- Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Bantam (Jan 4 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0553578049
- ISBN-13: 978-0553578041
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.2 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 136 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,625,787 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Move over Patricia Cornwell, Val Davis is here!"
--Lia Matera, author of Havana Twist
"An intelligent, game heroine whom readers will want to meet again."
--Publishers Weekly
Don't miss the other Nicolette Scott Mysteries by Val Davis:
Track of the Scorpion:
"A stunning debut. Joining archaeologist Nicolette Scott on a deadly dig in the scorching New Mexico desert is the most exciting thing I've done in years."
--Lia Matera, author of Last Chants
"A riveting series debut...A harrowing suspense-filled journey into the heat of the desert and the darkness of men's souls."
--Karen Kijewski, author of Alley Kat Blues
Flight of the Serpent:
"WOW! This intense thriller leads you on a merry chase as a carefully crafted mystery unfolds."
--Rendezvous
"Mysterious doings with secret government programs, hired assassins, and 'black money' funding are just some of the things Nick...experience[s]."
--The Plain Dealer, Cleveland
--Lia Matera, author of Havana Twist
"An intelligent, game heroine whom readers will want to meet again."
--Publishers Weekly
Don't miss the other Nicolette Scott Mysteries by Val Davis:
Track of the Scorpion:
"A stunning debut. Joining archaeologist Nicolette Scott on a deadly dig in the scorching New Mexico desert is the most exciting thing I've done in years."
--Lia Matera, author of Last Chants
"A riveting series debut...A harrowing suspense-filled journey into the heat of the desert and the darkness of men's souls."
--Karen Kijewski, author of Alley Kat Blues
Flight of the Serpent:
"WOW! This intense thriller leads you on a merry chase as a carefully crafted mystery unfolds."
--Rendezvous
"Mysterious doings with secret government programs, hired assassins, and 'black money' funding are just some of the things Nick...experience[s]."
--The Plain Dealer, Cleveland
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A mission to murder....
Fifteen miles long, bordered by pristine white beaches, Balesin is an emerald paradise in the blue waters of the South Pacific--and home to a bizarre religious cult. Since World War II, the people of Balesin have worshiped airplanes and the rich cargo they carry. Hoping to obtain the spoils of the modern world, they have spent decades trying to lure aircraft down out of the sky with a homemade airstrip and mock planes. But for those who know it, Balesin has an even darker side...one shrouded in a legend of death and cannibalism.
For Nicolette Scott, an expedition to Balesin brings together her life's twin passions--archaeology and airplanes. But soon two members of the expedition are dead, and from thousands of miles away, a powerful noose of intrigue is tightening around natives and visitors alike. And now Nicolette's life is in danger too, as her research brings her closer to uncovering this strange island's long-held mysteries...secrets from the past that have the power to kill.
Fifteen miles long, bordered by pristine white beaches, Balesin is an emerald paradise in the blue waters of the South Pacific--and home to a bizarre religious cult. Since World War II, the people of Balesin have worshiped airplanes and the rich cargo they carry. Hoping to obtain the spoils of the modern world, they have spent decades trying to lure aircraft down out of the sky with a homemade airstrip and mock planes. But for those who know it, Balesin has an even darker side...one shrouded in a legend of death and cannibalism.
For Nicolette Scott, an expedition to Balesin brings together her life's twin passions--archaeology and airplanes. But soon two members of the expedition are dead, and from thousands of miles away, a powerful noose of intrigue is tightening around natives and visitors alike. And now Nicolette's life is in danger too, as her research brings her closer to uncovering this strange island's long-held mysteries...secrets from the past that have the power to kill.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Vacation fare,
By tertius3 (MI United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wake of the Hornet (Mass Market Paperback)
Light, fast fiction to be read on a tropical vacation. Imagine a Pacific island ("Balesin," baleful sin?), Cargo Cult believers and killer crabs, CIA spooks, academics with axes to grind, old airplanes, an infatuated pilot, a typhoon, and WW II secrets. A discordant mix that eventuates in a wonderful concept behind the final resolution. Heroine Nick, in her third adventure, is every bit the tom-boy implied by her name, a modern (universally talented) woman with peppy repartee. Nick, her father, and other archaeologists do some exploring and observing of the ominous islanders (ethnography), but no one does any archaeology or forensics here, nor are they equipped for it. Also, despite their native-brewed mosquito repellent, I've never known one to work for long in a tropical forest. Patricia Cornwell needn't "move over" for Val Davis. This is neither so bleak, scary, desperate, hard-bitten, accurate, atmospheric, nor well-written. Davis fantasizes about military-conspiracies everywhere. Editing could be better, some type is ugly, and the island map seems wrong in scale and compass.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Unique, Exciting and Recommended,
By A Customer
This review is from: Wake of the Hornet (Mass Market Paperback)
I love books that have intelligent, strong, independent heroines. There are so few. But Nick in Wake of the Hornet helps make this book so enjoyable and along the way you learn about airplanes and anthropology. I loved this book. On top of having a heroine I could identify with, Wake of the Hornet has a unique premise and is a real page turner from the moment Nick gets asked to fly out to a small island in the Pacific. Val Davis just keeps getting better and better.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wake is the Best,
By A Customer
This review is from: Wake of the Hornet (Mass Market Paperback)
Wake of the Hornet is the best of the series featuring Nicky Scott. It's set in the South Pacific and has lots of interesting stuff about a mysterious religion called a Cargo Cult. This religion started during world war II when native islanders got loot from downed war planes. In addition, there is a terrific surprise ending. I really liked it.
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