Jonathon Payne & David Jones (4 books in series)

The Lost Throne (2008)
language
English
3.96 of 5 Votes: 1
review 1: this book had a very dan brown like feel to it. what i didn't like about it, however, was that the 'throne' that was supposed to be the main object the book revolves around was introduced very late in the story. also, this story was told from two perspectives that were connected ...
The Secret Crown (2010)
language
English
3.89 of 5 Votes: 1
review 1: The adventure, the historical references, even the 'shoot 'em ups', good! The sophomoric antics of the lead characters were gratuitous and diminished what could have been a great summer read. About a third of the way through the book I began skimming until I reached meaty content...
The Einstein Pursuit (2000)
language
English
3.96 of 5 Votes: 5
review 1: Although The Einstein Pursuit is the eighth pairing of Payne and Jones, it features heavily one of my favorite characters, Interpol's Nick Dial. Nick is sent to Stockholm, Sweden to assist with the investigation of a horrific explosion that kills an elite group of scientists from...
The Death Relic (2011)
language
English
3.86 of 5 Votes: 4
review 1: I discovered this book when looking for another mystery set in the Yucatán Peninsula whose title and author I had forgotten but eventually was able to dig up again. ( Gary Alexander's _Blood Sacrifice_ ). Alexander's books contain a comic element which was missing here. But the p...