The Compass

Max Meyers Adventure #0.5

by Joshua Lisec

An American, an Englishman, and an Australian walk into a massage parlour...

Cairns, Australia, 1991. Archeologist wunderkind Jack Staples is the talk of the telly once again. Discoverers of the lost compass of Captain James Cook, Staples and his best friend and protégé Charles Kensington are on holiday in the Land Down Under, sitting on their find as offers from museums and auction houses pour in.

But when the compass is stolen by an antiquities trafficker known as the Waltzing Matilda, Staples and Kensington are joined by the pride of Sydney’s police force, Detective Sergeant James Russell. The Aussie’s incognito scheme gets the trio inside the crime lord’s center of operations, a sleazy massage parlour. But a brief conversation with the Matilda will send the trio on an adventure of prehistoric proportions.

Genres: Adventure

70 pages, Paperback

First published March 29, 2013

About the author

Joshua Lisec is considered the world’s best ghostwriter because people don’t get rich selling books. With more than 80 books written for CEOs, celebrities, and entrepreneurs, Joshua has built an unstoppable results business for his clients. These authors have made so much more money through their authority-establishing books that many feel bad about how much they paid Joshua. And this despite him being one of the most expensive ghostwriters in America. Joshua is the only Certified Ghostwriter and Certified Hypnotist in the world and has a proven process for any aspiring author who has done the hard work of being the best at what they do. He takes great pride in his craft, delivering experts the authority book they’ve already earned. Learn more at www.LisecGhostwriting.com.

Reviews

[M.J. Rutter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Did you hear the one about the Englishman, an Australian and an American? No, then you need to read this quirky and imaginative story. Joshua Lisec has written an extremely clever little nook of a story here, one that I could see quite easily as a movie or TV series. His characters are classic and at times hilarious, they are both likeable and realistic, in fact, I think I know Kensington. And I have to say, the three types of language works. Joshua's creativity is addictive and I am definitely reading more of his work. I feel like I have been around the world in an Indiana Jones meets National Treasure meets James Bond. An excellent read and looking forward to reading The Phoenix Reich, I can't wait to get to know them better.

[Robin Winter · Rating 4 out of 5]

The lively prequel to Joshua Lisec's The Phoenix Reich begins with a naked man (what could be better?) and dashes on from there with humor, risk and surprises while the main characters stumble toward a nightmare. The Compass is entertaining tongue-in-cheek reading with the author turning his trope on its head with energy and a sense of unstoppable fun. A funny fast read that leads on to The Phoenix Reich.

[NVTony · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one was a book I have wanted to read for some time. Lisec created a delightful adventure. You will not be wasting your time. Received from author as complimentary copy which did not influence my review.

[Jakenv · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lisec captured a full adventure in this prequel.