I loved this book, but I love all the Simon Shaw mysteries. These are some of the best series Ive ever read, If you like it, you'll want to read everyone you can find.
JoAnn T. (jtavon) reviewed Shell Game (aka Burying Ground) (Professor Simon Shaw, Bk 5) on + 143 more book reviews
Not able to get into this book.
I am not fond of "series" kinds of books and this is book 5 in a series of Professor Shaw mysteries.
I am not fond of "series" kinds of books and this is book 5 in a series of Professor Shaw mysteries.
Eadie B. (eadieburke) -
Book Description
North Carolina professor and forensic historian Simon Shaw is stunned to find the bludgeoned body of his close friend, archaeologist David Morgan, slumped over his computer. Moreover, Shaw is convinced his colleague's death is linked to a 14,000-year-old Indian skeleton, a momentous discovery embroiled in a raging controversy. Morgan's vote would have decided the bones' fate; either to be buried according to the demands of the local Native Americans, or studied as potentially the greatest prehistoric archaeological find in North America. As the executor of Morgan's estate, Shaw attempts to connect the dots of the victim's missing--or stolen--notes, files and crucial artifacts. Though warned off the case by the police, he probes the darker reaches of a friend's life, and his own emotional vulnerabilities, to reveal the surprising identity of a killer more than willing to murder again.
My Review
This is the last book in the series. I have enjoyed all the books and hope in the future there will be more to come. I found them to be very entertaining reads and I'm very fond of the character of Simon Shaw who is a history professor at the local college and has a knack for solving murders. There is a lot of historical content in all the books which really adds to the stories. It's best to read these books in order as each books builds upon the last one. I would highly recommend this series to those who like historical mysteries.
North Carolina professor and forensic historian Simon Shaw is stunned to find the bludgeoned body of his close friend, archaeologist David Morgan, slumped over his computer. Moreover, Shaw is convinced his colleague's death is linked to a 14,000-year-old Indian skeleton, a momentous discovery embroiled in a raging controversy. Morgan's vote would have decided the bones' fate; either to be buried according to the demands of the local Native Americans, or studied as potentially the greatest prehistoric archaeological find in North America. As the executor of Morgan's estate, Shaw attempts to connect the dots of the victim's missing--or stolen--notes, files and crucial artifacts. Though warned off the case by the police, he probes the darker reaches of a friend's life, and his own emotional vulnerabilities, to reveal the surprising identity of a killer more than willing to murder again.
My Review
This is the last book in the series. I have enjoyed all the books and hope in the future there will be more to come. I found them to be very entertaining reads and I'm very fond of the character of Simon Shaw who is a history professor at the local college and has a knack for solving murders. There is a lot of historical content in all the books which really adds to the stories. It's best to read these books in order as each books builds upon the last one. I would highly recommend this series to those who like historical mysteries.
