Gold in the Shadow

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Summary: Great Read!!
Review: An exciting, non-stop adventure. You never know what's going to happen next! I couldn't put the book down -- a must read!!

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Summary: Good adventure novel!
Review: An expedition to look for a downed pilot deep in the Amazon forest leeds to and adventure filled with intrigue, suprises and a handfull of twists and turns. A fast pacing novel written with intelligence and skill. The protagonist of this story, a young anthropologist who is looking for her brother (the pilot), quickly finds herself in the midst of a dangerous, intricate expedition. Whether you are an adventurer in real life or just at heart, you will love this book.

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Summary: An archeologist's dream
Review: Having heard great reviews of this new author's novel, I decided I wanted to read it. Not being someone who studies much in the field or follows peruvian types of lifestyle, this book had it's work cut out for it. Michael Marcotte had to reach me through plot and characterization. He delivered. You are pulled along on a suspenseful journey through the wild jungles of the amazon, and it's here that Michael's knowledge and ability to paint the picture in my head carried me through. The members of this expedition are all there for their own personal, and for some very greedy, reasons. However, it's combining one common goal, desire to simply survive, that enables what few are left to hang on to their lives. It has a nice romantic overture, subtle..but there, that pulls two of the characters out from the rest. But, it's not really pushing on that romance, just letting nature take it's course. Our hero and heroin also learn more than what they seek to find, her..her twin brother who had disappeared into the jungle, and him knowledge of a lost city while someone else foots the bill for selfish reasons of his own, but, what they learn is what matters most in this world if you finally get smart enough to see it and stop overlooking it. It's packed with mystery and drama, murder and death, adventure and discovery, and even sneaks in pleny of gool old sardonic humor. Last, but not least, an enlightening and even surprising end.

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Summary: An archeologist's dream
Review: Having heard great reviews of this new author's novel, I decided I wanted to read it. Not being someone who studies much in the field or follows peruvian types of lifestyle, this book had it's work cut out for it. Michael Marcotte had to reach me through plot and characterization. He delivered. You are pulled along on a suspenseful journey through the wild jungles of the amazon, and it's here that Michael's knowledge and ability to paint the picture in my head carried me through. The members of this expedition are all there for their own personal, and for some very greedy, reasons. However, it's combining one common goal, desire to simply survive, that enables what few are left to hang on to their lives. It has a nice romantic overture, subtle..but there, that pulls two of the characters out from the rest. But, it's not really pushing on that romance, just letting nature take it's course. Our hero and heroin also learn more than what they seek to find, her..her twin brother who had disappeared into the jungle, and him knowledge of a lost city while someone else foots the bill for selfish reasons of his own, but, what they learn is what matters most in this world if you finally get smart enough to see it and stop overlooking it. It's packed with mystery and drama, murder and death, adventure and discovery, and even sneaks in pleny of gool old sardonic humor. Last, but not least, an enlightening and even surprising end.

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Summary: A Good Read
Review: I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I spent a Saturday reading it. For books of this genre, it is way above average. (The average book of this genre you buy in an airport to read while travelling). This book is far more challenging. The author seems to know something about the Incas and Ancient Egypt and strives to integrate this information into the text. Most of the time he succeeds. There are some lapses where he seem to be loading it on for no apparent reason, but these lapses are small compared to the book's strengths. It is a good read.

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Summary: gold and diamond
Review: i want a buyer of gold and diamond in every part of the world most expecialy jordan and dubai and greece any intrested person should write now to my e mail address

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Summary: adventure, romance, mystery - Bring on the movie version
Review: If you want to be able to tell your friends that you read the book before it it became a top movie, get a copy of " Gold in the Shadow" by Michael Marcotte. Though the first chapter started slowly, I couldn't put the book down from then on. The story takes place in the jungles of Peru as a mixed group of treasure seekers/scientists and the heroine (looking for her lost twin brother) battle indians,the environment, and monsters. You're not sure who is an ally and who might kill whom. Add in the right ratio of fact,theory,legend and imagination and you have a great aventure thriller.

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Summary: adventure, romance, mystery - Bring on the movie version
Review: If you want to be able to tell your friends that you read the book before it it became a top movie, get a copy of " Gold in the Shadow" by Michael Marcotte. Though the first chapter started slowly, I couldn't put the book down from then on. The story takes place in the jungles of Peru as a mixed group of treasure seekers/scientists and the heroine (looking for her lost twin brother) battle indians,the environment, and monsters. You're not sure who is an ally and who might kill whom. Add in the right ratio of fact,theory,legend and imagination and you have a great aventure thriller.

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Summary: a first-rate adventure novel
Review: Indiana Jones has met his match in Rachel Aguilera who has journeyed to the Amazon to find her brother's downed plane. Upon the start of her adventure, she is connived into joining an expedition for the lost city of El Dorado. This book kept my attention from start to finish. The writing is highly intelligent without sounding too high brow. The characters act and react realistically and, although you may never have been lost in the Amazon personally, you find yourselves relating easily to what they experience and how they accept it.

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Summary: Join the Expedition
Review: Michael Marcotte draws you into this adventure, and you find yourself a member of an expedition through the Madre de Dios jungle. The clever riddles and intricate puzzles tied to ancient myths and legends capture the imagination and challenge you to keep up with the group, trying to discover the secret passages that will lead you to safety. As you encounter one factastic obstacle after another, the authentic language and magnificent descriptions help blur the line between fact and fiction. I found myself wondering, "What if?" and hoping that the lost city really does exist.

Gold in the Shadow is a very rewarding read. You'll have a difficult time putting it down once you have joined the incursion to find the lost brother and the lost city.