Black Rain: A Thriller
by:
Graham Brown (author)
From Graham Brown, co-author of the New York Times bestselling thriller Devil’s Gate with Clive Cussler, comes Black Rain . . .Covert government operative Danielle Laidlaw leads an expedition into the deepest reaches of the Amazon in search of a legendary Mayan city. Assisted by a renowned...
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From Graham Brown, co-author of the New York Times bestselling thriller Devil’s Gate with Clive Cussler, comes Black Rain . . .Covert government operative Danielle Laidlaw leads an expedition into the deepest reaches of the Amazon in search of a legendary Mayan city. Assisted by a renowned university professor and protected by a mercenary named Hawker, her team journeys into the tangled rain forest—unaware that they are replacements for a group that vanished weeks before, and that the treasure they are seeking is no mere artifact but a breakthrough discovery that could transform the world. Shadowed by a ruthless billionaire, threatened by a violent indigenous tribe, and stalked by an unseen enemy that leaves battered corpses in its wake, the group desperately seeks the connection between the deadly reality of the Mayan legend, the nomadic tribe that haunts them, and the chilling secret buried beneath the ancient ruins.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780553592412 (0553592416)
Publish date: January 26th 2010
Publisher: Dell Books
Pages no: 515
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Science Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Mystery,
War,
Military,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Horror,
Action,
Suspense
Series: Hawker & Laidlaw (#1)
When I bought this book – based on its title – I thought this to be an archeological thriller. But alas, it was not to be. Graham Brown starts this novel with a lot of promise and subsequently builds a high body count in the process. But halfway through the book, Brown seems to sway away from the ma...