- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (Jan 12 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1847560814
- ISBN-13: 978-1847560810
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.2 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 272 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #182,080 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Praise for The Alchemist's Secret: 'Fans of Dan Brown will love this thrilling adventure'. Closer 'The [Alchemist's Secret] establishes Scott Mariani as an author to watch.' M.J. Rose, author of The Reincarnationist 'Scott Mariani brings it all to the table in this fast-paced thriller that rockets off the first page and never slows down. The Alchemist's Secret is packed with dark intrigue, danger around every corner, bullets flying, sexual tension, and an endless assault of nasty villains bent on stopping ex-SAS Ben Hope from finding the secret to an ancient manuscript. It's everything a thriller should be and more.' Joe Moore, international bestselling co-author of The Grail Conspiracy.
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A deadly conspiracy! An ancient prophecy! A race to prevent Armageddon! A thrilling, high-octane race to save civilisation that will engross fans of Dan Brown and Sam Bourne. When ex-SAS operative Ben Hope decided to give up rescuing kidnap victims in favour of the Theology studies he abandoned years before, he should have known that fate would decide differently. Searching for missing biblical archaeologist ZoA" Bradbury, Ben finds himself embroiled in his riskiest mission yet. What is the ancient secret that ZoA" uncovered? And just who is willing to do anything to protect it? The investigation leads Ben from Greece to the American Deep South and the holy city of Jerusalem, and he soon discovers that it's not just his and ZoA"'s lives on the line, but those of millions, threatened by a fundamentalist plot to gain ultimate power. The stakes are terrifyingly high as Ben races to prevent a disaster that could kick-start apocalyptic events as foretold by the Book of Revelation...
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2.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Buy 1 get 1 1/2 price - now I see why, April 28 2009
By Mr. A. J. Stewart - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Doomsday Prophecy (Paperback)
I had high hopes for this book. I love religious thrillers but this one despite it's potentially interesting title was a dud.
I should have learned my lesson especially when they say on the front "Fans of Dan Brown will love this thrilling adventure". Oh yes? I think not.
The book is a plodding dull read. I almost put it down 2 or 3 times because nothing was really happening. You have no real clue as to what the book is about in the first 100 pages. For me to even have got this far was very patient of me. Come page 180 or so I just though what a waste of my life and promptly recycled it.
The main characters are pretty one dimensional and to be honest I couldn't have cared less if any of them lived or died. The starting up of a potential romance between a CIA operative and the so called theological student was just ridiculous and felt like someone though oh better shove in a romance as thats what you do about now in these kind of stories.
Anyway save your money and your time.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Highly formulaic, Dec 11 2010
By Julia Flyte - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Doomsday Prophecy (Paperback)
This is the third in the "Ben Hope" series. I have not read the previous books. There's a major giveaway about what happened at the end of (presumably) the previous book, but otherwise this works perfectly well as a standalone thriller. Ben is an ex-SAS hero who has enrolled as a theology student but gets recruited to look for a friend's missing daughter. The daughter is a reputed archeologist who has disappeared from a party in Greece. The hunt will lead Ben from Greece to Georgia to Montana. This is a high paced, non-stop read.
I came to this having read The Shadow Project, which I enjoyed. This is a much weaker novel. It's highly formulaic and every twist is extremely predictable. The character development is nil and the romance sub-plot lacks any credibility at all. I liked the early part of the story in Greece, but once the action shifted to the US it got bogged down in cliches. A little bit Grisham, a little bit Child, but without their flair. Having said that, I was happy enough to keep reading - it was just that I never felt even a shred of suspense or surprise.
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