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Order of the Black Sun #13
Mystery of the Amber Room
A strange and terrifying ability surfaces in investigative journalist Sam Cleave, leaving his associate, Dr. Nina Gould, worried for his health. But Sam is not the one she should be worried about. Nina discovers that Sam's psychic talent is not meant to help others - quite the opposite.
Somewhere Sam has contracted a parasite that attacks the brain, facilitating heightened powers of hypnotic suggestion through increased electrical activity in the neurons. In other words – mind control.
When their mutual friend, David Purdue, is kidnapped and tortured by an evil Nazi by the name of Klaus Kemper, a distant connection to Sam's malady comes into play. Kemper knows that Sam's psychic powers are the work of an ancient organism that happens to be caught within the amber resin used in the legendary lost art masterpiece, the Amber Room, and he wants the power it holds to brainwash the world into submission.
Reputed to have been destroyed during WWII, Purdue, Sam, and Nina embark on a quest to find the Amber Room. They have 48 hours to deliver it to Kemper or else the Order of the Black Sun will execute the German Chancellor and subjugate the countries of the European Union.
But the last lost pieces of the Amber Room are hidden by a clandestine Red Army unit under one of the most inaccessible and hazardous locations in the world – the Chernobyl Power Plant.
A word from the author: Hello and thank you for your interest in my book. It has come to my attention that some people have been mistaking my books for those written by the famous author duo Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. This is not the case. I wish to clarify that I am not, by any means, related to Douglas Preston or Lincoln Child, Lee Child or any other author called Preston Child. I hope this clears up the confusion.
Mystery of the Amber Room leads the reader on a roller-coaster ride in search of a legend. Packed with breathtaking suspense and nerve-shredding action, Mystery of the Amber Room is a thrilling read for all fans of action, suspense, and intrigue.
Somewhere Sam has contracted a parasite that attacks the brain, facilitating heightened powers of hypnotic suggestion through increased electrical activity in the neurons. In other words – mind control.
When their mutual friend, David Purdue, is kidnapped and tortured by an evil Nazi by the name of Klaus Kemper, a distant connection to Sam's malady comes into play. Kemper knows that Sam's psychic powers are the work of an ancient organism that happens to be caught within the amber resin used in the legendary lost art masterpiece, the Amber Room, and he wants the power it holds to brainwash the world into submission.
Reputed to have been destroyed during WWII, Purdue, Sam, and Nina embark on a quest to find the Amber Room. They have 48 hours to deliver it to Kemper or else the Order of the Black Sun will execute the German Chancellor and subjugate the countries of the European Union.
But the last lost pieces of the Amber Room are hidden by a clandestine Red Army unit under one of the most inaccessible and hazardous locations in the world – the Chernobyl Power Plant.
A word from the author: Hello and thank you for your interest in my book. It has come to my attention that some people have been mistaking my books for those written by the famous author duo Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. This is not the case. I wish to clarify that I am not, by any means, related to Douglas Preston or Lincoln Child, Lee Child or any other author called Preston Child. I hope this clears up the confusion.
Mystery of the Amber Room leads the reader on a roller-coaster ride in search of a legend. Packed with breathtaking suspense and nerve-shredding action, Mystery of the Amber Room is a thrilling read for all fans of action, suspense, and intrigue.
254 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 25, 2016
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February 6, 2017
The Famous Amber Room is the Latest Destination
Sam and Dave (journalist Sam Cleave and billionaire inventor Dave Purdue), with historian Nina, attempt to track down the famous Amber Room, which disappeared after the Germans seized it from the Russians during WWII. Of course, the Black Sun also is looking for the amber panels. The secret may be that something is embedded in the amber. Or perhaps something else...
I was disappointed that the book ended before the story. This storyline has run through two volumes and evidently extends to at least a third. I felt the volumes were short, as well. Honestly, after more than ten books, I am finding the entire series somewhat redundant. In each, two or three of the protagonists try to find a famous treasure. In each, they are threatened with death and tortured by the Order of the Black Sun. In the recent books, the book ends long before the story. That is torture for THIS reader.
Sam and Dave (journalist Sam Cleave and billionaire inventor Dave Purdue), with historian Nina, attempt to track down the famous Amber Room, which disappeared after the Germans seized it from the Russians during WWII. Of course, the Black Sun also is looking for the amber panels. The secret may be that something is embedded in the amber. Or perhaps something else...
I was disappointed that the book ended before the story. This storyline has run through two volumes and evidently extends to at least a third. I felt the volumes were short, as well. Honestly, after more than ten books, I am finding the entire series somewhat redundant. In each, two or three of the protagonists try to find a famous treasure. In each, they are threatened with death and tortured by the Order of the Black Sun. In the recent books, the book ends long before the story. That is torture for THIS reader.
September 11, 2018
Delightfully good
I still love all of his books, and as result series with abrupt endings are tolerable, barely!
He does need to get someone new, !like me, to fix all his mistakes, they Are still awesome.
I still love all of his books, and as result series with abrupt endings are tolerable, barely!
He does need to get someone new, !like me, to fix all his mistakes, they Are still awesome.
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