Her imagery is amazing. Her knowledge of the desert life and culture in this first book, which takes place in Ethiopia, is compelling. Niko is a great writer, much better even than Dan Brown, though the premise of uncovering clues of the past makes it hold some connection to that book. The Tenth Saint is action-packed, intense, exhilarating, and a complete escape from reality that is perfect for anytime of year.
This book should have been on major lists everywhere, her writing is much, much better than most writers who saturate this genre. I know I am ready for book three!! Connecting the two discoveries, Sarah faces a deadly intercontinental conspiracy to keep the secret of the tenth saint buried. Niko brings vivid, convincing sensory detail to her settings. She also is the editor in chief of Palm Beach Illustrated magazine, a year-old luxury-lifestyle glossy.
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The book has actually two main parts, the present and the past. The story told from the present is full of action and suspense, while the past is beautiful, lyr Also reviewed on my blog: The story told from the present is full of action and suspense, while the past is beautiful, lyric and really powerful. It's as if the author was actually there and could report directly from the past. Now when is the second book in the series coming up? Spannend und actionreich ist dieser Mystery-Thriller. Was, wenn der Untergang kurz bevor steht? Without doubt, one of the most well-written and well-researched mystery thrillers that I've read in a long time.
The story is excellent, and the heroine appeals, but the real strength of The Tenth Saint is in the author's depiction of Ethiopia and Arabia. You can almost feel the desert sand and rock under your feet. I'll be buying and reading the second novel, The Riddle of Solomon, straight away. Eine gute Mischung aus Wissenschaftsthriller und aktuellem Polit- Problem. Nur die Zeitreise war etwas suspekt: Jul 24, Erika Schmid rated it it was ok. There is something compelling about religious mysteries that has me coming back again and again, no matter how terrible they end up being.
While, in the grand scheme of things, this novel was not as bad as other's I have read, it also wasn't my favorite. Sarah Weston is an archaeologist digging in Ethiopia when Daniel, a TV archaeologist, comes to her site the same time she subsequently finds a hidden tomb. What ensues is an adventure that involves finding out the mystery behind the individual b There is something compelling about religious mysteries that has me coming back again and again, no matter how terrible they end up being.
What ensues is an adventure that involves finding out the mystery behind the individual buried in this secret tomb and what it means for the fate of the world. Oh yeah, we got doomsday stuff, we have time travel, we even have evil leaders who claim they are doing the world good. Oh, it has every cliche you could think of for an adventure such as this, including Indiana Jones references. Honestly, the cliche nature didn't start up until about halfway through though.
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I was very interested in Sarah at first, a bold individual who refuses to be held down or shadowed by her famous parents. I didn't even dislike Daniel at first, even though he was a flamboyant television type. It was when they slept together and became a couple that things took a turn for absolute cliche and predictability. I swear, sometimes sex just ruins things and it sort of ruined the flow of this novel.
So yeah, it started getting pretty cheesy toward the end and the characters a little less dynamic than at the beginning. Overall though, it was still interesting and a solid read. Maybe I'm just the type who wants more history, which was predominant in the beginning, instead of a sweeping romance with Laura Croft and Indiana Jones.
Jun 18, Claire rated it liked it Shelves: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. May 03, Sonja Schilhabl rated it did not like it Shelves: Jul 29, Deborah Letow rated it it was amazing. While on an archaeological dig in Ethiopia, Sarah Weston, stumbles on a mystery connecting the future with the past.
She and college Daniel Madigan, they risk their lives to solve. This mystery thriller is well written , kept my attention and had a lot of suprises. This is the first of three. Nov 05, Coralyn rated it really liked it.
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Another author I am delighted to have discovered. On something of a mystery, suspense and detecting path at the moment and this is a good story. Well written page turner, with an unexpected turn. One glaring mistake — they never removed the bindings on their wrists! Mar 04, Ashley rated it liked it. The arid, unforgiving desert of Ethiopia plays host to the majority of D.
The Tenth Saint follows the work of Sarah Weston, an Oxford trained archeologist too independent for her own good. While on a dig, Sarah uncovers a tomb filled with perplexing finds. A tall, white man with good and advanced dentistry dating to the 4th century? An obscure dialect carved into the walls?
Sarah, driven by a wish to learn and share the past, dives into an archeological mystery that will The arid, unforgiving desert of Ethiopia plays host to the majority of D. Sarah, driven by a wish to learn and share the past, dives into an archeological mystery that will threaten her life, her career, and question the impossible. While Niko had me questioning what morsel of evidence about the tomb would show itself next, there was the predictable love story.
Every adventure needs some romance, I guess. My thoughts were confirmed and chastised, on page , when Sarah reads an article about her discoveries with a tinge of disgust. The Tenth Saint is a thrilling story about the past, present, and future and the lengths people will go to to ensure the outcome they desire. I remained captured by the story of The Tenth Saint from the first to last page. I recommend this book to anyone with an interest in history and religion, yearning for a pick-me-up adventure.
The Tenth Saint is particularly good for students needing a rest after midterms or finals. The next installment of the Sarah Weston series, The Riddle of Solomon, is supposed to come out this year. Mar 12, Christina rated it liked it Shelves: Review also posted at The Owl Review Rating actually 3. I had to stop towards the end for a bit, but only to catch up on some other books that I needed to finish up. Overall I really enjoyed this novel.
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It did get slow in parts, namely the parts devoted to Gabriel's story. I did find it picked up again as soon as the action started, or when another piece to the puzzle was found. The last 50 pages really sped by on this story, as suddenly it all unfold Review also posted at The Owl Review Rating actually 3.
The last 50 pages really sped by on this story, as suddenly it all unfolded and I wanted to keep turning the page and find out what was next. It could have been a little faster-moving up until that part, but like I said earlier, that was mostly the chapters that covered what Gabriel was doing. I loved the premise of this hidden Tenth Saint, and what it meant to history as we know it.
I can't help but fall in love with tales that take you into the heart of archaeology and hidden history. Very well-written take on learning from the past and not hiding the horrors that have happened, or that are to come and can be avoided. The main character, Sarah, was at first such a cold personality.
I did find myself warming to her as I learned her history of her detached, calculating, political, English father, and her carefree, movie-star American mother. Normally that would seem sort of silly almost, but for this story, it worked for me. I could see her childhood, and how she came to be where she was.
As an historian, she was fierce, loyal, and true to her cause. As a woman, she was no different. During a dig, she got a tip from a local man about a tomb that was hidden a little ways away from her current dig. Inside, the walls held prophetic cave markings and a body dating from the 's, with dental work beyond our present amalgams and abilities. This got me intrigued, and although parts were just slow, I really did want to find out who the heck this saint was, hidden in this tomb. The romantic start for Sarah was a bit awkward in my opinion, but given her personality, this was probably true to form.
As long as historical novels don't turn into "Romancing the Stone" they still work for me. In the end, her relationship with fellow archaeologist, Daniel, makes for a nice balance to the story. His character was a bit flat, and could have used a bit more fleshing out, but otherwise, a nice addition to the cast. It's a great book for a debut author, but it is also a NY Times Best Seller, which comes along with a certain approach to writing and style. I'm not always fond of those books, but aside from the slower parts, and some predictability, the ending was excellent reading for me.
It was fast-paced, had some interesting turns and twists, and it tied together very well. Overall, a good read and I will look for more stories from DJ Niko in the future. Es stellt sich heraus, dass es sich um eine Grabkammer des bis dahin unbekannten Zehnten Heiligen handelt. In der Grabkammer befinden sich Inschriften in einem seltsamen Dialekt. Meinung Der Klappentext klang sehr vielversprechend, irgendwie nach einer Mischung aus Indiana Jones und Tomb Raider und ich musste einfach lesen. Der Start ist sehr gelungen, ein tolles erstes Kapitel macht neugierig wie es weitergeht.
Daniel Madigan, der Kollege der an Sarahs Seite gestellt wird, ist zu Beginn recht undurchschaubar und on die beiden ein Team werden oder nicht ist oft fraglich. Die Geschichte war durchweg spannend und sehr gut geschrieben. Die Ideen der Geschichte fand ich super, leider war die Geschichte aber auch ab und an vorhersehbar. Die beiden Hauptcharaktere sind sehr gelungen. Trotzdem war sie durchweg sympathisch.
Daniel ist zuerst undurchschaubar und, wie auch Sarah, muss der Leser sich erstmal ein Bild von ihm bilden. Jan 15, Diana rated it really liked it Shelves: Copy received from http: For me this story was a mix of Indian Jones meets Laura Croft. I absolutely loved Sarah Weston.
To say that she is gutsy is a Copy received from http: To say that she is gutsy is an understatement! I was completely hooked when she had a scorpion crawling on her and she was calm and collected. As Sarah is leading an excavation for months, in Ethiopia, she has not had any success in finding anything relevant to the dig. Sarah has a lot to prove, she is running out of time and not having any success. Daniel Madigan provided the perfect balance to the story although he threatens to be a staunch representative of UNESCO he provides Sarah with a much needed ally.
Their mutual dedication to archaeology was a huge push for the story. I wanted to know who was buried there?! Besides the amazing characters I thought the air of intrigue was fantastic, the idea of the finding the 10th saint provided a great air of mystery. But the plot was very unique and very different. As the story unfolded there were many twists and turns and we traveled from Ethiopia to Paris. I thought that both the story and the characters were not only very interesting but very smart.
I also like that this novel really pushes some of the stereotypes surrounding women and the field of archeology.
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Perfect blend of adventure, mystery and intrigue! Nov 29, Darlene rated it really liked it. The Tenth Saint by D. Niko will take you on an adventure and will surely have you turning the pages quickly as it did me. The Tenth Saint had me enthralled from the first pages to the last and I have to say that this series has me hooked. I love the characters and the fast paced story line with plent The Tenth Saint by D. I love the characters and the fast paced story line with plenty of action! The Tenth Saint finds archaeologist Sarah Weston in Ethiopia where she discovers an ancient tomb with unusual inscriptions on it.
The tomb is said to belong to the tenth saint of Coptic Christianity and as Sarah delves into the case she finds that the remains of this rumored saint are odd and seemingly impossible as he is found to have fillings in his teeth that are unlike anything ever seen before leaving Sarah mystified. Sarah, along with Daniel Madigan who is anthropologist, set out to decipher these inscriptions and what they ultimately learn has the power to terrify them.
Soon enough Sarah and Daniel are putting their lives in danger and they can only hope to make it out alive. I really like both Sarah and Daniel. Sarah is a very strong female character. I love that she falls head first into any situation, dangerous or not, in order to do what she believes is right. Daniel just seems to be a really great guy and together he and Sarah make a great team. Between the two of them they always manage to find trouble and then have to risk life and limb to get themselves out of it.
On another note I love D. I find it fascinating to learn all the information she includes on religion and ancient artifacts or writings. You can definitely tell that she loves what she writes about and meticulously researches all elements to bring them together in a fictional story that has you on the edge of your seat as it unfolds.
It felt like I just got into Sarah's story - understood what was going on amongst all the archaelogist and sociologist jargon and geographic references, and BOOM - suddenly, I'm in Gabriel's story. The first switch was the most jarring, since there was no transition and no explanation; it's entirely up to the reader to the reader to figure out the connection between the two stories. The author certainly has The author certainly has a message: The more we mess up our world and try to "fix it" with engineered things whether machines or manipulating natural things , the more we screw it up.
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The dilemma of whether or not Sarah and Daniel prevented a disaster or added to it is mostly up to the reader to decide at the end. I realize the back-and-forth stories is a recognized literary device, and it certainly has it's place. But overall, that device agitates and irritates me; and in this case, especially so. I applaud the author's convictions and her message, and she spins an exciting, adventurous tale. And, unfortunately, some of those assumptions make the book dry. While the author goes into great detail explaining geological discoveries like the cave of the tomb , most of it simply passed over my head.
And much of the Ethiopian country, countrymen, and especially the monks just did, too. Not sure why - perhaps I just wasn't interested enough to follow along? And when things started to come together, I found myself having to back-track to re-read those very parts that I didn't quite piece together the first time. And I wasn't always successful, even on the 2nd read. But it's a good first book, and I hope that the author continues to write and publish.
As I said before in my review of the second book, this is a thrilling ride through the Near East and its history! The only thing that was a little different in this book for me was the pace. I felt like the pace in the second book was much faster…this one was a little bit thick with the back story and there were a couple of parallel stories happening which bogged it down a bit. There was the modern story of Sarah and Daniel which I was completely engrossed in, but then there was the story of Gabriel which I felt was taking up too much space in the novel.
As the stories went on they did come together but for me it took a little too long for them to come together and make sense. In this book I found the ending and the second half of the novel a little convoluted. In the second book I felt like things were much more clear and concise. The conclusion and resolution were a little wanting for me. I am actually kind of happy that I started with the second book first because the second book was a little more refined and polished than this one.
In both books, she has touched on so many rich cultures, history, religion, and mythology. She is able to articulate complicated history and present it in an understandable manner for her readers! See my full review here Mar 02, Karyn Palmer rated it it was ok Shelves: This was a technically well-written book and I plan to look up more by the author.
The chapters alternate between the primary narrative and the backstory. The backstory could have moved faster, but I think it was handled well as information was revealed at the same time the protagonists were finding it. The Tenth Saint is part mystery and part science fiction, with a healthy dose of "save the oceans" preachiness thrown in. I'm hoping her other books avoid the last part, but I think there's a lot This was a technically well-written book and I plan to look up more by the author. I'm hoping her other books avoid the last part, but I think there's a lot of potential here. There are at least 3 storylines going on in this book any one of which would have made good stories which ultimately come together and are resolved at the end.
The primary story is of the Cambridge archaeologist who stumbles upon a mystery while digging in Ethiopia. The second is the story of the man whose tomb she finds. Then things start getting odd. The introduction of this time-traveller adds a conspiracy theory element to the story as forces alternately try to help and hinder her.
Even halfway through her travails her professional reputation is in such tatters that I found it hard to believe that anyone could take her seriously enough to relay the information the time-traveller intended to have revealed, much less to prompt anyone to act on it as he'd intended. So, to sum up, not a bad book if you like mystery and sci-fi but the preachiness detracts from real enjoyment. Nov 03, Cathy Cole rated it really liked it. The Tenth Saint had several hooks that drew me to reading it: The story, told in alternating chapters and timelines-- from the fourth century story of a tall, mysterious white man traveling with nomads in the desert to the modern-day tale of Sarah and Daniel-- is a little bit Indiana Jones and a little bit Da Vinci Code.
However, the familiar plot elements are more than made up for The Tenth Saint had several hooks that drew me to reading it: However, the familiar plot elements are more than made up for by the book's fast pace, historical details, two very engaging characters, and a nice twist at book's end.
Sarah Weston is the daughter of an English lord and a Hollywood actress, and that combination of parents led to the expected dysfunctional childhood.