Review Rating
With the October 2004 review, we began rating the books on the basis of one to four trowels;
one trowel= don’t bother, to four trowels= run right out to your local book store and buy the hard cover!
Golden Oldies - reviewing previously unreviewed books by previously reviewed “greatest hits” authors!
As we approach nearly twenty-five years of the MVAC reviews of archaeological fiction, I thought it would be fun to re-visit six of the authors whose works have been reviewed in the past. Three of these authors have sadly passed away since I first reviewed them (Margot Arnold, Lynn Hamilton, and Elizabeth Peters); two have “retired” their archaeologist protagonists, Gideon Oliver (Aaron Elkins), and Emma Fielding (Dana Cameron); and one, (Kate Ellis) continues to put DI Wesley Peterson and his friend, archaeologist Neil Watson, in harm’s way as solve contemporary crimes that have their roots in the distant past. While these authors have been reviewed previously, these books have not.
Serpent’s Point by
Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: November 1, 2024
The Stone Chamber by
Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: September 1, 2023
The Burial Circle by
Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: April 1, 2022
Dead Man’s Lane by
Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: May 1, 2020
The Mechanical Devil by
Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: April 1, 2019
The Mermaid’s Scream by
Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: March 1, 2018
The House of Eyes by
Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: January 1, 2017
The Death Season by
Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: July 1, 2016
The Shroud Maker by
Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: August 1, 2015
The Shadow Collector by
Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: October 1, 2013
The Cadaver Game by
Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: January 1, 2013
The Jackal Man by
Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: November 1, 2011
The Flesh Tailor by
Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: April 1, 2011
The Blood Pit by
Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: January 1, 2009
The Shining Skull by
Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: November 1, 2008
The Plague Maiden by
Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: September 1, 2004
The Merchant’s House by
Kate Ellis
Reviewed on: November 1, 2003
