The Third Gate
 Hardcover 1st edition | |
| Author | Lincoln Child |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Jeremy Logan |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | June 12, 2012 |
| Media type | Print, e-book, audiobook |
| Pages | 320 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-0385531382 |
| Preceded by | Terminal Freeze |
| Followed by | — |
The Third Gate is the fifth solo novel by American writer Lincoln Child. The novel was released on June 12, 2012 by Doubleday.[1][2] The book is also the third installment in the Jeremy Logan series.
Plot
In Child’s (Terminal Freeze, 2009, etc.) latest adventure, Dr. Jeremy Logan, Yale professor of Medieval History, has the right resumé, and his new client, H. Porter Stone, provides the enigma. Stone is the James Cameron of treasure hunters, and his current dig seeks the “holy grail of Egyptology,” the secrets of the tomb (cursed, no doubt) of Narmer, the Pharaoh who united Egypt and became its first God-King. Logan is the man for the job, having exorcised ghosts and discovered links to legendary treasures around the globe, and thus he has Stone’s respect and support. That means Logan is soon ensconced atop the Sudd, a vast primeval swamp beyond the far southern reaches of the Nile. There, Stone has constructed a fabulous floating exploratory complex, attempting to burrow 45 feet through a near-impenetrable mishmash of muddy water, “mire, and silt, and particulate matter, and foul decay as old as the oldest tomb,” to find the three chambers of Narmer’s legendary tomb.
—Review by Kirkus[3]
Reception
The introductory chapter is phenomenally written; it is one the best beginnings that I have ever encountered in mainstream fiction. It is poignant and emotionally gripping, which immediately invests the reader in the characters and subsequently the plot. However, the rest of the novel falls short until at glimmer presents itself at the very end. This is terribly disappointing considering the stellar introduction. Most the interesting plot points are divulged to Logan as he is being recruited to work on site for the famed archaeologist, Porter Stone, but once he arrives at their base of operations (deep within the Sudd) the narrative begins to lag. A bulk of the novel is spent following Logan as he aimlessly wanders about asking questions to anyone who will care to listen. Most of his questions go unanswered and it is not till the end of the book that it begins to pick up the pace once again. Sadly, many of the characters are flat and shallow, and the few that are more rounded are not fleshed out properly leaving more loose ends then necessary.
—Review by Examiner.com[4]
References
- ↑ "The Third Gate by Lincoln Child". amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
- ↑ "The Third Gate by Lincoln Child". goodreads.com. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
- ↑ "Review: The Third Gate by Lincoln Child". kirkusreviews.com. April 22, 2012. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
- ↑ Schultz, Anthony (July 24, 2012). "Review: The Third Gate by Lincoln Child". examiner.com.
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