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| A
“brainy romp” —
“Carrell really kicks up her heels in…a weighty piece of scholarship
packed into a feverishly paced action adventure.... The author’s
wild storytelling style…clicks with the dashing Indiana Jones spirit
of the adventure.”
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“An
exciting, entertaining and surprisingly educational read just itching
to make its big screen debut.”
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"High class fun."
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"Endlessly fascinating…. A lively intellectual romp."
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"A gripping page-turner, an erudite account of contemporary Bard scholarship and the plays and poems that made Mr. Shakespeare, whoever he was, the man he is today. Perfect."
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“a hide-and-seek chase of murder and mayhem… Carrell omits [Dan Brown’s] ridiculous howlers but follows his penchant for twists, turns and incessant violence.” |
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"Glorious fun."
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"It's The Da Vinci Code on steroids, and would be banned if it were an athlete.....an intelligent, thought-provoking, highly readable and extremely fast-paced whodunnit spanning four centuries."
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"An utterly ingenious plot."
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“I can't say enough times how much I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The scholarship is dead-on accurate, the writing is amazing, and the plot-twists were fascinating but believable… In fact, I plowed through it so fast that I might just have to read it again.” «««««Five stars from MySpace Entertainment’s Book Fetish |
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"Attention conspiracy theorists: Take a break from Templar mysteries and try some poetry for a change.... plenty of globe-trotting action along with the literary clues."
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A "notable debut."
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| “One
of the best thrillers of the year”
—Harriet Klausner, Amazon.com’s #1 reviewer |
One
of “10 fiction titles you won’t want to miss” this fall.
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| “Grand
and harrowing”
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“Set
this book in the hands of readers and theater buffs who want smart excitement
that's not at all intimidating. They'll join me in hoping that Carrell
will give us what Will never will: sequels.”
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"That elusive sort of novel that combines successfully history and intellectual themes with a thrilling, suspenseful murder mystery. The result is an extremely entertaining page-turner… a wide-ranging picaresque novel…that will keep you guessing and wondering who is friend, who is foe, until the very end."
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“Highly entertaining… Sure to spark rousing discussion in book circles.”
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"Kept me up long into the night, eager to take that next turn in the plot."
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"A
multilayered thriller and likely the best debut novel this year."
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| And
check out the reviews at MotherTalk:
“Exhilarating, edge-of-your-seat, smart, mysterious, suspenseful, and compelling. For those who enjoy a great puzzle with a great deal of twists and turns, this book is a must read…. Just be prepared for a wild ride!”
“I couldn’t put this book down!”
“I love books like this. Big, fat, entertaining books that assume you know a bit about the subject at hand. Books that take you on a rollicking ride while never pandering or talking down to you. Books that have you on the edge of your seat, eager to find out What Happens Next.”
“Literary comfort food~ satisfying and filling and substantial…. a suspense novel that is smart and will keep you guessing until the absolute end.”
“I
have found a new author to
“Good enough to compare to the classics of the genre.”
"Really, what can I say about...Interred with Their Bones? That it is intelligent? That I paid the older kids to watch the younger kids so I could finish it because I HAD to know what happened? That it scared me, made me laugh, and kept me turning page after page?" "Un-put-downable." "A
stunningly crafted tale of intrigue, creepy characters, and a mystery
that has kept academics arguing for decades… an amazing debut for
a very promising author."
"I
inhaled the entire book in one sitting, and it will be one that I will
be keeping on my shelves." "I
like a swash-bucklin’ woman, which is exactly how the protagonist,
Kate Stanley, shows the reader her mettle in the first chapter of this
book of deception, mystery, bad Jacobeans, and the theatre." “Entertaining and surprising.”
“Masterfully done… employs both creative play and a true reverence for history.”
“A thrilling, thoughtful page-turner…Once I started reading, I could not put this book down until I had read every last word.”
"My favorite Shakespearean based fiction read to date" and "a chance to change my narrow-minded view of the suspense thriller genre as a whole." "Folks, take my advice and do not start this book unless you can keep reading it, because you will not be able to put it down." |
“Plot
twists worthy of The Da Vinci Code dominate this agile first novel
from Carrell… a wild and wide-ranging quest…. spirited and action-packed…
delivers constant excitement.”
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“An
elegant, entrancing journey. Beautifully written and intricately plotted,
INTERRED WITH THEIR BONES is a wonderful book for the intelligent
reader and a great debut thriller.”
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“An
exciting debut literary thriller… will appeal to Da Vinci Code
fans, the fast-paced globe-trotting action to Robert Ludlum readers, and
the exploration of the Shakespeare mysteries to English majors everywhere.
Highly recommended.”
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| “A
fast-paced, highly entertaining novel. An allusive labyrinth…that
will appeal to mystery-thriller fans as well as Shakespeare aficionados.”
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“The
year’s best novel to date.”
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| Responses from Booksellers around the USA: |
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“Interred with their Bones does the unthinkable and makes Shakespeare exciting to the layman. Unlike The Da Vinci Code, the research is unquestionable, and the plots keeps readers guessing and the pages turning.” —James Tardif (Barnes & Noble, Bel Air, MD) |
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“A fabulous adventure through the world of Shakespearean scholarship, myth, and history.” —Michelle Palmer, (Barnes & Noble, Sugar Land, TX) |
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“I put Harry Potter on hold to read this book!” —Mary Ann Giasson (Breakwater Bookland, Brunswick, ME) |
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Starred
review, Publisher’s Weekly