Sam and Remi Fargo Adventure: The Solomon Curse (Paperback)

from dswaddell

Sam and Remi are investigating ancient ruins in Guadalcanal believed to host great riches when they become involved in a power grab to enrich some by causing the natives to boot foreign investment. Overall a good if somewhat slow to build read.

from HenriMoreaux

As with the last novel which was also co-written by Russell Blake I felt this was also not up to the usual quality of the series, whilst compared to the prior example he did manage to tone down the constant brand name shouting and detailed meal explanations, although at one point a character does...

from buffalogr

It is not your typical Fargo story. However, it makes the characters stand out as three dimensional people. Cussler sure put a lot of research into Guadalcanal, including a revolution during the late 20th century. What is usually the main plot point, some type of underwater / archaeological site ...

from JeffV

We know that many of the South Pacific islands have been long-inhabited, but we know little about the history of these people as relics and ruins are few and far between. This makes for a good playground for this sort of story - a timely natural disaster discredits the regime of an ancient Polyne...

from jamespurcell

Good history plus good mystery make a good holiday read. A definite improvement over the last installment of the Fargo series.