Glenn Cooper has squeezed a third book out in his Library of the Dead trilogy by bringing the readers a bit forward in time. Why not? Much of his over-arcing storyline depends on flashbacks to the distant past grounded by his all-too-fallible hero and his family as they encounter the pitfalls of government bureaucracy and the evil heritage of the villain from the previous book.
Cooper's background in archaeology adds a level of interest and the menacingly grim English countryside provides lots of eerie atmosphere, especially when contrasted with the slightly futuristic elements in the rest of the world. I would not attempt reading the third without tackling the first two, even though the author provides a bit of backstory. A large amount of the ratcheting tension comes from being invested in the main characters, and the more background you hold going into book three, the better.
If you are more interested in straight mystery without the chills another series might suit you better, but for those who love the goosebumps and shortness of breath a really great thriller provides I highly recommend THE KEEPERS OF THE LIBRARY and the rest of the series.
Prophecy is prologue England, 1775. An ambitious American
pushes his expedition onward despite dire warnings from the
locals. But what Benjamin Franklin discovers on the Isle of
Wight isn't just superstition. It's a secret with the
power to save the world or destroy it. In less than four
hundred days, most of the world's population will be dead.
Nobody knows why, only when: February 9, 2027. Retired FBI
Special Agent Will Piper is one of the few who will live
"Beyond the Horizon." Fifteen years ago, he revealed the
prophecy to the world after the hunt for a madman led him to
the mystical Library of Vectis, now housed at Area 51, in an
unmarked location in the Nevada desert. Will is determined
to live out his days in the Florida sun . . . even as the
world sinks into hedonism and despair . . . even as the
Doomsday Killer's ominous calling cards resurface . . .
until the apocalypse threatens the one thing Will won't
compromise on: his own flesh and blood.
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