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 coercive and, oh yes-she's a knock-out.
Harry Thursday has been in trouble before in Robert Walton's first novel, Fatal Snow.Now THE MASK OF MINOS takes the reader through an allegoric story retelling Theseus' journey to becoming the ruler of Greece. Along that path, he is besotted by enemies and finally battles the son of Zeus, ruler of Crete, father of the Minotaur-half-man, half-bull. With the aid of his patron god Poseidon, Theseus brings down the once mighty kingdom in a fiery earthquake, freeing all from its oppressive dominance. And so Harry Thursday battles the secret society known to only a few as the Hyperboreans in his attempt to find-and keep them from finding-the powerful mythical mask.
This page-turner will keep the readers on their toes through to the end. For readers, who are already fans of Harry Thursday, this will quench their thirst of adventure and his quirky attitude. -- Serious Reading Magazine What Others are Saying 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 ThrillerAutorentext
Robert Walton grew up in the small multi-cultural village of Narberth in the Main Line region of Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Armed with a degree in Archaeology from Penn State University, Bob has worked tirelessly over the years to live up to his father's expectations. Having failed at that, he has traveled the world in search of the true meaning of life. Still, this has not stopped him from pursuing a career in writing that began in 2007 when he joined Pennwriters and The International Thriller Writers. Robert sold his restaurant after twenty years in business selling bagels to a hungry citizenry and is now selling houses for Century 21 Realty Services in Camp Hill. He lives in New Cumberland with his family. His second novel The Mask of Minos /Bruno's Inferno extends the story of Harry Thursday in a quest to solve the riddle of the Mask of Minos. Still, more Harry Thursday stories are forthcoming. He is also working on a science fiction novel that more directly questions the meaning of life.