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Reviewed by: ?wazithinkin
Genre: Humor/Mystery /Adventure
Approximate word count:
55-60,000 words
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Author:
Barbara states on her blog, “My writing history began humbly enough when I started an
underground newspaper in Catholic grade school. I was threatened with
excommunication by the nuns so I went further underground. I’ve packed many
adventures into my life excusing even the disasters as ‘material for my next
book.’… I enjoy doing playful things with language, blending two
distinct words to create a new word… I now
write criminally funny fairy tales ripped from the headlines… shaken, not
stirred, and served with a twist and a chuckle.”
This is Ms. Silkstone’s third novel in her Wendy Darlin series. She has three
other comedic mystery books along with her “true fiction,” The Adventures of a Love Investigator,
527 Naked Men & One Woman. Silkstone
contributed to the anthology Indie Chicks and The WG2E All-For-Indies
Anthologies: Spring Hop Edition. Her books are also available on
Audible.com. You can connect with Ms. Silkstone at her new blog
although she’s been messing with us by posting recently on her old blog, too. Her facebook page is yet
another option.
Description:
Wendy Darlin joins her archaeologist boyfriend,
Professor Roger Jolley, in a quest across Egypt looking for a lost artifact for
the Egyptian Antiquities Society that will assist them in locating Antony and
Cleopatra’s burial tomb. All they had to do was get from Cairo to the Temple of
Taporisis Magna alive. However, not everyone is who they say they are and they
find themselves running for their lives.
Appraisal:
The non-stop action starts in the first chapter
with Wendy hurling a large glass ashtray, the only weapon she could find, into
the nose of an assassin on their sixth floor hotel room balcony in Cairo,
sending him toppling over the railing. His body apparently disappears from the
sidewalk and Wendy and Roger are followed on a comedic run through a crowded
Egyptian market place. Poor Wendy, she is one smart gal and very capable, but
things just seem to happen to her. Unsurprisingly, Wendy soon becomes
instrumental in being able to fulfill their quest.
With the addition of characters like Habib, Petri
Dische, and librarian, wannabe-author Fiona Feelgood, who was looking for her
own Egyptian treasure and material for her book Erotica for Dummies, put me in
mind of Silkstone’s own true fiction book, The
Adventures of a Love Investigator. Then there is the mystery of who is
legit and who is involved in the antiquities black market. The way Ms.
Silkstone plays with words is unrivaled and the way she incorporated segments
from favorite movie clips was genius. She uses sharp wit throughout her
stories, her plots are strong, and the action nonstop. I really enjoyed reading
about Wendy and her tomb raiding adventures and hope to see more of Habib and
quite possibly Tickemoff, the friendly street peddler, in future Wendy Darlin
books.
FYI:
This story stands on its own, and is young adult
appropriate.
Format/Typo Issues:
No issues with editing or formatting.
Rating: ***** Five stars
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