Give this man credit: whereas most lawyers who decide to write a novel stay fairly close to home, Berry, a Georgia trial attorney, wanders far off the beaten path. Although his debut novel features a trial judge as its central character and opens with a pretty typical courtroom scene, it soon steps outside the courtroom--way outside. When Judge Rachel Cutler's father dies under suspicious circumstances, he leaves his daughter tantalizing clues to a decades-old secret: the Amber Room, an exquisite treasure that, so the legend goes, was appropriated by the Nazis when they invaded the Soviet Union. Now, to find out why her father died, and who's responsible, Rachel (with her ex-husband, Paul) heads off to Germany, where she hopes to find the truth about the Amber Room. Based loosely, very loosely, on certain historical events, the novel is plotted cleverly and written with style and substance. A welcome change from the usual legal-thriller fare from wanna-be Turows.
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Very fun and not annoying as Dan Brown's DaVinci Code! Treasure hunters, assassins, secrets, intrigue, Nazi/Russian amber... and a divorced couple caught in the middle. Very fast read, interesting facts of lost European treasures.

I was very excited to start this book, but it didn't last long. I was expecing a fast paced thriller, a treasure hunt type book. I didn't get it. It started very slow, and never really picked up. I couldn't get into any of the characters, good or bad, and therefore had no one to cheer on. And the writing was so flat it was like being lectured. I applaud the author for the amount of research he did for this novel, but the story itself never seemed to move out of 2nd gear. I'd heard many good things about this book, but none of them made themselves apparent to me.

REALLY GOOD! I UNDERSTAND WHY HE IS ON THE BEST SELLERS LIST. THE PLOT TWISTS AND TURNS AND I HAD TO KEEP GOING BACK TO REVIEW- WE HAVE A REMEMBRENCE OF SURVIVORS OF CONCENTRATION CAMPS IN BIRMINGHAM RIGHT NOW AND WOW- THIS BOOK WAS RIGHT ON!

***** :}

This a wonderful book, by Steve Berry,an author so admired by his peers that the top banner is taken over by a review from Dan Brown. This book is exciting and wonderful from page 1 through to the end. Cleverly plotted and written with both style and substance. An absolute jewel of a book.

I love all of Steve Berry's books. All contain a puzzler dealing with history which makes for fascinating reading. This one revolves around the room made of amber which was supposed secreted away during war.

Good read. I'll will read more of his books.

Good historical fiction, fun read!

This was an excellent book. If you are a fan of books like The DaVinci Code,thsi book is for you. The plot centers around the search for the Amber Room, lost shortly after WW II. I enjoyed this book as much or more than The Romanov Prophecy, also by Berry.

What a great treasure hunt type book. Fun and exciting, with enough twists to keep me guessing.

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Fast read!!! Another great book by this author!!!

This book was recommended by a friend and I did enjoy it. There have been some specials on public TV recently about stolen art from WWII and having read this book made that more interesting for me to watch.

Very different and exciting. Keeps your attention-can't put it down. If you like challenging mysteries this is the book for you.

3 stars - a lot of interesting background on Nazi art thefts. the characters were not as fully developed as I would have liked, especially the 2 main characters(husband and ex-wife) and the tertiary character(documentarian/treasure hunter). But all in all, an interesting story to read at the beach

good book ,if you liked the Da vinci code pick this up.

Steve Berry's plots usually have an interesting twist or two but not my favorite author. A reliable back-up though when I have nothing else on the 'shelf' to read.

Another great Steve Berry read. He had my husband talking for days about this one. If you love Steve Berry's writing, this is definitely a must read.

Fast moving adventure of greed, power and history.

Good book for history buffs. Full of historical data and plot twists and turns.

I have read all of Steve Berry's books. I love them. He is a real find! Can't wait for his next one.

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