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An eminent Oxford professor is murdered – but the authorities are calling it a suicide.
Beautiful young don Catherine Donovan refuses to believe the official verdict – especially after she receives a cryptic note sent just before the professor’s death, along with a collection of priceless antique maps. Teaming up with classicist James Rutherford, she embarks on a journey which takes them from the dreaming spires of Oxford to the ancient wonders of Peru and Egypt.
With a shadowy organization determined to stop them, can Catherine and James unlock the mystery of the ancients before they become the killers’ next victims?
And can it really be possible that these clues are warning of an imminent cataclysm – one that puts even more than their lives in peril?
About the Author
Tom Martin is a pseudonym and PYRAMID is his first novel.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Ancient wonders are the draw,
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This review is from: Pyramid (Paperback)
This book had me hooked by the plot - an ancient mystery with dire warnings for the present, the settings - Peru & Egypt, and the genre - archaeological adventure/thriller. I have always been fascinated by ancient Egypt, so it was irresistible! I found Pyramid to be an easy read, fairly engaging, and enjoyable. The settings and sense of place were well done. I especially liked the focus on ancient history and mythology - those aspects of the story were fascinating.I would have liked more follow-through for the book's antagonists and their mission, which started off strong, more impetus for the main characters to do what they were doing and for them to have made a bigger impact on the story's ending. Though they chased around the world (spending a lot of money on flights without specific aims), they didn't actually accomplish or affect much and the ending wasn't as strong as it could have been. I did like the main characters however and the pacing of the book was good. Overall, I found Pyramid to be an entertaining read with a lot of interesting information presented. That for me was the book's strongest feature, so if you're like me and enjoy being entertained by ancient mysteries in an adventure setting, it's a good read. I liked it enough that I look forward to reading Tom Martin's next book, Kingdom. Rai Aren, co-author of Secret of the Sands
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good attempt, falls somewhat short,
By ER (British Columbia, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pyramid (Paperback)
I enjoyed this book, but felt that it never lived up to its full potential and some of the character development and motivations seemed weak to me. I have trouble articulating it exactly; while I enjoyed the book, I didn't feel that I enjoyed it as much as I could have. Then I stumbled upon the comments of another reviewer:"I would have liked more follow-through for the book's antagonists and their mission, which started off strong, more impetus for the main characters to do what they were doing and for them to have made a bigger impact on the story's ending. Though they chased around the world (spending a lot of money on flights without specific aims), they didn't actually accomplish or affect much and the ending wasn't as strong as it could have been. I did like the main characters however and the pacing of the book was good. " I wholeheartedly agree with this statement and is probably why my enjoyment of this book was somewhat impaired, that and the horrible ending which comes unexpectedly and suddenly and I don't feel that the characters have really reached that point in their relationship to be motivated and act as they do. It felt like the author ran out of ideas and ended the book as fast as he could with a typical happy ending. Would I read another book by Tom Martin, perhaps, but for now there are other authors I'm going to enjoy. I highly recommend Andy McDermott and his first novel: The Hunt for Atlantis: A Novel
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2.6 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews) 19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun read!,
By NoseInBook "NoseInBook" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Pyramid (Paperback)
Entertaining, engrossing action-adventure! The author does a good job of maintaining a fast pace and holding your interest, while furnishing a wealth of information about the relationships among ancient codes, mathematics, astronomy, geology, ancient civilizations (mostly Egyptian and Mayan) and mythology. The place/monument descriptions in Peru and Egypt are especially good. My only criticism is that the central characters (Drs. Catherine Donovan, American astronomer, and James Rutherford, British classicist, Oxford fellow and don, respectively), are somewhat two-dimensional. The story is in the same genre as the DaVinci code, which I also found to have less than fully-developed protagonists. I enjoyed "Pyramid" very much and recommend it highly for those who enjoy this type of book. I'm looking forward to the next book by the author. (Apparently the only edition is published in Britain, which explains the price.) See www.amazon.co.uk for dozens more reviews.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Terrible Disappointment,
By Kara J. Jorges "Avid Reader" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Pyramid (Paperback)
Young Oxford professor Catherine Donovan finds herself chasing around the globe trying to save the earth from certain destruction after her best friend, Professor Kent, is murdered in Peru. The authorities call it suicide, but it's so unlike the professor, she is easily pulled into an investigation into what he was researching just before his death. Also drawn into the globe-hopping melee is James Rutherford, an expert on world mythology who had met the dead professor at a dinner party. Catherine and James's quest takes them first to Peru and then on to the sands of Egypt, as they follow the clues in a set of old maps Professor Kent left behind. Catherine and James must run for their lives, as well, when two different enemies would do them in as they uncover the secrets of the ancients.This book sounds like a decent adventure but falls far short of the mark. While the story moved along well enough to keep the pages turning, in the eleventh hour the whole thing simply fell apart. The entire adventure was completely pointless and the villains were downright laughable. There were also a number of glaring inconsistencies, such as two penny-watching academics who find a taxicab extravagant but think nothing of jetting off to first Peru and then Egypt on a whim. For a pair of learned individuals, they were woefully ignorant of a number of historical details any casual cable TV-watcher would know, as well. The whole effort had a rather careless, juvenile feel which would have been excusable had the ending delivered anything but head-scratching disappointment. The author simply gave up rather than follow through on several promises, and the attempt at irony at the end went over like a lump of lead. I might be able to recommend this book to a juvenile audience, but only after a long line of more worthy titles. 6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
pre-teen plot,
By Elena Cordeiro "occasional read" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Pyramid (Paperback)
The whole plot reminds a Power Ranger movie sugarcoated with romantic connection between two main characters. Some grains of historical facts faded to almost nothing in comparison to the childish struggle between good and evil. I would call this book a reall disappoitment
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