The Mayan Secrets

A Fargo Adventure, Book 5

By: Clive Cussler, Thomas Perry

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

The outstanding new novel from the #1 New York Times - bestselling grand master of adventure.

Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are in Mexico, when they come upon a remarkable discovery - the skeleton of a man clutching an ancient sealed pot, and within the pot, a Mayan book, larger than anyone has ever seen. The book contains astonishing information about the Mayans, about their cities, and about mankind itself. The secrets are so powerful that some people would do anything to possess them - as the Fargos are about to find out.

Before their adventure is done, many men and women will die for that book - and Sam and Remi may just be among them.

©2013 Clive Cussler (P)2013 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"Engaging...[a] thrilling climax." (Publishers Weekly)

"Fast-paced." (Booklist)

Brilliant

I am huge fan Clive Cussler’s story telling. I appreciate how he can bring to life in your imagination the people and places he speaks about without having to you use foul language.
Scott Brick is nothing short of amazing!

This was a great read

This book was a great read , as always it was interesting and thought provoking. Realistic in its background and story line.

Best Fargo Book ever!!!

If you could sum up The Mayan Secrets in three words, what would they be?

Exciting, reviting, unpredictible.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

You never know what going to happen in the next chapter. The adventure changes and keeps you wanting more.

What about Scott Brick’s performance did you like?

I really like Brick's performance. The way he reads the book makes you feel you are right with him, seeing the story as though you are there.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When Sam got his friends to help the people of the village.

Any additional comments?

I hope Custer writes another Fargo book soon.

Entertaining!

I love Sam and Remy Fargo and the adventures they have. There is nothing serious or mind provoking about these books, but rather they are pure entertainment. The Fargos always keep us entertained with their travels and their relationship is something we would all like ... fun, fun, fun, along with their standard of living and adventures. Yes, pure entertainment but an enjoyable read.

Clive does it again!

Like all of his books, this one had a great story. Lots of action and the good guys win—-naturally.

Loved it

As always this was a fun story & I couldn't put it down and went to bed very late

Awesome performance by Scott Brick

As always, Scott Brick's performance was top notch. The story this time seemed to steer away from established character traits. This took away from the story as it stood out like a sore thumb. This is one of the hazards of a series like this but also one of the reasons to love these series as you begin to know the characters.

The Mayan Secrets

As always the Fargo series is really good the interaction between them is great and the adventure is always flowing fast and good. Can not wait till the next story.

Great narrative!

Very entertaining. Not too complex, but enough to be interesting. Lots of twists and turns.

Adventure, History, and Hope

Anyone familiar with Clive Cussler’s stories and worlds—whether or not they’re actually written by him—knows exactly what to expect. The writing and story craftsmanship aren’t artwork, the characters are one-dimensional, and that doesn’t matter in the slightest. With these stories you get true heroes and true villains, rollicking adventures, a smattering of history and legend, and a satisfying resolution. This one is no different. There were a couple of implausible, illogical elements but overall it’s believable enough; the villain is of the spoiled, entitled, rich-heiress-brat variety which I personally find sooo grating but that just makes the comeuppance all the sweeter; and the ending is pretty much exactly what it needed to be as well as what you want it to be.
A quick side note- this is both my first Fargo adventure and my first non-Clive-written adventure, so I don’t know if this is a result of it being the Fargo series or if it’s thanks to writer Thomas Perry but the women of the story were handled better— they were beautiful and competent as expected but never sexually objectified, without a single breast or buttock description in sight, and I so appreciated that.

Expertly read by Scott Brick—as always.