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The Medusa Stone |
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The M edusa Stone byJack DuBrul 464 pages, 2000 Onyx Books ISBN 0451409221 Reviewed by Andrea Collare A covert mission to launch a cutting edge satellite gone awry, inadvertently produces images of the possible location of one of the most sought after objects on earth. The photos go unnoticed for years because of their obscurity. Finally deciphered by a trained eye many years later, the satellite images are pushed into the hands of a renowned mining engineer, Philip Mercer - a modern day Indiana Jones. As several interested parties bleed from the woodwork, it becomes clear that the personal agendas of the groups are more valued than the lives involved. Mercer is forced into finding the mines, when his best friend is kidnapped by an extremist group who will not hesitate to sacrifice itself, or anyone else, to possess what lays beneath centuries of solidified rock. Unsure who he can trust, Mercer begins a desperate search that could result in a bloody international incident, or that could save a "fourth" world country from inevitable death. THE MEDUSA STONE contains a solid amalgamation of intertwining story lines that tornado among themselves. Just as the dust seems to settle, another plot dervish appears, sucking the reader further into Mercer’s whirlwind journey. The intensity of adventure and suspense that Jack DuBrul delivers is a rare treasure to discover. His adeptness at creating, maintaining and untangling multiple story lines is brilliant. I enjoyed the journey immensely and am ready for more travels with Philip Mercer under Jack DuBrul’s deft guidance. |
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