Review: Hilarious Reading and Prizes, what a combination.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 22, 2013
Author Barbara Silkstone has done it again with her next book: Her writing is exciting, hilarious, and a cross between Indiana Jones and modern comedy. She has incorporated a style that compels the reader to see what wild event will happen in the next scene. The plot and setting are reminiscent of Indiana Jones.The story is written with intelligent, sarcastic humor that keeps on rolling. Wendy Darlin, archeologist Roger Jolley and a cast of billionaire oligarchs and loopy street peddlers all race to find Cleopatra's tomb. If you like Indiana Jones or Lara Croft adventures, you will really enjoy a lighter look at their escapades. The author adds in delightful descriptive details, and even some are clues.In all the witty journey make this a keeper, as Silkstone's other books are. Her writing is light reading for those moments when you need a laugh and a decent book to pass the time and raised the spirits when all is not true with the world.My favorite part was the invisible cat scratching rubbing against Wendy's legs. Was it a hallucination or something more?This reader highly recommends this book for all ages over early teens. A `little birdie, a messenger and her partner the author's cat told this reader to be on the lookout for clues in the story to win many great prizes so be ready to play scavenger hunt, after reading this adventurous mystery and comedy all mixed in one suspenseful story. Clues are hidden throughout the book.The prizes for finding the correct answers are hidden in the story are great. They range from an Indiana Jones fedora to engraved luggage tags, and even a pair of red high-heel pumps.