Midnight in Madrid

Name: Midnight in Madrid
Brand: Harper Christian
Availability: InStock
Author: Noel Hynd
ISBN: 9780310302582

Author: Noel Hynd

Series: Russian Trilogy #2

Narrator: Dick Hill

Unabridged: 13 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 04/26/2009

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Espionage, Crime, Supernatural

Synopsis

When a mysterious relic is stolen from a Madrid museum, people are dying to discover its secrets. Literally.U.S. Treasury agent Alexandra LaDuca returns from Conspiracy in Kiev to track down the stolen artwork, a small carving called The Pietà of Malta. It seems to be a simple assignment, but nothing about this job is simple, as the mysteries and legends surrounding the relic become increasingly complex with claims of supernatural power.As aggressive, relentless, and stubborn as ever, Alex crisscrosses Europe through a web of intrigue, danger, and betrayal, joined by a polished, mysterious new partner. With echoes of classic detective and suspense fiction from The Maltese Falcon to The Da Vinci Code, Midnight in Madrid takes the reader on a nonstop spellbinding chase through a modern world of terrorists, art thieves, and cold-blooded killers.

About Noel Hynd

Noel Hynd has sold more than four million copies of his books throughout the world, including The Enemy Within and Flowers From Berlin. His most recent novel, Hostage in Havana, is the first book in the Cuban Trilogy starring Alexandria LaDuca. Hynd lives in Culver City, California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rick

Posted this on Amazon, and got an A+ from the author! Well, I was pretty complimentary, but my read was and remains sincere. I love writing which disappears, sometimes, as vehicle for a well-wrought tale. The vectors messing with our poise in 2009, er 2010, are all here. A very nice spy novel, if yo......more

Goodreads review by Becky

Alex LaDuca is back, not too long after her adventures in Kiev. This time she is called away from vacation by her boss asking her to help investigate the theft of The Pieta de Malta, a small statue also regarded as a holy relic that normally resides in a Madrid Museum. Once again, she finds herself......more

Goodreads review by Tracy

ughhh - was more like several history and philosophy lectures lightly framed by an action-thriller story. Every main character seemed to need to share about 20 pages (or at least 20 kindle pages) worth of barely relevant socio-political history. The protagonist had to do this several times - I was v......more