The Codex

The book is definitely written with an eye towards an eventual Hollywood adaptation - one wonders if he was working on the screenplay at the same time, but that being so this is still an enjoyable mystery/adventure. Three sons find their father has disappeared (along with all his wealth!) and he's left them a video 'from beyond the grave' telling them he's hidden all his loot. The race is then on to track it down. With belief completely suspended, the action is fast paced and readable. A typical Douglas Preston romp

Wealthy man considers his sons to be wasters, and sets them a challenge...find the buried treasure..along the way the find a new brother, have adventures, experience loss and love. Slightly long winded, but a good read, with a happy ending...

Great read, drags in certain parts, but delivers.

Great book

Excellent condition! Thanks!

Published in 2004, The Codex by Douglas Preston is an Indiana Jones-style adventure thriller set in the jungles of Central America featuring indigenous Indian tribes. I don't read such books often, I guess I'm not such a big fan, but in this case we get literature in the classic style focused on the unravelling of events and action rather than inner ravings of a deluded mind preferred in modern thrillers (favoured especially by women writers). There was a mild (and unavoidable) romantic thread, which I would do without, but other than that it was a gripping story, fantastically enjoyable.

Entertaining book with nicely written characters that you relate to. Book is filled with action and adventure that makes you want to keep reading till the end!! Was a perfect book for a long plane ride home, making the time pass much more quickly. This book could easily be made into an Indiana Jones style movie.

this book had me from the first page, it took three days to read as I could not put it down.