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ISBN: | 037362171X (ISBN13: 9780373621712) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Rogue Angel #51 |
Alex Archer
Paperback | Pages: 320 pages Rating: 3.91 | 142 Users | 6 Reviews
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Title | : | The Pretender's Gambit (Rogue Angel #51) |
Author | : | Alex Archer |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 320 pages |
Published | : | November 4th 2014 by Gold Eagle (first published February 2nd 2014) |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Mystery |
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With one small chess piece, the game begins…For archaeologist and TV host Annja Creed, a late-night phone call from the NYPD means one thing: there's been a murder and the police need her expertise. The only link between a dead body and the killer is a small elephant of white jade. An artifact that's gone missing.
Once belonging to Catherine the Great of Russia, the elephant was key in a risky political gambit all those years ago. But there is another story attached to the artifact—a rumor of an ancient hidden treasure. And for a cruelly ambitious media mogul with a penchant for tomb-raiding, the elephant is nothing short of priceless.
Annja must make her move quickly, traveling across several continents with only the assistance of her extraordinary sword—purportedly the same sword wielded by Joan of Arc—and a mysterious temple monk. It's a deadly battle of wits, and one wrong move could mean game over.
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Ratings: 3.91 From 142 Users | 6 ReviewsWrite Up Epithetical Books The Pretender's Gambit (Rogue Angel #51)
*** 3.75 ***I just love this series! Why? Because they are reliable like leftover Christmas chocolate candy in March. By this I mean that Christmas has passed, at that time there was a ton of candy and you gorged yourself to sickness, then started putting what is left in little bowls around the house or office. Now it is March, all of the best candy is gone, there is no good reason for you to justify buying chocolate, and you go to those bowls where the last of the leftovers from Christmas stillI am mixed on this book. It is an exciting adventure story, and we get a rare look at Annja's inner life, where she explains what fascinated her about archeology. At the same time, the "bad Annja" is back. The "Good Annja" frets when violence is necessary. This Annja uses her sword and guns without any seeming compunction, and this is the "bloodiest" of the series in the books I have read so far.
I enjoyed this installment very much. It has been a long time since this series held my interest. The story was riveting.
Annja Creed is brought in by her police detective friend as a consultant on a murder that included a missing historical artifact. She starts following the track of the small jade elephant from New York to Ukraine, Russia, Japan and finally Cambodia. Along the way, she is accompanied by a charming Russian mobster, and hunted by a Cambodian monk and a Portuguese billionaire with a super assassin.I could have done without the fact that the detective has lost a fiancée, upped the romantic tension
A house name for the Rogue Angel series, published by the Harlequin Publishing's Gold Eagle division.The first eight novels were written by Victor Milan and Mel Odom. New writers joining the series starting with book nine include Jon Merz and Joseph Nassise.*** 3.75 ***I just love this series! Why? Because they are reliable like leftover Christmas chocolate candy in March. By this I mean that Christmas has passed, at that time there was a ton of candy and you gorged yourself to sickness, then started putting what is left in little bowls around the house or office. Now it is March, all of the best candy is gone, there is no good reason for you to justify buying chocolate, and you go to those bowls where the last of the leftovers from Christmas still
I love this series (think I have said that before!) and this book is one of the best of the series, especially when all the garbage with Bart ther detective is out of the way.Really good that Gavin and Roux are not involved.Page turning story and plenty of action, what more could you want.I can recommend this as a good introduction to the series
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