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The thrilling international bestseller from Australia's favourite novelist, author of the Scarecrow series and the Jack West Jr series with new novel Mr Einstein's Secretary out now.
"The action just keeps on coming ... Michael Crichton meets Indiana Jones." Kirkus Reviews
Deep in the jungle of Peru, the hunt for a legendary Incan idol is under way - an idol that in the present day could be used as the basis for a terrifying new weapon.
Guiding a US Army team is Professor William Race, a young linguist who must translate an ancient manuscript which contains the location of the idol.
What they find is an ominous stone temple, sealed tight. They open it - and soon discover that some doors are meant to remain unopened...
Fans of Clive Cussler, Tom Clancy and Michael Crichton will love Matthew Reilly.
PRAISE FOR MATTHEW REILLY
"Reilly has a gift for sustaining momentum that never lets up." Publishers Weekly
"Compared to Matthew Reilly's Temple and his intrepid academic hero, Professor William Race, Indiana Jones is a wimp and The Raiders of The Lost Ark a snooze fest. Reilly's book has adrenaline in super-sized quantities." The Orlando Sentinel
"The action just keeps on coming ... Michael Crichton meets Indiana Jones." Kirkus Reviews
Deep in the jungle of Peru, the hunt for a legendary Incan idol is under way - an idol that in the present day could be used as the basis for a terrifying new weapon.
Guiding a US Army team is Professor William Race, a young linguist who must translate an ancient manuscript which contains the location of the idol.
What they find is an ominous stone temple, sealed tight. They open it - and soon discover that some doors are meant to remain unopened...
Fans of Clive Cussler, Tom Clancy and Michael Crichton will love Matthew Reilly.
PRAISE FOR MATTHEW REILLY
"Reilly has a gift for sustaining momentum that never lets up." Publishers Weekly
"Compared to Matthew Reilly's Temple and his intrepid academic hero, Professor William Race, Indiana Jones is a wimp and The Raiders of The Lost Ark a snooze fest. Reilly's book has adrenaline in super-sized quantities." The Orlando Sentinel
Ratings and reviews
4.5
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October 27, 2012
This book felt very cliche and stereotypical, and those cats are very annoying, also, scenes go really slow and I honestly thought the book had ended yet still had 100 left, it was terrible
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April 10, 2012
My favourite matthew reilly book, i loved how he delved into incan history and still kept a great level of excitement in the book
Paul Earney
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January 7, 2015
A fun read with two stories entertaining you at the same time. Action entertainment between covers. Give it a go.
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About the author
Matthew Reilly is the international bestselling author of ten novels: Contest, Ice Station, Temple, Area 7, Scarecrow, Hover Car Racer, Seven Ancient Wonders, The Six Sacred Stones, The Five Greatest Warriors and Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves, and one novella, Hell Island. His books are published in over 20 languages, with worldwide sales exceeding to 4 million copies.
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