Action/Adventure Aficionados discussion

Our March group read theme is Archaeology.
So let's nominate a book that includes archaeology themes along with the action and adventure.

**Please check the list of previous group reads as we have had other books we've read that might fit this theme, and they aren't eligible to be nominated again. Also make sure that you are following the other guidelines below.

Group Read Nomination Guidelines:

1. One nomination per group member. The books must be nominated with a Goodreads link by clicking on 'add book/author'. Non-Desktop/Laptop members: What you can do is find the book, copy & paste the URL into your comment. Between that, the book title & author, the mod will be able to quickly make sure she puts the correct book in the poll.

What I just did:

On my Ipad, I looked up the book, and clicked on the icon that means share/save/copy. It looks like a tray with an arrow pointing downward. When I clicked on it, it takes me to a screen that gives me options for how I want to share the link, and I clicked on "copy". When I went into a thread, I held my finger down against the open comment browser and a message that says "paste" came up and I clicked on this. Then I was able to paste the link into the browser. It works this way too.
I was actually able to add books through the app on my phone the last time.
If a book does not have a Goodreads link, it will not be added to the poll.

2. Books need to be readily available, ie, in print (able to buy new or in ebook format).
3. Books should have some degree of action/adventure content.
4. Past group reads are not eligible to be nominated again. The past group discussions remain open for members to comment. You can view the list of past reads here:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

5. Books must be either standalone or first in a series (or they may be later in a series if constructed to be read as a standalone).
6. Authors are asked not to nominate their own books or solicit nominations from members.

The poll will go up on 2/23/2025

Thanks to everyone who participates in the group reads. I hope you are able to join us this year in any way that time permits.

I nominate Tinderbox by Rachel Grant (author was an archeologist before turning to writing full-time and so far all her books have archeology as main topic)
I've read two books by this author - which were suspenseful and had some great action scenes - plus this is not the author's debut work and her writing developed a lot in the years - so I hope this one will work out much better than our current read :-D

Blurb: (view spoiler)[
In the volatile tinderbox of the Horn of Africa, Morgan Adler has made the paleoanthropological find of a lifetime. The discovery brings her to the attention of a warlord eager to claim both Morgan and the fossils, forcing her to make a desperate dash to the nearby US military base to beg for protection.

Master Sergeant Pax Blanchard has orders to intercept Dr. Adler before she reaches the base, and in so doing saves her life. After a harrowing afternoon he safely delivers her to his commanders, only to find his responsibilities toward protecting the obstinate archaeologist have only just begun.

Morgan and Pax are forced to work together in the Djiboutian desert heat, but it is the fire that ignites between them that threatens to combust them both. For the Green Beret, involvement with the woman he must protect is a threat to his career, while for the archaeologist, the soldier is everything she never wanted but somehow can’t resist. When Morgan uncovers a mystery surrounding Djibouti’s most scarce and vital resource, the danger to her reaches the flashpoint. For Pax, protecting her is no longer a matter of following orders, and he’ll risk everything to bring her back alive. (hide spoiler)]

I nominate The Anomaly by Michael Rutger which is described as "Indiana Jones meets X-Files."

Blurb: (view spoiler)[If Indiana Jones lived in the X-Files era, he might bear at least a passing resemblance to Nolan Moore -- a rogue archaeologist hosting a documentary series derisively dismissed by the "real" experts, but beloved of conspiracy theorists.

Nolan sets out to retrace the steps of an explorer from 1909 who claimed to have discovered a mysterious cavern high up in the ancient rock of the Grand Canyon. And, for once, he may have actually found what he seeks. Then the trip takes a nasty turn, and the cave begins turning against them in mysterious ways.

Nolan's story becomes one of survival against seemingly impossible odds. The only way out is to answer a series of intriguing questions: What is this strange cave? How has it remained hidden for so long? And what secret does it conceal that made its last visitors attempt to seal it forever? (hide spoiler)]

The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story is by mystery/thriller author Doug Preston. I loved it. The Lost City of the Monkey God

Jamie wrote: "I nominate The Anomaly by Michael Rutger which is described as "Indiana Jones meets X-Files."

Blurb: If Indiana Jones lived in the X-Files era, he might bear at l..."

L.A. wrote: "The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story is by mystery/thriller author Doug Preston. I loved it. The Lost City of the Monkey God"

Both sound pretty scary *shivers*

The poll is up! Thanks for nominating! It closes on February 28th.

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/3...