

Turned to Stone
Author: Jorge Magano, Simon Bruni
Series: Jaime Azcarate
Narrator: Timothy Andrés Pabon
Unabridged: 9 hr 16 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 10/27/2015
Author: Jorge Magano, Simon Bruni
Series: Jaime Azcarate
Narrator: Timothy Andrés Pabon
Unabridged: 9 hr 16 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 10/27/2015
Guided by his fascination with museums and love of Indiana Jones, award-winning writer Jorge Magano graduated with a degree in art history. Since then, he has worked at the University of Madrid and participated in archeological excavations that have taken him all over the world. Magano is the author of La Isis dorada (The Golden Isis), Donde nacen los milagros (Where Miracles Are Born), and La mirada de piedra (Turned to Stone).
After a priceless statue of Medusa goes missing from a museum, journalist and art historian Jaime Azcarate is called in to help locate it. Jaime, along with his ex-girlfriend Paloma, once co-authored a report on the statue, and authorities looking for any help they can, put Jaime on the case. Reluct......more
3.5 Stars Turned to Stone has the potential to be a great read. There's the mystery of the statue of the Medusa, art word intrigue, and tons of action. However, something was just lacking. I don't know if it's because Jaime and Paloma were just not likable characters or if something was lost in trans......more
This was a really good book. It started a little slow, but hang in there. It is well worth the read. It is the third book in the series and you can tell that there is a back story that the reader is missing. It does detract a little from the enjoyment, but not enough to take away from the 5 star rat......more
Tremendamente adictivo y el guión perfecto para una grandísima película literaria de aventuras. La mirada de Piedra consolida a un personaje, Jaime Azcárate, que presume con razón de ser el Indiana Jones Español. Humor, acción, suspense, amor y, por supuesto, muchas aventuras en una lectura muy reco......more
An art history mystery—rhyme!—taking place throughout Spain and Italy, this story delves into the provenance and magical powers of a statue of the Greek myth of Medusa, and how some people will do anything to possess it. Oddly enough I found myself enjoying it early on despite not caring for the pr......more