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Jungle Jeopardy
When Dana Sinclair realizes Clifton Wilder is missing, she takes off for Costa Rica to search for him. An apparent kidnapping turns into a jungle adventure that leads Dana and Clifton into the wilds of Guatemala where they discover an unexplored Maya cave and find pottery and walls covered with glyphs. Tyler Hunter wants to save Dana's sister, Rebecca, from prison, and to do so, he needs for them to find her grandfather's hidden treasure. An archaeologist on sabbatical in the Caribbean, Tyler intrigues Dana with his knowledge of the Maya. Dana has never doubted her sister's guilt in the murder of their grandfather on the island of Antigua, but now an element of doubt begins to creep in. About the Author: An avid reader at an early age, author Mary Montague Sikes soon discovered the excitement of visiting faraway places through books. After graduating from college and marrying her high school hero, she began to travel to some of the destinations she always dreamed of seeing. Over the years, she has visited such exotic tropical places as Curacao, Anguilla, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Jamaica, the Bahamas, St. Martin, St. Barths, St. Croix, Antigua, Barbados, Haiti, Huatulco, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, Cozumel, the Grenadines and St. Vincent. Jungle Jeopardy is Sikes' fifth novel in her Passenger to Paradise series
178 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2011
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Mary Montague Sikes
25 books7 followersMary Montague Sikes is a multi-published, award-winning author who enjoys travel and setting her books in exotic locations. The "Passenger to Paradise" is who she really is, Monti says, because she is ready to get on a plane and fly away whenever possible.
Hearts Across Forever, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/194... is the novel of her heart. She loves the setting in Jamaica--a destination she and her husband have visited more than a dozen times. People who have vacationed in Jamaica might recognize the places she has fictionalized and, of course, Dunn's River Falls and Rose Hall Great House.
An Artful Animal Alphabet https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/193... is her popular children's book that she wrote and illustrated with her art work. It can also be a coffee-table book for adults, she says.
Spirit Vision Soul Songs https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Visions... is an inspirational book of art and poetry. The author/artist received the words and images intuitively.
Hearts Across Forever, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/194... is the novel of her heart. She loves the setting in Jamaica--a destination she and her husband have visited more than a dozen times. People who have vacationed in Jamaica might recognize the places she has fictionalized and, of course, Dunn's River Falls and Rose Hall Great House.
An Artful Animal Alphabet https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/193... is her popular children's book that she wrote and illustrated with her art work. It can also be a coffee-table book for adults, she says.
Spirit Vision Soul Songs https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Visions... is an inspirational book of art and poetry. The author/artist received the words and images intuitively.
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August 4, 2012
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Reviewed by Marissa
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When I picked up this book I didn’t realize it was a sequel, let alone number five in a series. This is not one of those “If you haven’t read the previous book(s), it’s okay” kind of books. There are many, many references to the previous book, Secrets by the Sea – murders and tunnels, ghosts and a missing coin among them. You will be much better off if you read Secrets first.
Jungle Jeopardy is a quick read, not too intense and not terribly lengthy. The story starts in Antigua when Clifton is contacted by a stranger about a rare coin his girlfriend’s grandfather had been searching for. He is soon traipsing to Costa Rica with Dana, the heroine/girlfriend, following in his wake. And this is where the real fun begins.
The story begins to involve kidnapping, hidden caves, Mayan funerary sites, drug dealers, and a black jaguar. However, things seemed a little too “easy” for me. The ending, especially. Everything just fell into place. There was no struggle, no argument, no need to convince the police who the bad guy really was. I would have liked to see more of a struggle to clean things up.
All in all, not a bad read. If you’re looking for a little adventure in a shorter version, this could be it.
Reviewed by Marissa
Review Copy Provided by the Publisher
When I picked up this book I didn’t realize it was a sequel, let alone number five in a series. This is not one of those “If you haven’t read the previous book(s), it’s okay” kind of books. There are many, many references to the previous book, Secrets by the Sea – murders and tunnels, ghosts and a missing coin among them. You will be much better off if you read Secrets first.
Jungle Jeopardy is a quick read, not too intense and not terribly lengthy. The story starts in Antigua when Clifton is contacted by a stranger about a rare coin his girlfriend’s grandfather had been searching for. He is soon traipsing to Costa Rica with Dana, the heroine/girlfriend, following in his wake. And this is where the real fun begins.
The story begins to involve kidnapping, hidden caves, Mayan funerary sites, drug dealers, and a black jaguar. However, things seemed a little too “easy” for me. The ending, especially. Everything just fell into place. There was no struggle, no argument, no need to convince the police who the bad guy really was. I would have liked to see more of a struggle to clean things up.
All in all, not a bad read. If you’re looking for a little adventure in a shorter version, this could be it.
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