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•'This stylish conspiracy thriller is a Turkish delight…combines plenty of stirring action with fascinating historical detail about a city and a country [Laurence] quite obviously loves.' Irish Independent
• 'A brisk plot…which draws the reader into a conspiratorial rapport…He's come late to fiction, clearly he means to enjoy it.' Telegraph
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A brutal murder. An ancient temple. A long-lost treasure.
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An Istanbul Thriller!,
By L K Jay (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Istanbul Puzzle (Kindle Edition)
This was a great find for all those who like a fast paced action adventure story. This story is in a similar genre as The Davinci Code only with more plausible adventure and more believable characters.Sean is still traumatised from the death of his wife and his sadness continues at the news of the death of his best friend Alex, who was working on a Turkish heritage site for their academic research. Sean goes out to Istanbul to identify the body and his adventures start there when he meets up with an intriguing foreign office representative who knocks on his hotel door one morning. Adventure ensues and they chase, and are chased, around Istanbul and London. If you like a fast paced adventure story with a mystery attached, then this is for you. Once you follow Sean to the Turkish capital it becomes a real page turner and you won't stop until you reach the end. O'Bryan makes Istanbul come to life and the information at the end about the city itself is a really nice touch. Looking forward to reading the sequel.
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
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Superb!,
By Sam W (West Wales) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Istanbul Puzzle (Kindle Edition)
I have just finished reading The Istanbul Puzzle by Laurence O'Bryan. It is 2am, I should be in bed sleeping, but I couldn't put it down. I found it impossible to read 'just one more chapter' as each chapter made me want to carry on reading.This is a superb first novel by Laurence O'Bryan, it deserves to be a best seller. In my view it has the potential to be turned into a television drama or cinema film. I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know the two main characters and hope they will be together again for The Jerusalem Puzzle. It is such a shame that it will be 2013 before I am able to enjoy their company once again.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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A perfect fusion of fact and fiction...,
By Neerav Vadera "Neerav Vadera" (London, U.K.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Istanbul Puzzle (Kindle Edition)
A thoroughly enjoyable first piece from Mr O'Bryan and at an absolute bargain price (99p). I just finished another debut novel last week, "Before I Go To Sleep" which I thought was a little flat, the plot lacking any real depth. Ergo I was somewhat hesitant about risking reading another debut attempt but I'm glad to say Istanbul Puzzle blew any reservations I had out of the water! This book has everything, history, archaeology, artefacts, romance, crime, good guys, bad guys and a much more credible story line than other bestselling books that fit into this genre.I've never been to Istanbul, but the passion with which the author describes every beautiful minute detail of the city during the chase, leaves you in awe. I cannot wait to visit Istanbul myself, the city is clearly seeped in some amazing history, religious battles spread over many centuries and ancient buildings that remain in existence today. It's no surprise that Mr O'Brian was inspired to write this book after a visit to the city himself. Often when you read a fictional book, it turns into somewhat of a cinematic experience, i.e. a bit of fun that seldom leaves you challenging your existing general knowledge of things either past or present. Istanbul Puzzle is much more well rounded than that and that's what makes it stand out from the crowd. You don't need me to repeat in detail what is already in the synopsis but in a nutshell the protagonist (somewhat by accident, which makes it even more exciting) Sean Ryan, co-founder of the Institute of Applied Research in Oxford travels from his base in London to Istanbul, initially to find out the cause of his best friend and colleague Alek Zegliwski's gruesome murder by decapitation. However, almost immediately he finds himself mixed up with the British Consulate in his quest to avenge his death which simultaneously embroils him in a much wider sinister plot by fundamentalists to create a new order. The story thus cleverly flicks back between Armageddon type events in London and the goings on in Istanbul which culminates in an explosive coming together towards the end. How many Oxford professor's do you know that end up saving the world (well sort of - you need to read the book to find out for yourself how it all transpires, but it's worth it!) A more than impressive debut, beautifully descriptive edge of the seat stuff that invoked some serious interest in me to research Turkey and its rich history further. What more could you ask for? I can't wait for the next instalment the Jerusalem puzzle where it's already been confirmed on the author's blog that Sean and Isabel will be teaming up again. No doubt more of the same, I can't wait. Thank you for reading my review, I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did.
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