

The Lost Relic
Author: Scott Mariani
Series: Ben Hope #6
Narrator: Colin Mace
Unabridged: 11 hr 20 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Avon
Published: 02/11/2016
Author: Scott Mariani
Series: Ben Hope #6
Narrator: Colin Mace
Unabridged: 11 hr 20 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Avon
Published: 02/11/2016
Scott Mariani grew up in St. Andrews, Scotland. He studied Modern Languages at Oxford and went on to work as a translator, a professional musician, a pistol shooting instructor, and a freelance journalist before becoming a full-time writer. After spending several years in Italy and France, Scott discovered his secluded writer’s haven in the wilds of west Wales, an 1830s country house complete with rambling woodland and a secret passage. When he isn’t writing, Scott enjoys jazz, movies, classic motorcycles, and astronomy.
Another adventure for our hero Ben Hope. This one is filled with thrills, danger, violence and Ben Hope at his stubborn headed doggedness best, refusing to let it go until he gets to the bottom of a series of murders. I did find it a bit incredulous at times but it's Ben Hope so all is forgiven. As......more
It does hook you in and it is interesting enough to keep you wanting to read one more chapter, but it is not as good as the best chapters in the Hope series and has suffers from a number of major flaws, in my opinion: 1) differently from the others this is much more of an action story than a thriller......more
Quality read from this reliable author. Quality lead character, and I will be reading more......more
Mariani's sixth novel in the Ben Hope series delivers plenty of action, mystery, and intrigue. Hope, looking to leave his training business behind, visits former military colleague Boonzie McCulloch in Italy to propose a new opportunity. During his trip, he stumbles upon an art gallery, but when Rus......more
Praise for Scott Mariani: ‘Deadly conspiracies, bone-crunching action and a tormented hero with a heart . . . Scott Mariani packs a real punch’ Andy McDermott ‘James Bond meets Jason Bourne meets The Da Vinci Code’ J. L. Carrell ‘Fans of Dan Brown will love this thrilling adventure’ Closer 'Non-stop action – this book delivers’ Steve Berry ‘If you’ve got a pulse, you’ll love Scott Mariani; if you haven’t, then maybe you crossed Ben Hope’ Simon Toyne ‘Full of authentic detail and heart-stopping action – a real thrill ride’ Ed Macy ‘Establishes Scott Mariani as an author to watch’ M. J. Rose ‘Packed with dark intrigue, danger around every corner, bullets flying, sexual tension, and an endless assault of nasty villains . . . everything a thriller should be and more’ Joe Moore