Tom Jackson (7) (1932–)

London, Paris, New York, Greece...how far will this search reach?

Looking for the lost Parthenon Marbles seemed to be reaching from one end of the world to the other. The puzzle was trying to find out how they got stolen, where they were now, and how they would be found along with an explanation of why they were stolen in the first place.

As far as the search reached, the characters were miles apart as well. The characters were hilarious, devious, murderous, scheming, innocent, historical, and show more clever. The history lesson in terms of characters and events made the book fascinating, but it was confusing at first in terms of how the time periods jumped around. The historical events and people included the Titanic, Pandora's Box, the Parthenon Marbles along with Napolean Bonaparte, Jack the Ripper, Churchill, and many others.

Despite the confusion with the different time periods, the history in this book outshines the confusion once you get on track. When the action begins with the characters and the search for the marbles, the book becomes more interesting. Mr. Jackson is amazing with detail and with description of landscapes, characters, and events.

My rating was steady at a 3 until the book started to get attention-grabbing with character interaction and intrigue. Since the book did get a lot better, I am boosting my rating to a 4.

And....the ending is definitely worth the wait. So.....don't give up because of the disconnection of what is going on, you will find a great history lesson, intriguing, secret rooms in homes, interesting, out-of-the-ordinary characters, and a virtual tour of Greece, which to me sounds like a beautiful place.

I received this e-book from the author for an honest review. All opinions in this review are my own. show less

A wonderful story! This book is full of 'what ifs' and 'maybes'. Imagine what would happen today if the Elgin Marbles are discovered to be fakes? The real marbles having been stolen over 200 yrs ago. A "Pandora's Box" exists with information about the true marbles and the theft. Everyone is involved from the monarchy to the Prime Minister and museum director.

This books goes back and forth between multiple times in history to explain the story of the marbles. The book involves a colorful cast show more of characters from Napoleon to Winston Churchill to Queen Victoria.

A fantastic exciting debut from author Tom Jackson show less