The Marks of Cain (Hardcover) by Tom Knox

from cedargrove

The Marks of Cain was a little bit slow to start with, and left you wondering how and where the two strands of the story's plot would join together, because it was obvious that they would, somewhere along the line, and while it was an interesting and imaginitive use of some historical paradoxes a...

from olgalijo

So... Mr. Tom Knox (or whatever his real name is) should stop watching Indiana Jones and Lara Croft movies. You can't put your protagonist on the very verge of death 20 times and pull him out on the veeeeery last milisecond and make the story credible. Actually the story could be interesting if t...

from turtlesleap

David Martinez, fired with curiosity about his family and supported with an unexpected inheritance, travels to the Basque Country where he discovers romance, danger and follows an increasingly mysterious trail of clues. At the same time, a journalist, Simon Quinn, is investigating related murders...

from Deankut

Worth the read....but still, only a solid three. The writing has improved, but the idea or as I call it, the 'ah-ha' factor was a little underwhelming. At many points, the plot was unbelievable and insufferable. Not of the supernatural sorts, but the everyday reality sort. I feel this cheats the ...

from Kari.Hall

This book entertained me, and had a lot going on. Pretty interesting. The ending seemed a bit underdeveloped and weak to me. The 'shocking reveal' of the story wasn't all that surprising.