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Curses! by Aaron Elkins
Reviewed on: June 1, 2025

The Reach of the Past by Vanessa Gordon
Reviewed on: May 1, 2025

The Return of the Pharaoh by Nicholas Meyer
Reviewed on: April 1, 2025

Sands of Doom by Jethro Wegener
Reviewed on: March 1, 2025

Mayab by M.S. Karl
Reviewed on: February 1, 2025

The Disappearance of Ophelia Blue by Vanessa Gordon
Reviewed on: January 1, 2025

Thinning of the Veil by Jayne-Leigh Thomas
Reviewed on: December 1, 2024

Serpent’s Point by Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: November 1, 2024

Rise of the Snake Goddess (for young readers) by Jenny Elder Moke
Reviewed on: October 1, 2024

Excavation by James Rollins
Reviewed on: September 1, 2024

The Lost City by Henry Shukman
Reviewed on: August 1, 2024

Curse of the Specter Queen (for young readers) by Jenny Elder Moke
Reviewed on: July 1, 2024

Cuernavaca by Richard Perhacs
Reviewed on: June 1, 2024

The Well of the Soul by Doug Powell
Reviewed on: May 1, 2024

The Sunbird by Wilbur Smith
Reviewed on: April 1, 2024

Trempealeau by John T. Umhoefer
Reviewed on: March 1, 2024

Diablo Mesa by Douglas Preston; Lincoln Child
Reviewed on: February 1, 2024

The Romanov Conspiracy by Glenn Meade
Reviewed on: January 1, 2024

Black Acorns by Vanessa Gordon
Reviewed on: December 1, 2023

Four Thousand Days by M.J. Trow
Reviewed on: November 1, 2023

Oasis (for young readers) by Katya De Becerra
Reviewed on: October 1, 2023

The Stone Chamber by Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: September 1, 2023

The Search for Artemis by Vanessa Gordon
Reviewed on: August 1, 2023

Indiana Jones and the Army of the Dead by Steve Perry
Reviewed on: July 1, 2023

The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths
Reviewed on: June 1, 2023

The Meaning of Friday by Vanessa Gordon
Reviewed on: May 1, 2023

Dangerous Ground by Rachel Grant
Reviewed on: April 1, 2023

The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult
Reviewed on: March 1, 2023

The Night Hawks by Elly Griffiths
Reviewed on: February 1, 2023

The King’s Gold by Yxta Maya Murray
Reviewed on: January 1, 2023

The Queen Jade by Yxta Maya Murray
Reviewed on: December 1, 2022

The Lost Labyrinth by Will Adams
Reviewed on: November 1, 2022

The Locked Room by Elly Griffiths
Reviewed on: October 1, 2022

Cries from the Lost Island (for young readers) by Kathleen O’Neal Gear
Reviewed on: September 1, 2022

The Exodus Quest by Will Adams
Reviewed on: August 1, 2022

Byron’s Shadow by Jason Foss
Reviewed on: July 1, 2022

Picnic in the Ruins by Todd Robert Petersen
Reviewed on: June 1, 2022

Mesa Verde Victim by Scott Graham
Reviewed on: May 1, 2022

The Burial Circle by Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: April 1, 2022

The Source by James A. Michener
Reviewed on: March 1, 2022

Bone Walker by Kathleen O’Neal Gear; W. Michael Gear
Reviewed on: February 1, 2022

The Summoning God by Kathleen O’Neal Gear; W. Michael Gear
Reviewed on: January 1, 2022

The Visitant by Kathleen O’Neal Gear; W. Michael Gear
Reviewed on: December 1, 2021

The Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths
Reviewed on: November 1, 2021

Sheba by Jack Higgins
Reviewed on: October 1, 2021

Dressed to Die by Beverly Connor
Reviewed on: September 1, 2021

Rio Pasion by James Luceno
Reviewed on: August 1, 2021

The Cornerstone of Deception by Cheryl Simani
Reviewed on: July 1, 2021

Keepers of the Lost Ark by J. Robert Kennedy
Reviewed on: June 1, 2021

Twenty Years of Archaeology in Fiction by Bill Gresens
Reviewed on: May 1, 2021

The Pandora Room by Christopher Golden
Reviewed on: April 1, 2021

The Scorpion’s Tail by Douglas Preston; Lincoln Child
Reviewed on: March 1, 2021

The Dig by John Preston
Reviewed on: February 1, 2021

Kataklusmos by T.M. Doran
Reviewed on: January 1, 2021

Wrecked by Mary Anna Evans
Reviewed on: December 1, 2020

The Case of the Golden Greeks by Sean McLachlan
Reviewed on: November 1, 2020

The Tomb of the Honey Bee by L.B. Hathaway
Reviewed on: October 1, 2020

Enigma Variations by Richard and Sally Price
Reviewed on: September 1, 2020

The Lost Shrine by Nicola Ford
Reviewed on: August 1, 2020

A Shroud of Leaves by Rebecca Alexander
Reviewed on: July 1, 2020

Old Bones by Douglas Preston; Lincoln Child
Reviewed on: June 1, 2020

Dead Man’s Lane by Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: May 1, 2020

Alpha and Omega by Harry Turtledove
Reviewed on: April 1, 2020

The Anomaly by Michael Rutger
Reviewed on: March 1, 2020

Pharaoh by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
Reviewed on: February 1, 2020

The Stone Circle by Elly Griffiths
Reviewed on: January 1, 2020

Catacombs by Mary Anna Evans
Reviewed on: December 1, 2019

Inquisition by David Gibbins
Reviewed on: November 1, 2019

The Hidden Bones by Nicola Ford
Reviewed on: October 1, 2019

The Antiquities Hunter by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
Reviewed on: September 1, 2019

The Way, the Truth and the Dead by Francis Pryor
Reviewed on: August 1, 2019

The Lucifer Ego by T.M. Doran
Reviewed on: July 1, 2019

The Lost Tomb of Cleopatra by JT Osbourne
Reviewed on: June 1, 2019

Women of the Dunes by Sarah Maine
Reviewed on: May 1, 2019

The Mechanical Devil by Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: April 1, 2019

Desecration by Dan Baldwin
Reviewed on: March 1, 2019

A Baby’s Bones by Rebecca Alexander
Reviewed on: February 1, 2019

The Coffins by Deborah Dunn
Reviewed on: January 1, 2019

The Dark Angel by Elly Griffiths
Reviewed on: December 1, 2018

Return of the Swallows by Aileen G. Baron
Reviewed on: November 1, 2018

The Indian Mummy Mystery (for young readers) by Troy Nesbit
Reviewed on: October 1, 2018

The Seventh Scroll by Wilbur Smith
Reviewed on: September 1, 2018

A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn
Reviewed on: August 1, 2018

The Scorpion’s Bite by Aileen G. Baron
Reviewed on: July 1, 2018

Undercurrents by Mary Anna Evans
Reviewed on: June 1, 2018

Testament by David Gibbins
Reviewed on: May 1, 2018

Ararat by Christopher Golden
Reviewed on: April 1, 2018

The Mermaid’s Scream by Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: March 1, 2018

The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths
Reviewed on: February 1, 2018

Mythos Christos by Edwin Herbert
Reviewed on: January 1, 2018

Skaar: A Novel of Archaeology, Revolution and Betrayal by Rowland Reeve
Reviewed on: December 1, 2017

The Baljuna Covenant by Tim Pelkey
Reviewed on: November 1, 2017

Look What the Wind Blew In by Ann Charles
Reviewed on: October 1, 2017

The Painted Queen by Elizabeth Peters; Joan Hess
Reviewed on: September 1, 2017

The Lazarus Bell by Patrick Dunne
Reviewed on: August 1, 2017

The Smoke Hunter by Jacquelyn Benson
Reviewed on: July 1, 2017

Lost in Translation by Nicole Mones
Reviewed on: June 1, 2017

Lord of the Dark Lake by Ron Faust
Reviewed on: May 1, 2017

The Count of the Sahara by Wayne Turmel
Reviewed on: April 1, 2017

Burials by Mary Anna Evans
Reviewed on: March 1, 2017

The Woman in Blue by Elly Griffiths
Reviewed on: February 1, 2017

The House of Eyes by Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: January 1, 2017

A Carol for the Dead by Patrick Dunne
Reviewed on: December 1, 2016

Switcheroo by Aaron Elkins
Reviewed on: November 1, 2016

Shell Game by Sarah R. Shaber
Reviewed on: October 1, 2016

Death Among the Fossils by Isadore Durant
Reviewed on: September 1, 2016

The Oracle by D.J. Niko
Reviewed on: August 1, 2016

The Death Season by Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: July 1, 2016

Mountain Rampage by Scott Graham
Reviewed on: June 1, 2016

Catacomb by Sarah Wisseman
Reviewed on: May 1, 2016

Sunken Dreams by Steven Kuehn
Reviewed on: April 1, 2016

The Shadow of the Evening by Laura Brylawski-Miller
Reviewed on: March 1, 2016

The Avalon Chanter by Lillian Stewart Carl
Reviewed on: February 1, 2016

Lady in the Lake by Jason Foss
Reviewed on: January 1, 2016

The Lifers’ Club by Francis Pryor
Reviewed on: December 1, 2015

The Italian Letters by Linda Lambert
Reviewed on: November 1, 2015

Isolation by Mary Anna Evans
Reviewed on: October 1, 2015

Land of Marvels by Barry Unsworth
Reviewed on: September 1, 2015

The Shroud Maker by Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: August 1, 2015

The Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths
Reviewed on: July 1, 2015

Canyon Sacrifice by Scott Graham
Reviewed on: June 1, 2015

The Orpheus Descent by Tom Harper
Reviewed on: May 1, 2015

Burnt Siena by Sarah Wisseman
Reviewed on: April 1, 2015

Easy Go by Michael Crichton; John Lange
Reviewed on: March 1, 2015

The Blood of Alexander by Tom Wilde
Reviewed on: February 1, 2015

The Riddle of Solomon by D.J. Niko
Reviewed on: January 1, 2015

The Outcast Dead by Elly Griffiths
Reviewed on: December 1, 2014

The Moses Virus by Jack Hyland
Reviewed on: November 1, 2014

Artifact by Gigi Pandian
Reviewed on: October 1, 2014

On the Third Day by Piers Paul Read
Reviewed on: July 1, 2014

The Tenth Saint by D.J. Niko
Reviewed on: June 1, 2014

The Cairo Codex by Linda Lambert
Reviewed on: May 1, 2014

The Ancient Curse by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
Reviewed on: April 1, 2014

The Book of Killowen by Erin Hart
Reviewed on: March 1, 2014

A Dying Fall by Elly Griffiths
Reviewed on: February 1, 2014

The Inquisitor’s Key by Jefferson Bass
Reviewed on: January 1, 2014

Rituals by Mary Anna Evans
Reviewed on: December 1, 2013

Tears of the Jaguar by A.J. Hartley
Reviewed on: November 1, 2013

The Shadow Collector by Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: October 1, 2013

Barbara Mertz (Elizabeth Peters) by Bill Gresens
Reviewed on: September 1, 2013

Beranek’s Stand by Ray M. Schultze
Reviewed on: September 1, 2013

The Three Evangelists by Fred Vargas
Reviewed on: August 1, 2013

The Map of Lost Memories by Kim Fay
Reviewed on: July 1, 2013

Travels in Elysium by William Azuski
Reviewed on: June 1, 2013

The Fifth Codex (for young readers) by Robert Bresloff
Reviewed on: May 1, 2013

A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths
Reviewed on: April 1, 2013

Come, Tell Me How You Live: An Archaeological Memoir by Agatha Christie; Agatha Christie Mallowan
Reviewed on: March 1, 2013

The Third Gate by Lincoln Child
Reviewed on: February 1, 2013

The Cadaver Game by Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: January 1, 2013

The Golden Skull (for young readers) by John Blaine
Reviewed on: December 1, 2012

The Lost Goddess by Tom Knox
Reviewed on: November 1, 2012

Murder in Lascaux by Betsy Draine; Michael Hinden
Reviewed on: October 1, 2012

The House at Sea’s End by Elly Griffiths
Reviewed on: September 1, 2012

The Amun Chamber by Daniel Leston
Reviewed on: August 1, 2012

The Tenth Chamber by Glenn Cooper
Reviewed on: July 1, 2012

Toward the Gleam by T.M. Doran
Reviewed on: June 1, 2012

Plunder by Mary Anna Evans
Reviewed on: May 1, 2012

The Explorer’s Code by Kitty Pilgrim
Reviewed on: April 1, 2012

Quest by David Wood
Reviewed on: March 1, 2012

The Second Messiah by Glenn Meade
Reviewed on: February 1, 2012

The Guardians of the Covenant by Tom Egeland
Reviewed on: January 1, 2012

Jake Ransom and the Howling Sphinx (for young readers) by James Rollins
Reviewed on: December 1, 2011

The Jackal Man by Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: November 1, 2011

The Ark by Boyd Morrison
Reviewed on: October 1, 2011

The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths
Reviewed on: September 1, 2011

The Keepsake by Tess Gerritsen
Reviewed on: August 1, 2011

One Grave Less by Beverly Connor
Reviewed on: July 1, 2011

The House of the Sphinx by Sarah Wisseman
Reviewed on: June 1, 2011

Elisha’s Bones by Don Hoesel
Reviewed on: May 1, 2011

The Flesh Tailor by Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: April 1, 2011

The Gripping Beast by Margot Wadley
Reviewed on: March 1, 2011

Angel of Death by Roy Lewis
Reviewed on: February 1, 2011

Fieldwork by Mischa Berlinski
Reviewed on: January 1, 2011

The Kane Chronicles, Book One: The Red Pyramid (for young readers) by Rick Riordan
Reviewed on: December 1, 2010

A Darker God by Barbara Cleverly
Reviewed on: November 1, 2010

Strangers by Mary Anna Evans
Reviewed on: October 1, 2010

A River in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters
Reviewed on: September 1, 2010

Archaeology in Fiction: A Selected Bibliography by Bill Gresens
Reviewed on: July 1, 2010

Hidden Oasis by Paul Sussman
Reviewed on: July 1, 2010

The Atlantis Code by Charles Brokaw
Reviewed on: July 1, 2010

The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
Reviewed on: June 1, 2010

Jake Ransom and the Skull King’s Shadow (for young readers) by James Rollins
Reviewed on: May 1, 2010

Cibola by David Wood
Reviewed on: April 1, 2010

Lyn Hamilton by Bill Gresens
Reviewed on: March 1, 2010

The Fall of Augustus by Sarah Wisseman
Reviewed on: February 1, 2010

St. Oswald’s Niche by Laura Frankos
Reviewed on: January 1, 2010

Song of the Tides by Tom Joseph
Reviewed on: December 1, 2009

The Genesis Secret by Tom Knox
Reviewed on: November 1, 2009

Murder in the Museum of Man by Alfred Alcorn
Reviewed on: October 1, 2009

The Alexander Cipher by Will Adams
Reviewed on: September 1, 2009

Floodgates by Mary Anna Evans
Reviewed on: August 1, 2009

Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie
Reviewed on: July 1, 2009

Nine Lords of the Night by E.C. Gibson
Reviewed on: June 1, 2009

The Bible of Clay by Julia Navarro
Reviewed on: May 1, 2009

And Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexander
Reviewed on: April 1, 2009

Dragon Bones by Lisa See
Reviewed on: March 1, 2009

Bright Hair About the Bone by Barbara Cleverly
Reviewed on: February 1, 2009

The Blood Pit by Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: January 1, 2009

Uneasy Relations by Aaron Elkins
Reviewed on: December 1, 2008

The Shining Skull by Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: November 1, 2008

Questionable Remains by Beverly Connor
Reviewed on: October 1, 2008

The Sea King’s Daughter by Barbara Michaels
Reviewed on: September 1, 2008

The Pale Surface of Things by Janey Bennett
Reviewed on: August 1, 2008

Findings by Mary Anna Evans
Reviewed on: July 1, 2008

Trace Elements by Kathryn Lasky Knight
Reviewed on: June 1, 2008

The Last Secret of the Temple by Paul Sussman
Reviewed on: May 1, 2008

The Tomb of Zeus by Barbara Cleverly
Reviewed on: April 1, 2008

Crusader Gold by David Gibbins
Reviewed on: March 1, 2008

The Raven’s Pool by Deborah Cannon
Reviewed on: February 1, 2008

Search the Shadows by Barbara Michaels
Reviewed on: January 1, 2008

Chasing Eden by S.L. Linnea
Reviewed on: December 1, 2007

The Meriwether Murder by Malcolm Shuman
Reviewed on: November 1, 2007

The Jackal’s Head by Elizabeth Peters
Reviewed on: October 1, 2007

No Certain Rest by Jim Lehrer
Reviewed on: September 1, 2007

Napoleon’s Pyramids by William Dietrich
Reviewed on: August 1, 2007

A Dark Music by Robert Froese
Reviewed on: July 1, 2007

Effigies by Mary Anna Evans
Reviewed on: June 1, 2007

The Fall of Troy by Peter Ackroyd
Reviewed on: May 1, 2007

Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass
Reviewed on: April 1, 2007

A Tourist in the Yucatan by James McNay Brumfield
Reviewed on: March 1, 2007

Fog on the Mountain by Frederica De Laguna
Reviewed on: February 1, 2007

The Torch of Tangier by Aileen G. Baron
Reviewed on: January 1, 2007

A Rumor of Bones by Beverly Connor
Reviewed on: December 1, 2006

The Lucifer Gospel by Paul Christopher
Reviewed on: November 1, 2006

The Orkney Scroll by Lyn Hamilton
Reviewed on: October 1, 2006

The Mask of Atreus by A.J. Hartley
Reviewed on: September 1, 2006

Thunderhead by Douglas Preston; Lincoln Child
Reviewed on: August 1, 2006

The Dead Sea Codex by Sarah Wisseman
Reviewed on: July 1, 2006

The Last Cato by Matilde Asensi
Reviewed on: June 1, 2006

More Bitter Than Death by Dana Cameron
Reviewed on: May 1, 2006

Tomb Seven by Gene Snyder
Reviewed on: April 1, 2006

The Bog by Michael Talbot
Reviewed on: March 1, 2006

Stolen Souls by Jeffrey Sackett
Reviewed on: February 1, 2006

Frozen by Jay Bonansinga
Reviewed on: January 1, 2006

Bound for Eternity by Sarah Wisseman
Reviewed on: December 1, 2005

Cross Bones by Kathy Reichs
Reviewed on: November 1, 2005

The Serpent on the Crown by Elizabeth Peters
Reviewed on: October 1, 2005

The Moai Murders by Lyn Hamilton
Reviewed on: September 1, 2005

Relics by Mary Anna Evans
Reviewed on: August 1, 2005

The Codex by Douglas Preston
Reviewed on: July 1, 2005

Youth Archaeology Book Reviews by Bill Gresens
Reviewed on: June 1, 2005

Clay Dancers: A Mystery by Cecil Dawkins
Reviewed on: June 1, 2005

The Seventh Sanctuary by Daniel Easterman
Reviewed on: May 1, 2005

Dead Men’s Hearts by Aaron Elkins
Reviewed on: April 1, 2005

Archaeology in Fiction; the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly by Bill Gresens
Reviewed on: March 1, 2005

The Shape-Shifter by Roy Lewis
Reviewed on: February 1, 2005

Lake of Sorrows by Erin Hart
Reviewed on: January 1, 2005

The Lost Army of Cambyses by Paul Sussman
Reviewed on: December 1, 2004

Field of Stones by Marilyn Dungan
Reviewed on: November 1, 2004

The Stone Circle by Gary Goshgarian
Reviewed on: October 1, 2004

The Plague Maiden by Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: September 1, 2004

Monday Mourning by Kathy Reichs
Reviewed on: August 1, 2004

The Magyar Venus by Lyn Hamilton
Reviewed on: June 1, 2004

Guardian of the Horizon by Elizabeth Peters
Reviewed on: May 1, 2004

Amelia Peabody’s Egypt: A Compendium by Elizabeth Peters; Kristen Whitbread
Reviewed on: April 1, 2004

Good Blood by Aaron Elkins
Reviewed on: March 1, 2004

One Grave Too Many by Beverly Connor
Reviewed on: February 1, 2004

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Reviewed on: January 1, 2004

Artifacts by Mary Anna Evans
Reviewed on: December 1, 2003

The Merchant’s House by Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: November 1, 2003

The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned by Anne Rice
Reviewed on: October 1, 2003

Past Malice by Dana Cameron
Reviewed on: September 1, 2003

Haunted Ground by Erin Hart
Reviewed on: August 1, 2003

Cities of the Dead by Michael Paine
Reviewed on: July 1, 2003

The Sleeper in the Sands by Tom Holland
Reviewed on: June 1, 2003

A Fly Has a Hundred Eyes by Aileen G. Baron
Reviewed on: May 1, 2003

The Cambridge Murders by Dilwyn Rees
Reviewed on: April 1, 2003

Indiana Jones and the Peril at Delphi by Rob MacGregor
Reviewed on: March 1, 2003

The Menorah Men by Lionel Davidson
Reviewed on: February 1, 2003

Grave Consequences by Dana Cameron
Reviewed on: January 1, 2003

The Return by Bentley Little
Reviewed on: December 1, 2002

Beachcombing for a Shipwrecked God by Joe Coomer
Reviewed on: November 1, 2002

Burial Ground by Malcolm Shuman
Reviewed on: October 1, 2002

Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs
Reviewed on: September 1, 2002

Nine Lords of the Night by E.C. Gibson
Reviewed on: August 1, 2002

Zadok’s Treasure by Margot Arnold
Reviewed on: July 1, 2002

The Lost Testament by Alan Gold
Reviewed on: June 1, 2002

The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley
Reviewed on: May 1, 2002

Exit Actors, Dying by Margot Arnold
Reviewed on: April 1, 2002

Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery by Dana Cameron
Reviewed on: March 1, 2002

The Cross Bearer by Roy Lewis
Reviewed on: February 1, 2002

Dead Secret by Roy Lewis
Reviewed on: January 1, 2002

Skeleton Dance by Aaron Elkins
Reviewed on: December 1, 2001

The Last Mayan by Malcolm Shuman
Reviewed on: November 1, 2001

The Eye of Horus by Carol Thurston
Reviewed on: October 1, 2001

Fatal Voyage by Kathy Reichs
Reviewed on: September 1, 2001

Death by Theory: A Tale of Mystery and Archaeological Theory by Adrian Praetzellis
Reviewed on: August 1, 2001

The Celtic Riddle by Lyn Hamilton
Reviewed on: July 1, 2001

A Wall in the Darkness by Jon Land
Reviewed on: June 1, 2001

Beat Not the Bones by Charlotte Jay
Reviewed on: May 1, 2001

Temple by Matt Reilly
Reviewed on: April 1, 2001

The African Quest: An Archaeology Mystery by Lyn Hamilton
Reviewed on: March 1, 2001