Lord of the Dark Lake
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Book Overview
Jay Chandler, an American archaeologist excavating an ancient Greek temple, is surprised to find himself invited to a weeklong party on an exotic island paradise owned by eccentric tycoon Alexander Krisos. The annual event-swarmed with European nobility, Texas oilmen, ballerinas and bullfighters, millionaire politicos in exile, Japanese potentates, artists, and gorgeous models--is the sort of orgiastic party many would kill to attend. But no one really expects murder to become part of the festivities . . . until it does. From the party's start under the bright Aegean sky to the finale in the island's underworld of dark caves, the guests are pulled to their destinies by a force as powerful as any invoked by the Greek gods--and Chandler must confront a Minotaur as deadly as the mythic one.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1620454424
ISBN13:9781620454428
Release Date:February 2014
Publisher:Turner
Length:320 Pages
Weight:0.98 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Good Ol' Muscular Prose
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
This tale benefits greatly from Foust's style; he deftly handles the protagonist's clashes and friendship with a Greek family on the family's own, dangerous turf. The book jacket trumpeted comparisons with Hemingway, and it was right. This book provides a tight, literate summer read
Not a bad read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
After reading Uris' "Trinity" and a Roth's "Sabbath's Theatre" I was looking for something entertaining but not heavy or with four pages devoted to the innerpsyche of each character. While the book was sometimes predictable, I enjoyed the redeeming qualities of the lead character Jay contrasted to the Krisos' family members. Indeed, from the pedophile homosexual elderly brothers to the classic bullfighter, each character was a contrast that moved the book through the somewhat tired plot
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