The Explorer's Code : A Novel (Hardcover)

from CandyH

While this was supposed to be a great mystery, it was a real challenge to finish the book. It was difficult to read because there were too many characters and story lines to follow with any ease or contiunity. It almost seemed like there should be a reference guide to help the reader follow the c...

from JGolomb

Author Kitty Pilgrim does a terrific job setting up the locations within her debut novel " The Explorer's Code". While I've never been to Monaco, Turkey or the English countryside, Pilgrim is at her best in establishing the locales for mystery-adventure, and connecting the reader to these beautif...

from JBD1

Journalist Kitty Pilgrim tries her hand at thriller-writing with The Explorer's Code (Scribner, 2011), a conventional and unexceptional addition to the genre. While I stayed up late finishing it, I'm pretty sure that was just because I wanted it to be over. I won't say the book was terrible, but ...

from Barbara_Ell

A relunctant oceanographer accepts an honor on behalf of her great-grandfather, she also receives a family legacy. This is now her only tangible link to her family, but it holds secrets that others want and show no mercy in attaining it. Jumping from archeological digs in Ephesus to the glitz of ...