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Original Title:	The Codex
ISBN:	076534629X (ISBN13: 9780765346292)
Edition Language:	English

The Codex

Douglas Preston

Paperback | Pages: 404 pages

Rating: 3.89 | 18223 Users | 591 Reviews

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Title	:	The Codex
Author	:	Douglas Preston
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 404 pages
Published	:	April 1st 2005 by Tor Books (first published December 17th 2003)
Categories	:	Thriller. Fiction. Mystery. Adventure

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"Greetings from the dead," declares Maxwell Broadbent on the videotape he left behind after his mysterious disappearance. A notorious treasure hunter and tomb robber, Broadbent accumulated over a half a billion dollars' worth of priceless art, gems, and artifacts before vanishing---along with his entire collection---from his mansion in New Mexico.

At first, robbery is suspected, but the truth proves far stranger: As a final challenge to his three sons, Broadbent has buried himself and his treasure somewhere in the world, hidden away like an ancient Egyptian pharaoh. If the sons wish to claim their fabulous inheritance, they must find their father's carefully concealed tomb.

The race is on, but the three brothers are not the only ones competing for the treasure. This secret is so astounding it cannot be kept quiet for long. With half a billion dollars at stake, as well as an ancient Mayan codex that may hold a cure for cancer and other deadly diseases, others soon join the hunt---and some of them will stop at nothing to claim the grave goods.

The bestselling coauthor of such page-turning thrillers as Relic and The Cabinet of Curiosities, Douglas Preston now spins an unforgettable tale of greed, adventure, and betrayal in The Codex.

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Great book. Quick read, not as predictable as I thought it was going to be. Nice beach book.

An intriguing, fast paced and suspenseful story set in the jungles of Honduras. After the introduction of 14 characters in the first 70 pages, things settle down and the plot develops nicely with a few twists and turns added to keep things interesting. Not a masterpiece, but a fun adventure to read.

If you read Dan Brown's books and thought, "You know -- I'd like this more if the writing was poorer, the plot structure less interesting, and the anthropological assumptions weaker and more stereotypical" then this is the book for you. I have read most of Dan Brown's work and I find it an amusing distraction that often teaches me something I then cross reference. The only thing "The Codex" taught me is that Dan Brown is deserving of a bit more respect because his books are fast-paced and keep

Eccentric billionaire died. He left a huge will behind for his 3 sons, but with the condition that they find his tomb first where he buried himself and his legacy. Mildly entertaining.

An excellent read for those days when you have just a minute or two here or there - the chapters are that short. An overlong, forgetable adventure story deep into the heart of the Honduran jungle. Clumsy dialogue surrounds a ridiculous story, complete with a gratuitous (and very un-tittilating) sex scene. Douglas Preston doesn't think much of his audience (or maybe the trash compactor scene from Star Wars overly impressed him) - how else to explain a character's emergence from a sealed crypt,

A rich man who tore his wealth away from the jungles and deserts of the world, attempts to raise his sons the way Doc Savage was raised. It fails completely, and all the sons are upper class losers.Then the rich man disappears. And so does all of his wealth. The sons pursue the riches into the jungle, finding themselves in the process of dodging all the dangers of the jungle, plus some other people hunting the riches, and a priceless Mayan Codex.Not bad at all, but not as great. Lincoln Child

Fun book, should be a movie. Read it, and guess the cast.