Thunderhead

By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Archaeologist Nora Kelly is adrift in her career and her personal life when a violent, inexplicable incident leaves her in possession of a mysterious letter. Written by her father, who vanished sixteen years ago in the remote desert, the letter reveals the location of a legendary site hidden in the red rock canyon country of southern Utah: Quivira, the Anasazi Indians' wondrous lost city of gold.--BOOK JACKET. "Convinced that her father truly had found Quivira, Nora puts together an expedition and takes a team up Lake Powell to the mouth of Serpentine Canyon. In the stark labyrinth of canyons and slickrock desert she will find the answer to both her greatest hopes and her deepest nightmare. For hidden in the shadows of the sunbaked cliffs are untold treasures, the solution to the greatest riddle of American archaeology - and implacable, suffocating death."--BOOK JACKET.

Couldn't Find A Character to Care About

Would you try another book from Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child and/or Scott Brick?

I would definitely be willing to try another. This was my second Preston/Child book I listened to, with Scott Brick narrating both. While I enjoyed Riptide much more, it was overall a decent listen.

Would you recommend Thunderhead to your friends? Why or why not?

I would recommend trying a different Preston/Child book first. The story was pretty predictable and I never found a character that I really enjoyed, by either liking them or hating them. Even the main character didn't have much substance for me.

What about Scott Brick’s performance did you like?

The more I listen to Scott Brick narrate, the more I enjoy him. I find that he provides a clear reading while giving just enough differences in his voice so that you can distinguish characters easily.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

I probably would give it a shot. I can see this being done similar to the National Treasure movies. I'm sure Nicholas Cage would sign up for it.

Never again, Scott.

After spending 17-some hours with this book I wonder how I managed to finish it, given the narrator's breathless, dramatic delivery of every word in the book. The story was interesting enough to overcome the narration. Barely. Someone, please tell Scott Brick that the authors deliberately included mundane details to provide a release from anticipated tension. Books should be read with a variety of moods and a selection of dramatic inflections to give the listener a break.

Imaginative and exciting, great entertainment

What did you love best about Thunderhead?

Great performance by Scott Brick! Interesting characters, nicely carved out and multifaceted. Believable social developments in the small group of explorers as they come face to face with danger. Really liked the plot, which sucked me in from the outset.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

There are several rather cheasy moments towards the end of the book that could have been left out. Overall, the ending is a bit of a let-down. And I really don't get why the main protagonist, an independant and serious reseacher, suddently use her sexuality to reach her goals at the beginning of the book? But overall a nicely entertaining and believable book, despite the unbelievable story.

excellent read

I loved this thriller. I could see in my mind the way he described the cliff dwellings. It brought me back to Mesa Verde. I could not stop listening.

Loved it!

well written.

great story line with super character development.

excellent perdormance once again from Mr, Brick.

highly recommended!