Jim Frangione’s crisp baritone adds to the tautness of this conspiracy thriller. He confidently takes the listener through a plot involving a mysterious Siberian cave, the Russian mob, assassination attempts, car chases, and a shadowy business tycoon. Ry O’Malley, a former special-ops officer whose father’s past is the gateway to understanding the powers of the cave, undertakes to protect Zoe, who also has involvement with the cave. Frangione’s perfectly paced reading suits the action, and he consistently pronounces the names smoothly and uses accents complementary to the characters. Vocal changes are so natural that it’s easy to forget that Frangione is the sole narrator. The ending is predictable, but the presentation is wonderful. S.C.A. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine
“They didn't have to kill him...He never drank from the altar of bones.”**
Cryptic dying words from a murdered*homeless woman in present day San Francisco unlock a decades-buried secret that changed history.* Now a pair of ruthless assassins are sent to cut the*few living "loose ends."**And*a*young, resourceful woman on the run encounters a*determined man with his own connected past and vengeful agenda.* Forced to partner*for survival and answers, a*fast-paced*and deadly game of cat and mouse*ensues, taking them across the globe from*the winding streets of Paris*to the faded*palaces of Budapest to the frozen lakes of Mongolia...where destiny, passion,*and*further betrayal await them.**
The Altar of Bones has it all: The Russian mob.* KGB spies.* Presidential assasination.**A doomed Hollywood legend.**Deathbed confessions.* Corrosive power.* Shattered families.* Guardians of an ancient*religious icon housing a secret others will*kill to possess.* The dark promise*of immortality.*And it delivers on its ambitious premise to leave you stunned and breathless at the end.
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Cryptic dying words from a murdered*homeless woman in present day San Francisco unlock a decades-buried secret that changed history.* Now a pair of ruthless assassins are sent to cut the*few living "loose ends."**And*a*young, resourceful woman on the run encounters a*determined man with his own connected past and vengeful agenda.* Forced to partner*for survival and answers, a*fast-paced*and deadly game of cat and mouse*ensues, taking them across the globe from*the winding streets of Paris*to the faded*palaces of Budapest to the frozen lakes of Mongolia...where destiny, passion,*and*further betrayal await them.**
The Altar of Bones has it all: The Russian mob.* KGB spies.* Presidential assasination.**A doomed Hollywood legend.**Deathbed confessions.* Corrosive power.* Shattered families.* Guardians of an ancient*religious icon housing a secret others will*kill to possess.* The dark promise*of immortality.*And it delivers on its ambitious premise to leave you stunned and breathless at the end.
Altar of Bones
“They didn't have to kill him...He never drank from the altar of bones.”**
Cryptic dying words from a murdered*homeless woman in present day San Francisco unlock a decades-buried secret that changed history.* Now a pair of ruthless assassins are sent to cut the*few living "loose ends."**And*a*young, resourceful woman on the run encounters a*determined man with his own connected past and vengeful agenda.* Forced to partner*for survival and answers, a*fast-paced*and deadly game of cat and mouse*ensues, taking them across the globe from*the winding streets of Paris*to the faded*palaces of Budapest to the frozen lakes of Mongolia...where destiny, passion,*and*further betrayal await them.**
The Altar of Bones has it all: The Russian mob.* KGB spies.* Presidential assasination.**A doomed Hollywood legend.**Deathbed confessions.* Corrosive power.* Shattered families.* Guardians of an ancient*religious icon housing a secret others will*kill to possess.* The dark promise*of immortality.*And it delivers on its ambitious premise to leave you stunned and breathless at the end.
Cryptic dying words from a murdered*homeless woman in present day San Francisco unlock a decades-buried secret that changed history.* Now a pair of ruthless assassins are sent to cut the*few living "loose ends."**And*a*young, resourceful woman on the run encounters a*determined man with his own connected past and vengeful agenda.* Forced to partner*for survival and answers, a*fast-paced*and deadly game of cat and mouse*ensues, taking them across the globe from*the winding streets of Paris*to the faded*palaces of Budapest to the frozen lakes of Mongolia...where destiny, passion,*and*further betrayal await them.**
The Altar of Bones has it all: The Russian mob.* KGB spies.* Presidential assasination.**A doomed Hollywood legend.**Deathbed confessions.* Corrosive power.* Shattered families.* Guardians of an ancient*religious icon housing a secret others will*kill to possess.* The dark promise*of immortality.*And it delivers on its ambitious premise to leave you stunned and breathless at the end.
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BN ID: | 2940170509065 |
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Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date: | 03/08/2011 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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