Dourado

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Summary: Dirk Pitt Meets Indiana Jones!
Review: Fans of action-adventure and Biblical archaeology will love this book! It's a lightning-fast read with elements of mystery and suspense woven into a thrilling plot. If you like Clive Cussler, Matt Reilly, or James Rollins, "Dourado" is right up your alley. A great read!

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Summary: A fun book from a promising new author
Review: The success of Dan Brown's The DaVinci Code has revealed the presence of a rich vein of material buried in the fringes of Christian history and belief. Now others seem to be looking to mine this material as well. Dourado is David Wood's first book, and overall it is a pretty good effort. The main characters are just quirky enough to be interesting, and the premise is intriguing. There is sufficient action to keep the story moving, and the ending isn't telegraphed too early in the story. While this doesn't have the depth of detail or the extremely intense pacing that is found in The DaVinci Code, this book was very easy to read, and provided an interesting new twist on the source of our biblical stories. This is a great first effort, which hopefully will be followed up by even better works.

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Summary: A Good Read for those enjoying action novels ala Dirk Pitt a
Review: This book was recommended to me by a friend who knew that I've read a number of Clive Cussler action adventures among others. I found Dourado to be quite reminiscent of the type of adventures chronicled by Cussler and other good adventure genre authors.

The plot does an about face about 1/2-way through to change direction, and the action starts right away and doesn't abate until the end.

This book would be a great way to spend a long afternoon or a short weekend.