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March 24, 2025

REVIEW: The Mesopotamian Riddle: An Archaeologist, a Soldier, a Clergyman, and the Race to Decipher the World’s Oldest Writing by Joshua Hammer

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / archaeology / History / language / non-fiction2 Comments

A rollicking adventure starring three free-spirited Victorians on a twenty-year quest to decipher cuneiform, the oldest writing in the world—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu. It was one of history’s great vanishing acts. Around 3,400 BCE—as humans were gathering in complex urban settlements—a ... more >

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June 23, 2023

REVIEW: Trust Me by Rachel Grant

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsarchaeology / NetGalley / romantic-suspense / SEAL2 Comments

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Dear Rachel Grant, Trust Me is book two in your Evidence: Under Fire series, which merges the Evidence and Flashpoint series’. I haven’t yet read all of the Evidence books but I loved the Flashpoint novels. It was nice to catch up with some of those familiar characters again. SEAL ... more >

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