Fellowship of Fear

Thought this would be more detailed but main character just didn't keep me interested. Other characters are pretty shallow as well. Were all our "spies" that shallow in the 70's ??? Thought this was a mystery not a weak spy thriller.....

I like Gideon Oliver, professor of Anthropology, a great deal after reading this book. He's a little bit of a nerd -- but his ability to distinguish the bone structure of a Scandanavian vs. a Russian proves to be an handy skill.The book is set in early 1980's Europe in the NATO military community (Heidleberg, Sicily and Madrid) and is full of cold war skulldugery -- but with a sense of humor and even a little romance. The writing is better than average for a first book and I'll be keeping my eyes open for a copy of the next book in the series.

This is Mr. Elkins first mystery novel with the investigative "bone detective" Gideon Oliver. Gideon becomes bait as ruthless people try to obtain valuable information. Watch as Gideon narrowly escapes death several times at the hands of ruthless yet bungling terrorist types. As a physical anthropologist, Gideon uses his powers of detection using bones and bone fragments to literally save his life.This book is very entertaining and I think you will enjoy it.