James Rollins does it again. A pulsating thriller that is a rushes at bullet speed to finish. I don’t know how he manages it, but every book of his is an adrenaline pumping thriller that starts with a “big bang” literally and the ripple effect of the issue spreads lightning fast, taking the story, across the world, with so many plot lines happening in parallel, only to culminate in a cinematic finish of a climax. Be it his Map of Bones, Amazonia, Devil colony, Judas Strain, Last Oracle the situations that he choose are fantastic and the ease with which he creates a story out of it is extraordinary. He is probably a poor man’s Michael Crichton/Robin cook rolled in one.
The story begins with some of the well-known controversies surrounding Smithsonian museum. Its baffling that his tombstone has his birth year wrongly mentioned and for someone from old country (England) to make such a huge contribution to set a library on the other end of the world (America) without any traceable reason always stoked controversies and kept them warm. Add to it the mystery of Alexander Graham Bell (Yes. The guy who invented the phone) and his trip to collect the mortal remains of Smith from Italy and the mysterious fire which destroyed key documents of his estate all add up to a raging page turner. Sigma team suffers lot of battering and bruising as always and are attacked by erstwhile era’s extinct wasp species, evil Japanese trying to resurrect a terror agency, previously destroyed by sigma, more than anything the Wasps being the primary source of destruction and the detailing that goes with how they decimate their prey, makes it all irresistible. Add to this a sentimental mix for those who are following the series, in the form of a pregnant lady from sigma who is infected with the wasp, wonder how long it will take for this to be made into a movie. It has all the ingredients at right proportion – sentiment, tonnes of action, thrill of a weapon created by nature, evil side vs good side and unsolved controversies from real world. Basically, these set the premise for any novel by James rollins.
Gils verdict - A good lie is something, that is said to be woven around facts, which makes it undecipherable and almost believable. With his books, it’s difficult to figure out which is fact and which is fiction for they are so tightly interwoven. For those who have a few hours travel time to kill, this book would make a perfect companion. James Rollins is well and truly back at being his best.
The story begins with some of the well-known controversies surrounding Smithsonian museum. Its baffling that his tombstone has his birth year wrongly mentioned and for someone from old country (England) to make such a huge contribution to set a library on the other end of the world (America) without any traceable reason always stoked controversies and kept them warm. Add to it the mystery of Alexander Graham Bell (Yes. The guy who invented the phone) and his trip to collect the mortal remains of Smith from Italy and the mysterious fire which destroyed key documents of his estate all add up to a raging page turner. Sigma team suffers lot of battering and bruising as always and are attacked by erstwhile era’s extinct wasp species, evil Japanese trying to resurrect a terror agency, previously destroyed by sigma, more than anything the Wasps being the primary source of destruction and the detailing that goes with how they decimate their prey, makes it all irresistible. Add to this a sentimental mix for those who are following the series, in the form of a pregnant lady from sigma who is infected with the wasp, wonder how long it will take for this to be made into a movie. It has all the ingredients at right proportion – sentiment, tonnes of action, thrill of a weapon created by nature, evil side vs good side and unsolved controversies from real world. Basically, these set the premise for any novel by James rollins.
Gils verdict - A good lie is something, that is said to be woven around facts, which makes it undecipherable and almost believable. With his books, it’s difficult to figure out which is fact and which is fiction for they are so tightly interwoven. For those who have a few hours travel time to kill, this book would make a perfect companion. James Rollins is well and truly back at being his best.
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