Review: Great book - and Dr. Glass is delightful
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 11, 2012
Dr. Lacy Glass is traveling by train to join up with members of an archaeological dig in Turkey. She sees a body fly by the window and realises it is a man she had spoken to a little earlier in the day. She doesn't think too much about it until she gets to the dig later on that day. Turns out the dig is facing its own set of problems as their financial backer, a rich American and who was visiting the dig, has died. She is shocked and then intrigued to discover that both men have the same name. Coincidence? She thinks not.Maria Hudgins does a wonderful job of bringing modern day archeological digs to life in her books. Gone are the Agatha Christie early 1900's digs. Ms. Hudgins is able to bring in facts about archeology without being boring. "The Man on the Istanbul Train" has more twists and turns than a race track, yet she does a masterful job of keeping the reader engaged.This was a solid book, and was the second one of hers I had read. I downloaded another one for free on my Kindle but liked it so much that I bought this one, and I am very glad I did.