The year is 1976. Fatal Snow, the first of four books in the Harry Thursday series, is the chronological story of the intrepid archaeologist’s adventure from his beginnings as a college professor at a small Colorado University where he is propelled into a tumultuous world of international smuggling and intrigue ending in a blizzard in the remote mountains of Wyoming.
In the The Mask of Minos, Sara Webster of the BAR, pulls Harry from a vacation in Costa Rica to Bern, Switzerland, and on to Crete, simultaneously fleeing and pursuing the bad guys who are also looking for the immense treasure amassed by the fourteenth century Crusader, Count Bruno. While most Crusaders plundered Palestine, Bruno found a vast fortune in Crete, including the mythical mask of Minos worn by his son the Minotaur – half man half bull.
And next, Harry finds his new home in the bucolic Greek island of Seprios, in Wish to Die. When canvasing for a new site near Delphi he finds himself coming to the aid of a Russian art historian in need of an unlikely hero. Together they fight ex-Nazis and a retired Smersh agent in the search for the elusive Russian Amber Room, stolen from Stalingrad by the Nazis and lost during Germany’s retreat through Poland causing Harry to question how thirty-five crates of amber can disappear into thin air.
Finally, once again Harry is asked by his now ex-lover and temporary head of the BAR Sara Webster, to investigate the appearance of rare Burmese rubies known as Pigeons’ Blood, which have cropped up in the desert north of Flagstaff Arizona. In this fourth outing of the Harry Thursday Thriller series, the archaeologist steps off the plane in Flagstaff and into the intrigue of greed, political corruption and murder, and in order to unlock the curious identity of the rubies, he has to solve murder after murder
The Adventures of Harry Thursday
FATAL SNOW (2014)
“Bob Walton’s first novel is a well-written, action-packed thriller, with enough twists and surprises to keep you turning the page. I thoroughly enjoyed it.” – Carmen Finestra, roducer of Home Improvement.
Walton’s first thriller takes us back to 1976. archaeologist, Harry Thursday, is trying to forget the violent death of his wife. A trip to find the tomb of an ancient Inca king in the Chilean Andes ends with the discovery of a rich hoard of precious gems and gold trinkets, and the sudden death of the dig’s team leader. On their way home, Harry and his wife, Nancy, are robbed and Harry finds himself alone on a fishing trawler bound for Panama after his beloved wife falls overboard during a heavy squall off the coast of Ecuador taking with her the Inca treasures.
1978, Harry, is on a camping trip with his friend and playwright Conner in the mountains of north-west Wyoming. They take refuge from the bitter cold at a bilious hotel in the middle of nowhere, where the female employees trade favors for cash. One of the employees is besotted with Harry and runs away with them, much to the angst of the pimp, Skinny, who goes on a wild killing spree to bring her back.
Separated from Conner during a sudden blizzard, Harry and CJ must fend for themselves in the shadows of the Grand Teton Mountains. Wounded by Skinny, Harry battles an infection and fever and it is up to CJ to find the log cabin used by the bordello to entertain wealthy customers from Pittsburgh. While they wait for the storm to end, Harry discovers the truth behind CJ’s daring escape, and why the pimp wants her back, and then it is only a matter of time before the final standoff between Harry’s destiny and his terrible past.
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The Mask of Minos; Bruno’s Inferno (2016)
What would make a retired, independently wealthy archaeologist want to leave the comforts of his retreat in Costa Rica, join forces with an accountant from the Bureau of Audits and Reclamation, and fly to Europe in search of a mysterious relic with no foundation in reality, all while being chased by nefarious killers from a secret society older than Herodotus? Well, for starters, the accountant is persuasive and, oh yes – she’s a knock-out. Harry Thursday is used to getting what he wants.
“The Mask of Minos is a quick read and can be easily enjoyed even by those that didn’t catch Walton’s first novel, Fatal Snow. Highly recommended for fans of Douglas Preston and James Rollins.” — Bella Wright (Best Thrillers).
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WISH TO DIE (2018)
The Greek countryside and a beautiful woman might seem like enough to satisfy most vacation plans, but the intrepid archaeologist Harry Thursday seems bereft of a good time if someone isn’t trying to kill him.
“Overall, Wish To Die is an excellent adventure thriller worth 4 out of 4 stars. The plot and characters are strong and the editing is top-notch. I really enjoyed reading this book and highly recommend it to fans of archaeological adventure stories, especially those who like tales based on international intrigue rooted in Nazi activities during World War II.” joshfree77,
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THE RELENTLESS SUN (2024)
Harry is called away from his current archaeological dig on Seprios, to help his long time confidant – and lover – Sara Webster, unravel the sudden appearance of Burmese rubies in the mountains of Flagstaff. The problem is, Burmese rubies are not found anywhere but Burma. And from the moment he arrives in Flagstaff, people start dying and disappearing. It’s a story of mendacity, and greed, of conflict between the Hopi Caretaker, Maasaw, and the godless progress, and ultimately of “Man’s inhumanity to man.”
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