Audiobook Review: Ancient Shadows by Joanne Pence
Ancient Shadows is the second book in the Ancient Secrets Series of paranormal mysteries by best-selling author Joanne Pence and after I reviewed the first one, Ancient Echos, a few months ago, I was really curious to see what new adventures await our hero, renowned archeologist Michael Rempart.
The action picks up about one year after that of the previous book and it follows our main character and one of his close friends, as they try to uncover the secrets behind an ancient artifact, a pearl that gives its owner powers beyond belief, but the stone is evil and the price asked might be too high.
When a series of brutal murders leave dead a few well-known figures in the United States, the FBI gets involved in the investigation and one of the investigators has a serious reason to look beneath every unturned stone for connections between the deaths. The answer is in a photo taken long time ago and has to do with an old myth, a dying priest, the old Silk Road, and at the middle of all this is Michael Rempart and a few of his old and new friends. What follows is a breakneck race through some exotic locations and at every step their endeavors are foiled by malefic forces. I will not spoil the rest of this great story for you, as I think that you should discover it on your own.
Author Joanne Pence manages to deliver another unputdownable adventure, filled with lifelike characters, vivid locations and a few plot twists that will make you appreciate her writing style even more. I enjoyed very much the continued character arc for Michael Rempart and I am looking forward to the next books in this series.
The Audiobook version of Ancient Shadows is 8 hours and 31 minutes in length, and it is performed, like its predecessor, by talented voice over artist and narrator Tim Paige.
He delivers another solid narration, switching between voices with ease, keeping the characters well differentiated in the listener’s mind. Now he is a dying priest, now a frightened woman, now an excited guide or an maleficent spirit.
Tim Paige is great for this series and I hope to listen to him again performing the upcoming audiobooks.
Fans of Clive Cussler, James Rollins, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child should find these two adventures in the Ancient Secrets series very entertaining and satisfying.
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