The Last Secret of the Temple

By: Paul Sussman

Narrated by: Gordon Griffin

Length: 20 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

From the best-selling author of The Lost Army of Cambyses, the new Inspector Khalifa thriller.

When the body of hotel owner Piet Jansen is discovered amid the ruins of an archaeological site by the Nile, it looks like a routine investigation for Inspector Yusuf Khalifa of the Luxor Police. But the more he learns about Jansen, the more he is reminded of the brutal murder, some years earlier, of an Israeli woman at Karnak for which he always suspected the wrong man was convicted. Ignoring the objections of his superiors, Khalifa re-opens the case, but to do so, he finds he's obliged to team up with a bigoted, hard-drinking Israeli detective.

©2006 Paul Sussman (P)2006 W F Howes Ltd

Critic reviews

"The intelligent reader's answer to The Da Vinci Code." (Independent)

Gripping Thriller

Very well done. The characters are well-drawn and the narration excellent. Great use of credits

wonderful book

I was a little afraid that with 20+ hours of listening I would find this book boring. But I loved every minute of it. The characters are lively and well drawn and you just have to keep listening to the unfolding of the story. Sussman manages to write not only an intelligent and suspenseful thriller but gives you something to think about long after the end of the book

Bad words!

I thought the story was overall a good story. I love books that search for the Temple treasures, but the book had to much cussing in it. Every other word it seemed like it was a cuss word. Especially the F.... Word. I hate that the most and it was in it a lot.

Great listen while traveling.

Enjoyed, but too much profanity.
Story line is original. Wish hero didn't smoke so much.

First Rate

I thought I was in store for another Da Vinci Code clone but I was completely wrong. This is a superbly written, fast paced novel with well drawn characters and a terrific mystery(ies). Further adding to the depth of this novel is its setting in a richly crafted milieu of modern Middle East tensions. The story has several twists that are unexpected (and not the least bit contrived) and like all truly great mysteries, the clues were there for the reader all along. At the unexpected and very satisfying ending, I immediately went looking for more by Mr. Sussman.
Gordon Griffin is a superb performer in the pantheon of Barbara Rosenblatt and only a handful of others. He brings the characters to life and adds quality to an already first rate story.

Formulaic Thriller From Paul Sussman

If you listened to the Lost Army of Cambyses you will quickly spot the formula reused in this one. Everybody scurring around to find a lost artifact of the Ancient World. We don't see as much of the Egyptian Detective as I would like and he has introduced an Israeli detective. The reader is excellent -- but the formula is old. This is a sort of ancient world rip-off of the Da-Vinci code. The Lost Army of Cambyses was much better than this one. The reader, however is excellent and does a lot to save this tired formula from boredom.

Way to much swearing!!! Takes away from the story

The book is interesting but with every other sentence some one is swearing it takes away from the story. You can write a good book with out all the curing.

Excellent!

Don't know why several of the others didn't really care for this novel. I thought it was fast paced, well read, and excellently written. A little cliche on the Middle Eastern relations but with unique twists and turns. If you enjoy Middle Eastern religious history, this is well worth the credits.

Fantastic Listen!

Strongly recommended! I thought this book was going to be a tough listen, but I was wrong. It was remarkable in every way. The reader was fantastic. You could easily understand which role he was reading and I found it rather believable. This is the “Thinking Man’s Davinci’s Code”. I don’t think the “Code” can hold a candle to this one. I would love to see this on the big screen.

wonderful

This book was wonderful , engrossing and thought provoking all at the same time. The naration was superb. The narrator being able to create so many charactors of different nationalities both male and female so convincingly was truly amazing.