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The Lost Library Paperback – 1 June 2013

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HE WAS THE KEEPER – Arno Holmstrand is about to die, his life cut short by an organization intent on laying claim to the secrets he has spent a lifetime guarding: the location of the lost Library of Alexandria, and the vast knowledge it has hidden for centuries.

SHE WILL INHERIT HIS LEGACY – Emily Wess is about to have her life change beyond all recognition. One minute she is a professor of history, the next she is on a journey to the far corners of the world, deciphering strange clues left by her mentor, Arno Holmstrand. She is being tested, but for what?

THEY WILL KILL FOR CONTROL – They are the Council and crave power and position. Their corruption spreads from the highest levels of government to the assassins they employ to commit their crimes. They will kill for the ancient knowledge contained in the Library. And Emily Wess has exactly what they want.

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Paperback : 528 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-1447209515
Dimensions : 13 x 3.3 x 19.8 cm
ISBN-10 : 1447209516
Publisher : Pan (1 June 2013)
Reading level : 18 and up
Language: : English

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A.M. Dean is the literary pseudonym of a leading academic authority on ancient cultures and the history of religious belief, whose expertise in late antiquity has earned him posts at some of the world's most prestigious universities. An abiding interest in the human tendency toward conspiracies, together with a commanding grasp of the genuinely mysterious context of real history, inspire the breadth and focus of his creative works. The Lost Library is his first novel.

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Pat O'Meara

Action packed thriller

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 June 2013

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A M Dean's powerful debut conspiracy thriller, The Lost Library, draws you in and sets you off on a dangerous and gripping journey full of mystery and suspense and a plot that weaves and interlinks adding depth and layers to the fast paced storyline.
After the keeper of the secret hiding place of the Library of Alexandria is murdered, the unlikely heroine of the story, Emily Wess sets out across the globe following clue after clue in the hope of discovering its whereabouts and saving and protecting the knowledge within it from falling into the corrupt hands of the Council. Meanwhile, in the USA, a political plot is set into motion with the Council once again the masterminds behind this subversive plan.
This for me was an excellent read and one I would certainly recommend. I am very much looking forward to the next.

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Pascale FM

A bit disappointed but...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 November 2013

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I still gave it four stars because it is extremely well written and obviously, a lot of hours of research have been involved. But.... and this is where I am disappointed. I expected a solid conspiracy theory, a mysterious quest. The story is all that but it does not feel like it. What is missing is the ''cloak and dagger'' ingredient.I did not feel the anticipation and the shroud of mystery surrounding any conspiracy theory.
I felt I was reading a Nancy Drew's mystery (I am a great fan of Nancy Drew, by the way) rather than a dangerous mission of finding the lost library of Alexandria. I found Emily Weiss extremely naive and annoying, despite being a university professor. She irritated me so much by always denying what was right in front of her eyes.
The problem is that everything was too easy. The clues were too easy, the plot was too easy. If Emily could decipher the clues so easily, especially about the name of her contact, I do not see why the baddies could not.
So, I preferred to concentrate on the academic side of the book, about the history of the Lost Library that I found quite fascinating.
This will not stop me recommending the Lost Library, though, to anyone who likes a ''cosy'' mystery or Indiana Jones' adventures. As I said earlier, it is well written and the history is good. I understand it is a début novel, so, as such it is quite good, and I felt the story was ''warming up'' towards the 75% and things were happening all at once.
I have bought the second in the series, The Keystone and I think it will be a good read as I have already read a sample.

Ros Haywood

Cannot say enough good things about this book...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 April 2014

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This book had me hooked from page one. The writing is fast-and-furious (which I love) and the subject matter - the Lost Library of Alexandria - intrigued me. I preferred it to the Da Vinci Code which, although thoroughly enjoyable, irritated me at first with its outpourings of facts and figures. Not so this book.

The characters are well-drawn, without the excruciating detail which doesn't allow for your imagination to take over, and the chapters are short which, to my way of thinking, does allow for a faster, choppier pace.

I cannot say enough good things about this book - so, after highly recommending it, I am off to find more of A. M. Dean's work to read...

Yve-anne Alexander

Fast-paced!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 February 2013

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This is definitely a better read than Dan Brown and if you enjoy a fast-paced race to discover a secret with your enemies in hot pursuit, then this is the read for you. The short chapters, which some other reviewers have complained about, add to the pace of the novel as the reader is taken from one location/character to the other. The basic story is about a young woman, Dr Emily Wess, who is given the task of following clues to the whereabouts of the lost library of Alexandria. Given the task by the former Keeper of the Society, Emily soon discovers that she is not alone in her quest as the secret Council follow her, leaving death and destruction in their wake. And, of course, soon Emily herself is in mortal danger. Based on some real historical facts, A M Dean weaves this story through twists and turns towards the surprising conclusion. Easy to read, I found this book hard to put down. It is not intellectual or academic, but it is enjoyable.

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The Lost Library

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 September 2013

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This book will remind you of the Dan Brown books as you start to read it, with Arno Holmstrand killed in his office then two letters to Emily Wess who knew of Arno but did not think he knew her. But he had plans for her and the letters lead her around the world. She learns what Arno had planned for her future then she has another letter from him and she is off again.
This book was one that had you at the first chapter and held you to the end, it would make a great film.
I even ordered the Kindle version of the book for my Brother. A very good read.

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