
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A thrilling and informative story,
This review is from: Footprints in the Ash, a Pompeii Mystery (Paperback)
I did not put the book down until I was through. It is an exiting story about a detective investigation in our days that is linked with happenings two thousand years ago. Both stories fix you to the end and the chronology of the volcano eruption is obviously well studied and artfully woven into the plot. This is interesting especially when you experience similar events today like in case of Eyjafjallajokull eruption earlier this year. Also the Italian flair is alive and you can almost taste the food and smell the surrounding. I got a desire to travel to Pompeii. A very enjoyable reading.
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Memorable Footprints,
This review is from: Footprints in the Ash, a Pompeii Mystery (Paperback)
I enjoyed this book. It's a story within a story, which begins with the eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD and moves to a baffling murder on an archeological dig in present day Pompeii. As a mystery thriller it's first-rate: credible characters, swift tight narrative, plenty of plot twists, even a nice little romance. But what distinguishes the book and sets it well apart from a run-of-the mill thriller is the clear and authoritative account of what makes a volcano erupt and what it's like to be caught up in such a terrifying event. A real page-turner.
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Carol,
This review is from: Footprints in the Ash, a Pompeii Mystery (Paperback)
What a wonderful setting. The author has obviously done careful and extensive research regarding the eruption of Vesuvius. Makes the reader feel he is fleeing the flowing lava right along with the characters!
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