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La Llave Del Destino (2010)

by Glenn Cooper(Favorite Author)

3.69 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Grijalbo

review 1: Fascinating read. Not very familiar with St. Bernard, Abelard and Heloise so really enjoyed learning a little about them. The description of the caves were amazing, I could very easily picture myself there viewing those wonderful cave paintings. The storyline kept me engrossed, wondering how the book was going to end. And the ending was the only disappointing part. It felt contrived to me, but that is my only quibble. Loved it. Glenn Cooper was my new favorite author.
review 2: This was a NetGalley read, and one of the better ones I've had recently. It combines a lot of things that I like in a book: a good mystery, switching between different times, lots of historic stuff (even some ancient stuff, yay!) and a solid storyline. It opens in Ruac Abbey where a 14th... more century manuscript is discovered hidden in a wall behind a bookcase - it is badly damaged and sent to Hugo Pineau to be repaired and to give up its secrets. It tells the story of an ancient cave in the cliffs near the Abbey, so he enlists his archaeologist friend Luc Simard to help him find it. They find the prehistoric cave, brimming with ancient cave art and more secrets than they can at first know, and a team begins work on preserving and studying it all, but of course, here come the deaths, as expected.The story flits between the modern day, where it becomes ever more dangerous to continue work on the cave, the Medieval period and the monks who had found this cave and understood its wonders, and the prehistoric people who had filled the cave with the paintings and their lives. The storyline entwines itself well between each time period; although I found the Medieval one less interesting and more difficult to keep up with, the prehistoric one was really fascinating. The book even takes a turn towards the supernatural at points, which you know I like in a story. The ending was good, fast paced and rounded off well - it definitely felt very Dan Brown inspired. I'd never read anything by Glenn Cooper before, but I wouldn't hesitate to read him again. less

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