Publishers Weekly
In Kuzneski's anemic fifth thriller to feature ex–Special Forces soldiers and best pals David Jones and Jonathon Payne, now fabulously wealthy after their discovery of a Greek treasure in their last outing, The Lost Throne, an attractive stranger named Ashley Duvall asks their help in deciphering a coded message from the ancient past. Shortly after they agree to look into the matter, an assassin shoots Ashley dead. Jones and Payne banter their way across Europe searching for the meaning of both the message and a mysterious wooden box. Thief François Dubois (aka "Frankie Death") also wants the message and the box. Jones and Payne team with Ashley's neighbor, Megan Moore, who they learn is the last living relative of Nostradamus, the originator of the box and the message.
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The roller coaster of a ride was great fun - I did have an advantage of reading a previous novel involving these two ex-soldiers.
The writing was very funny and the banter between the two friends was very real - and with the addition of the stranger it continued.
Then there was the 'Davinci' mystery of the puzzle - similar but with more entertainment.
Then it finished and it was totally inconclusive - a great read but lost it's way at the very end.
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