FROM CHIRP: Fans of The Da Vinci Code won’t want to miss this action-packed adventure! In 1562, legendary astrologer and physician Nostradamus embarked on a perilous journey into the Sahara Desertanc. Centuries later, Dr. Zara Delacroix and adventurer Sam Reilly are determined to unearth the ancient text he left behind — and discover the secrets it holds…

In 1562, Michel de Nostradamus led a small party on an expedition deep into the hostile Desert of Barbary, now known as the Sahara. Without any knowledge of what they might find, the small party had entered the vast desert in search of a miracle.

In the present day, Dr. Zara Delacroix enlists the help of Sam Reilly to hunt for answers about a book she believes was buried in the Sahara centuries earlier to protect humanity from some great catastrophe.

This ancient manuscript was named The Book of Nostradamus…

This is a thriller trying to do too much with too little editing. It had a distracting lack of consistency (did Zara have a tinge or a heavy French accent? did the Vatican know about the eruption of a new island or did it not?). It often felt like the author juggled chapters & forgot to adjust the timing. Dialog early in the book was cringeworthy but improved. And it could be very confusing. Why a thumbs up? He’s a good writer in need of a good editor, who’d minimize the thriller tropes, fix the consistency and dialog problems, make his explanations of predicting the future clearer, and proofread it. Really. The author’s descriptions of places and people were excellent. He kept it moving. So much potential. I hope he finds an editor, or spends more time cleaning up the books instead of churning them out at breakneck speed (or so it seems). ( )

NostradamusThe Nostradamus Equation
Sam Reilly, Book 6
By: Christopher Cartwright
Narrated by: David Gilmore
This is an audible book I requested and the review is voluntary.
I love books looking for artifacts but this one is about Nostradamus, prophecy, and of course the usual action, adventure, suspense, and near death multiple times. Never dull in Sam Reilly's life! These books are like chips, you really can't read just one! They are addictive! I am hooked.
The narrator is awesome at keeping the emotions running fast and hard. That is how the book runs. He also is great at all the voices that is like family to me now. Great job! ( )