Our Score: ★★★★★★★★✩✩
GENRE: Thriller, Mystery, Cultural
August 2008
SYNOPSIS:
Matheson follows the trail of the monster, which takes him into the depths of underground Cairo, as well as deep into his own tortured past. Mont-Saint-Michel, 2005: Marion has taken refuge in the wind-swept and remote monastery located on a spit of land on the west coast of France. In the wake of a scandal, caused by her own revelations, that is now reverberating through the French capital, she has been spirited away from Paris and brought here by the French Secret Service for her own protection. When she finds a diary dating from 1928 in the monastery library, penned by Jeremy Matheson and hidden inside the jacket of an Edgar Allan Poe book, she is inexorably pulled into the past as she follows his investigation. Soon she feels she is being watched, and taunting notes and riddles urge her to give back what is not hers. Could one of the brothers or sisters at the monastery be behind this? And who is the old man Marion befriends? The two stories intertwine and culminate in an absolutely baffling climax in this cinematic bestselling thriller from France. Meticulously researched and fast-paced, The Cairo Diary is a stunning mystery.
(Synopsis taken from Goodreads)
REVIEW: (May contain spoilers)
Gemma's Thoughts:
An enjoyable page-turner. From the moment Marion finds the diary you step into her shoes. I was gripped from the beginning and didn't want the story to end. The ending is ambiguous and allows you to make up your own mind thus providing lots of discussion material and varied viewpoints.
Emma's Thoughts:
A BookCosy crime thriller winner that generated loads of discussion and opinions. A great book that gets you hooked from the start! I even recommended this one to my Dad!
THE SCORES:
Emma: 8
Gemma: 8
Nic: 9
Maria: 8
Average 8
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