While digging in the caves of France, archaeologist Julia
Kerrigan discovers something beyond explanation -- an
ancient skull with a clear-cut hole in the forehead. When
she tells her mentor about the find, he becomes nervous but
dismisses it as nothing unusual. Not long after, he is
murdered, and Julia fears for her life, as well.
On the other side of the world, in the steamy jungles of
Southeast Asia, photojournalist Jake Thurby is at loose
ends trying to decide what his next project should be. When
he's approached by a mysterious Cambodian woman offering
him an unusual assignment that involves the ancient jungle
ruins in Laos known as the Plain of Jars, Jake accepts with
some trepidation. And what link does Julia's discovery have
with Jake's? What entails is more shocking than either ever
anticipated.
The blurb for this book ends with this comment: "From the
ancient Plain of Jars in Laos to the cave paintings of
France, combining history and archeology, politics and
neurosurgery, THE LOST GODDESS is a modern-day tale of
Frankenstein, with a series of truly terrifying murders at
its throbbing heart." Wow! I don't think I could describe
it any better -- this is a totally enthralling and exotic
thriller full of horror and ancient secrets. A must-read
for those who love arcane thrillers!
In the silent caves beneath France, young archaeologist
Julia Kerrigan unearths an ancient skull-with a hole bored
through the forehead. After she reveals her discovery, her
mentor is brutally murdered. Deep in the jungles of
Southeast Asia, photographer Jake Thurby is offered a
mysterious assignment by a beautiful Cambodian lawyer who is
investigating finds at the two-thousand-year-old Plain of
Jars-finds that shadowy forces want kept secret.
From the temples of Angkor Wat and the wild streets of
Bangkok to the prehistoric caves in Western Europe, what
links Jake's and Julia's discoveries is a strange, demonic
woman whose unquenchable thirst for vengeance-and the
horrors she seeks to avenge- are truly shocking.
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