The Codex (CD-Audio)

from jlapac

Maxwell Broadbent disappears with half a billion dollars worth of art. His sons are called to the carpet by the police they summon after they think the house has been robbed until they find out that the "looter" is their own father.If you want to feel better about one of your parents, this book i...

from bcquinnsmom

If you want a few hours of just sheer enjoyment & good old fashioned adventure (which I happen to really enjoy) then pick up a copy of this book and start reading. I had so much fun with this book!! now a brief plot summary: Three men appear at the gates of a grand house in New Mexico, each summo...

from burnit99

Maxwell Broadbent, wealthy "tomb raider" and collector of arts and antiquities, has discovered he is dying of cancer, and has decided to hide himself and his vast fortune of arts and treasures from the past in the tomb of an ancient civilization, challenging his three sons to earn their inheritan...

from mantooth

As always these books (Preston & Child) start out quick and become page turners. As the ends approach they tend to slow down and end with a thud. This ending is just OK, but as usual I love the premise that the first 2/3's of the book works with.

from Carl_Alves

The Codex starts off with a great premise. Billionaire Max Broadbent, who is dying of cancer, disappears and leaves a video for his three sons. In order to get their inheritance, which he packed away with him, they have to find him in a jungle in South America. Sounds great. And although the nove...