The Last Ember

A modern day Indiana Jones..

This is an archaeological adventure of Jonathan Marcus, an American lawyer who was once a Rome Prize scholar but lost his dream of pursuing his interest in archaeology due to an accident. He later was lured back to Rome as a lawyer but got embroiled in the search of the Menorah, the one which was supposedly secreted safely by Josephus Flavious. I had a crash course on antiquity terminologies and got lost in the underbelly of Rome and Temple Mount. I tried my best to refresh my memory of the tunnel under the Dome of the Rock when i visited Jerusalem. The book is an exciting and fast paced read, however, the location of the most coveted artifact almost went anti-climactic due to several layers of riddles piled one after the other, i was afraid it will end up buried underneath rubbles and will remain lost forever. I was glad Levin was able to pull it off and had an exciting ending. It was a good book debut, the research is quite good and it was wonderful to be transported back to the past with Levin's excellent historical background and trivia.

No Time Left

This is a freebie book on my ipad
I've read almost all of David Baldacci's books since his Absolute Power debut book. I am a fan and have my copy of his book True Blue autographed for me. He writes political thrillers that mostly surround the White  House, some US senators and political figures, he never disappoints.

This is my first time reading a short story by him, about a hired killer's life with a time travel twist at the end. Tight and well written, i like how the phrase "life has come full circle" in this short story.