The Lost Throne

The Lost Throne by Chris Kuzneski is another of the "search for lost treasure which has been hidden for centuries and guarded by a secret army" type of book of which there are many these days. If this is the kind of book that turns you on then The Lost Throne will give hours of enjoyment and I must admit that I read through to the end carried along on Mr Kuzneski's rattling prose. The two heroes are perhaps a little too much even for ex Special Forces types. A little vulnerability on their part would have made them more appealing something that Ian Fleming realised as he created James Bond. Whilst books of this type are fanciful in the extreme nonetheless they require considerable research to give the plot a patina of credibility. It is obvious that Mr Kuzneski has not shirked this task and his scene-setting is excellent. The Lost Throne is just the job for a long-haul flight or a lazy afternoon by the pool though personaly I require a touch more of the bite of reality even in adventure novels.