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Relique (2014)

by Scott Mariani(Favorite Author)

4.09 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

City Edition

series

Ben Hope

review 1: Ben Hope this time is in a desperate fight to uphold justiceevade capture and prove his innocence. While visiting a formerSAS comrade in Italy Ben almost runs over a young boy. Ben isthanked and persuaded to attend a valuable gallery exhibition.While there he witnesses a ruthless attack by a gang ofcriminals seeking to steal a worthless Goya sketch. In thebloodbath that follows Ben evades the criminals but the young boy is killed. Ben vows to track down the criminals and he is drawn into a world of treachery and danger where nothing is asit seems. He is caught in a plot of secret political forces andhe finds himself wrongfully accused of the murder of anItalian politician and he becomes a fugitive wanted by thecombined forces of Europe's police. This book is one of ScottMa... moreriani's best yet. It is a complete whole book page turner.I rated it at 5 only because they went no higher
review 2: REVIEWWhy don't many women read men's books? Because they get upset when the romance does not work out the way they want it to. Why can't the hero be happy for once? Having finished the book I have to admit I am disappointed. Disappointed that the hero did not have a happy relationship and disappointed at the book itself. Having said that I also enjoyed it especially towards the end. This book was not as fast pacing as his others. The guide to writing a good book I once read was have 2 or 3 good characters. At one point this book had several and it was hard to keep up with them all. There was also no real link with The Lost Relic until the last 150 pages and this was disappointing. Scott Mariani normally teaches me something about history and the facts were lacking from this book. The book was also predictable in places.Having said all this at the end of the book despite finding it hard to get into I actually had enjoyed it and finished the last section of the book in my normal record speed. I have not been put off picking up the next Ben Hope book but just hope it has a little more substance than this one. QUICKIE LOOK8% Already this is hotting up. Shame Ben isn't happy and having relationship problems though18% Action at last I was beginning to wonder whether it was ever coming34% Not good I am already finding myself skim reading please just get on with it37% Lots of twist and turns still no relevance to the starting plot of the story though and the theft. 60 % Excellent my attention has been grabbed again with this book. Need to sleep though so have had to put it down less

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