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The Project #6
The Nostradamus File
ASIN B00DL7P9FA moved to the more recent edition here and then here
The murder of a Paris bookseller who has discovered a lost manuscript of prophecies by Nostradamus sends Nick Carter, Selena Connor and the Project on a global hunt for the fabled Ark of the Covenant. The prophecies lead them to the Holy Land and deep into the secrets of the ancient Order of the Knights Templar.
The Ark is part of a plan to trigger war and a new Crusade in the Middle East. The men behind the plot have no problem killing anyone who gets in the way, including Nick and Selena. At the same time that people are doing their best to kill him and he's trying to stay alive, Nick is struggling with his PTSD. He'll lose Selena if he doesn't find a way to handle it. But how can he find time to sort out his personal life when he's caught up in one of the most dangerous missions of his career?
The murder of a Paris bookseller who has discovered a lost manuscript of prophecies by Nostradamus sends Nick Carter, Selena Connor and the Project on a global hunt for the fabled Ark of the Covenant. The prophecies lead them to the Holy Land and deep into the secrets of the ancient Order of the Knights Templar.
The Ark is part of a plan to trigger war and a new Crusade in the Middle East. The men behind the plot have no problem killing anyone who gets in the way, including Nick and Selena. At the same time that people are doing their best to kill him and he's trying to stay alive, Nick is struggling with his PTSD. He'll lose Selena if he doesn't find a way to handle it. But how can he find time to sort out his personal life when he's caught up in one of the most dangerous missions of his career?
248 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 23, 2013
About the author
Alex Lukeman
37 books205 followersI like Barbados rum, old,fast motorcycles, playing guitar and books by authors like Michael Connelly, Robert Crais, Alex Berenson, Craig Johnson and Lee Child. I write action/adventure thrillers. WHITE JADE is the first in a series featuring the PROJECT, a small, elite counter-terrorism unit. There are currently 23 books in the series.
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July 16, 2013
5*****Stars
Alex Lukeman again thrills us with another chapter in this wonderful action adventure, The Project Series. There are now subtle changes in the inner story. Our stalwart crew who have formed a brilliant fighting machine have been relocated after the bombing of the Project Headquarters in our last book. We find ourselves on eighty acres of rolling hills in the county of Fairfax, Virginia. Our office building now is reminiscent of a sprawling, statuesque colonial mansion, which also had in the past stored Nike missiles in the concrete bunkers below. The ventilation pipes are the only giveaway to its existence.
We begin with Nick and Selena on vacation in Paris. While there Selena is visiting a friend Jean-Paul Bertrand a curator of rare books. As always Mr. Lukeman brings you into the story immediately with great action. Our duo find Jean-Pierre is in his bookshop murdered with a bloody clue EX25 written in blood on the floor near his body. Time to call their boss Elizabeth Harker who helps deal with the Paris police.
Back at the hotel, a package arrives for Selena, and it is from Jean-Pierre, obviously sent before he was killed. Old pages are in view and Selena tells Nick they appear to be very old pages from Nostradamus written in what they call quatrains. The twosome head back to the U.S. but not before an attempt is made to steal the quatrains and kill them. This is where author Alex Lukeman is at his finest. His writing is crisp, sharp and utterly spellbinding as he weaves another wonderful tale.
Again, Mr. Lukeman takes us on another roller coaster ride of thrills and chills. The Project Team work together following the clues that make this story great; but also very believable. It seemed to me this book was sort of a turning point in the series where although the team is dedicated to what they bring to the world, small changes seem to be happening. Nick and Selena are looking deeper into their relationship or lack of ; missing the one that they once had. Selena’s struggle with an injury that almost cost her life and limb this past year has her thinking of what she has become since she joined the Project. Nick on the other hand, is finally trying to work on his baggage. Is it too late for them to find happiness?
After six books in a series we also find not only injuries plague our team, but eventually luck runs out and we have a mortality; a death of someone we have all come to care for. This loss plays hard on these guys as the trust and respect a team has for each other, when your life is on the line goes much deeper than family, it is like losing part of yourself.
The Nostradamus story line also is exciting and takes us on a very interesting adventure searching for a religious relic that of course everyone is interested in even AEON.
I try very hard not to give away spoilers for it is very easy to do if you have read any of these stories. The Project series is fast paced, has lots of action for thriller fans and will not disappoint.
Again I find it a Solid 5 Star read.
Review by Gloria Lakritz
Sr Reviewer and Review Chair of the Paranormal Romance Guild
Alex Lukeman again thrills us with another chapter in this wonderful action adventure, The Project Series. There are now subtle changes in the inner story. Our stalwart crew who have formed a brilliant fighting machine have been relocated after the bombing of the Project Headquarters in our last book. We find ourselves on eighty acres of rolling hills in the county of Fairfax, Virginia. Our office building now is reminiscent of a sprawling, statuesque colonial mansion, which also had in the past stored Nike missiles in the concrete bunkers below. The ventilation pipes are the only giveaway to its existence.
We begin with Nick and Selena on vacation in Paris. While there Selena is visiting a friend Jean-Paul Bertrand a curator of rare books. As always Mr. Lukeman brings you into the story immediately with great action. Our duo find Jean-Pierre is in his bookshop murdered with a bloody clue EX25 written in blood on the floor near his body. Time to call their boss Elizabeth Harker who helps deal with the Paris police.
Back at the hotel, a package arrives for Selena, and it is from Jean-Pierre, obviously sent before he was killed. Old pages are in view and Selena tells Nick they appear to be very old pages from Nostradamus written in what they call quatrains. The twosome head back to the U.S. but not before an attempt is made to steal the quatrains and kill them. This is where author Alex Lukeman is at his finest. His writing is crisp, sharp and utterly spellbinding as he weaves another wonderful tale.
Again, Mr. Lukeman takes us on another roller coaster ride of thrills and chills. The Project Team work together following the clues that make this story great; but also very believable. It seemed to me this book was sort of a turning point in the series where although the team is dedicated to what they bring to the world, small changes seem to be happening. Nick and Selena are looking deeper into their relationship or lack of ; missing the one that they once had. Selena’s struggle with an injury that almost cost her life and limb this past year has her thinking of what she has become since she joined the Project. Nick on the other hand, is finally trying to work on his baggage. Is it too late for them to find happiness?
After six books in a series we also find not only injuries plague our team, but eventually luck runs out and we have a mortality; a death of someone we have all come to care for. This loss plays hard on these guys as the trust and respect a team has for each other, when your life is on the line goes much deeper than family, it is like losing part of yourself.
The Nostradamus story line also is exciting and takes us on a very interesting adventure searching for a religious relic that of course everyone is interested in even AEON.
I try very hard not to give away spoilers for it is very easy to do if you have read any of these stories. The Project series is fast paced, has lots of action for thriller fans and will not disappoint.
Again I find it a Solid 5 Star read.
Review by Gloria Lakritz
Sr Reviewer and Review Chair of the Paranormal Romance Guild
November 16, 2013
The Nostradamus File by Alex Lukemsn is jammed pack with action. Even on vacation, US operatives Nick Carter and Selena Connor's, still find trouble and adventures. They are sent an ancient manuscript containg Nostradamus lost quatrains. They head back to DC and boss Elizabeth Harkins with the mystery, not without several attempts on their lives. After translating the quatrains and finding references to the Ark of the Covenant and the Templars they return to France and Jordan. While in Jordan the Israelis save them and Nick meets an old friend Ari Hertzog. They return to their boss, Harkins and more mysteries. They discover one man behind the plot, Phillip Harrison III. He wants another crusade in the Middle East to destroy Islam and create a war. Isreal will be instigated to attack Lebanon and Iran will protect Hezbollah. Iran has an old Russian Nuke they're willing to use.
This book contain mysteries within mysteries. It's a fascinating read.
This book contain mysteries within mysteries. It's a fascinating read.
July 5, 2013
The Project continues... This time the plot involves them chasing around the Middle East and England, The Templars, The Ark, A Shrink, and "Burps" moving home, I'll say no more than I can't wait for the next explosive issue. Keep up the great work Alex, this is one of the best series of books I have read.
August 13, 2018
Ancient texts, predictions, and a religious relic that is chased by several. And a battle between two secret societies trying to run the world (a hint of the X files there), and The Project aiding one.
It's a well written chase to the middle east and back via the UK a few times, and the personal life of the two main protagonists spilling over too.
A good twist at the end, and two things that will seriously affect things in the next book, which I really do want to now read.
It's a well written chase to the middle east and back via the UK a few times, and the personal life of the two main protagonists spilling over too.
A good twist at the end, and two things that will seriously affect things in the next book, which I really do want to now read.
May 20, 2024
things are heating up for Nick Carter and his small Project team. With Lamont out for and unknown amount of time they add an Israeli to the team as a temporary member on his first mission with them he is killed...Nick and his team are going after the fabled Ark of The Covenant....if someone doesn't get too it before they do....with the threat of all out nuclear war on the close horizon they hope they are fast enough to bring tensions to a close and stop things before they come boiling to a head that no one wants or will be able to survive
January 26, 2019
Continuing with the hero’s from the project....always a good read!
April 13, 2015
This is book six of Lukeman....not the place to start, but I did. It is a good read and fills in while waiting for Thor, Baldacci to release a book.
June 5, 2017
Another fast-paced, breathe if you can novel from this quite prolific author. The characters are developing with each novel – Nick is even being helped by a psychologist in his efforts to come to terms with dreams involving his part in the death of a young boy before the series began. All the usual players in the series are there, although one of them does actually get seriously injured in this episode, so seriously that they can take no further part in the incredible amount of action that occurs throughout the book.
Although it is certain quatrains of the Nostradamus Prophecies that set the team off on their adventures, those quatrains and the Ark of the Covenant are the substance of the plot, along with a megalomaniac who wants to set the countries of the Middle East against each other and reap the financial benefits from that.
The action involves the Middle East, France, England and the USA, as well as having an Israeli involvement. This is the only aspect that perplexes me as the rate of world travel has to be called into question at times. The author never lets this get in the way of a good story, but one example of this is after some excitement in the leafy countryside of England, the team is very quickly (say twenty-four hours) back in Washington, but in the same time a yacht has managed to convey its cargo from England to an island just off the coast of Maine!
Must have been able to go incredibly fast to achieve that!
Never mind, however, the story can stand it – just sit back and enjoy this rollicking novel. Roll on the next one!
Although it is certain quatrains of the Nostradamus Prophecies that set the team off on their adventures, those quatrains and the Ark of the Covenant are the substance of the plot, along with a megalomaniac who wants to set the countries of the Middle East against each other and reap the financial benefits from that.
The action involves the Middle East, France, England and the USA, as well as having an Israeli involvement. This is the only aspect that perplexes me as the rate of world travel has to be called into question at times. The author never lets this get in the way of a good story, but one example of this is after some excitement in the leafy countryside of England, the team is very quickly (say twenty-four hours) back in Washington, but in the same time a yacht has managed to convey its cargo from England to an island just off the coast of Maine!
Must have been able to go incredibly fast to achieve that!
Never mind, however, the story can stand it – just sit back and enjoy this rollicking novel. Roll on the next one!
September 6, 2024
Brilliantly conceived plot
Another excellent novel in the Project series. It is replete with heart stopping fight scenes, ancient codes to be broken, a search for the Ark of the Covenant and a move toward nuclear war in the Middle East. There is a revelation about the mysterious ‘Adam’ figure that makes reading the next book in the series a must. Lukeman continues to present us with credible ‘what if’ scenarios that would be more than troubling were it no expertly crafted fiction. Recommended!
Another excellent novel in the Project series. It is replete with heart stopping fight scenes, ancient codes to be broken, a search for the Ark of the Covenant and a move toward nuclear war in the Middle East. There is a revelation about the mysterious ‘Adam’ figure that makes reading the next book in the series a must. Lukeman continues to present us with credible ‘what if’ scenarios that would be more than troubling were it no expertly crafted fiction. Recommended!
December 9, 2017
Excellent like the others...10 * ;))
Another outstanding read in this series. Since you created the character Selena, Mr. Lukeman, you will know what I mean by saying you should have been a history teacher! Our kids need historical truth like never before. Hope to never miss one of your books! Fabulous all.
Another outstanding read in this series. Since you created the character Selena, Mr. Lukeman, you will know what I mean by saying you should have been a history teacher! Our kids need historical truth like never before. Hope to never miss one of your books! Fabulous all.
January 22, 2019
Another fun read
This is the third novel I’ve read from Alex Lukeman, about “The Project Group” and won’t be the last I know.
Exciting stories, and great characters.
Often it feels that you aren’t reading fiction but the news of the day.
You know you have enjoyed it, when it’s over before you realize it. Luckily I know there’s more to come, in this series.
This is the third novel I’ve read from Alex Lukeman, about “The Project Group” and won’t be the last I know.
Exciting stories, and great characters.
Often it feels that you aren’t reading fiction but the news of the day.
You know you have enjoyed it, when it’s over before you realize it. Luckily I know there’s more to come, in this series.
February 1, 2022
audible:This book was a good one. The 6th book in the series sees Selena dealing with being banged up in her sleep,Nick seeing a shrink and possibly finding the Ark of the covenant with papers left by a friend who was killed.I enjoy this series. Jack de Golia is a fantastic narrator.I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
January 7, 2024
I really enjoyed this "Dan Brown-esque" writing style. I think there was a bit more combat in the story than I was expecting but the plot line was really captivating.
I wish I hadn't started in the middle of The Project series, because now I'm left curious about the backstories behind Nick and Selena.
I wish I hadn't started in the middle of The Project series, because now I'm left curious about the backstories behind Nick and Selena.
November 17, 2017
THE PROJECT GOES ON A CRUSADE IT DOES...
Hello, I really love these stories. They are very well written and extremely entertaining as well as enjoyable to read. The characters are well defined and as the series progresses, the plot thickens. Good stuff. Thanks.
Hello, I really love these stories. They are very well written and extremely entertaining as well as enjoyable to read. The characters are well defined and as the series progresses, the plot thickens. Good stuff. Thanks.
September 14, 2018
Interesting use of Nostradamus in a book. In my opinion, Nostradamus and his prophecies are a bit strange and could really mean anything and I am not the first person to say so, I am sure. Great book though.
July 23, 2019
Good quick read
Story line has been used several times, with as many twists and turns. Enjoyable read to occupy your mind for a couple of hours. Left you wanting the next page to turn.
Story line has been used several times, with as many twists and turns. Enjoyable read to occupy your mind for a couple of hours. Left you wanting the next page to turn.
May 21, 2020
Manuscript of Nostradamus is found, with prophecies. Leading the team to find the Art of Covenant. Intriguing of all the places they go to find it,
Given audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion
Given audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion
March 18, 2021
The Project team are at it once again - this time, embroiled in a possible war in the Middle East, combined with a search for the Ark of the Covenant, based on the Nostradamus files. Needless to say, plenty of action on almost every page and intrigues of all kinds to keep you reading.
May 14, 2017
The story continues
The mystery deepens as we get deeper
Into the story. Excellent series! I look forward to the next chapter !
The mystery deepens as we get deeper
Into the story. Excellent series! I look forward to the next chapter !
December 25, 2017
Good📕
You people should just read this book yourselves and write your own review on this novel yourself and I really enjoyed reading this book very much so. Shelley MA
You people should just read this book yourselves and write your own review on this novel yourself and I really enjoyed reading this book very much so. Shelley MA
January 5, 2018
Great read
I couldn't put the book down and now, of course, I want to read all of books in the series!
I couldn't put the book down and now, of course, I want to read all of books in the series!
May 3, 2018
I enjoy his books
The Nostradamus File had all the elements I was looking for. Mystery, exotic intentional locations, and likable characters with some good, long running sub-plots.
The Nostradamus File had all the elements I was looking for. Mystery, exotic intentional locations, and likable characters with some good, long running sub-plots.
February 19, 2021
Nick and Selena are sent the missing prophecies of Nostradamus by a Paris bookstore owe the bookstore owner is murdered. The prophecies lead Nick and Selena to search for the. Ark of the Covenant.
July 5, 2017
Think of Black Ops, Indiana Jones, Nostradamus, and the Bible. What could possibly go wrong? Another well written, and fun read by Alex Lukeman. All of his stuff is good.
August 18, 2013
4.5 Stars
Welcome to The Project, a secret covert branch of the government that gets things done that might not be within the reach of the other visible branches. Nick and Selena are on a well deserved vacation in Paris and are combining work and pleasure by visiting an old friend of Selena’s uncle, who sells rare books.
As is the case more often than not with these two, trouble follows when they discover Selena’s friend murdered in his shop with the letters “EX 25” written in his blood beside his body. After spending hours with the police they retire to their hotel to find a package waiting for Selena. Her old friend sent her something before he died, boy did he send her something. Inside the package is an old manuscript written by none other than the prophet Nostradamus himself. And so the hunt begins, why would Jean-Paul send such a valuable manuscript to Selena, who killed him and what does EX 25 mean?
The team are going to involved in a hunt for one of religions most cherished relics, following the clues given to them by the old master himself while fighting the bad guys, uncovering mysteries that might be better left covered and encountering some of the baddest bad guys the world has ever seen.
Alex Lukeman has done it again, he tells us a gripping tale of intrigue and danger, taking us around the world from Paris to the Middle East to a castle in Scotland in search of a religious relic that might possibly change the world if found. He not only takes us to exotic locales, he gives us a history lesson and opens the doors to controversy that could put Dan Brown to shame. That’s the only hint I’m going to give you on the plot of this one so don’t ask.
All the team are together again in their new location, a seemingly innocent estate built on an old Nike missile site complete with building disguised as a home and underground magazines. Director Harker is at the helm, Stephanie doing her magic at the computers, Ronnie and Lamont back in the saddle and Nick and Selena with their on again, off again relationship.
I love this team, each could have an entire series dedicated to them. Nick and Selena’s relationship is being strained by a combination of Nick’s nightmares and Selena’s own self doubt as to what kind of person she is becoming. They are both professionals and it won’t interfere with their work but strained is strained and both are feeling it. The team will call on an old friend for help, as they’ve done in the past, and will follow clues left to them by Nostradamus, picking up crumbs along the way and piecing them together with a whole lot of “what ifs” and a little bit of help from another old, mysterious friend.
I’m not going to beat around the bush here, I have no doubts that there are going to be readers who are not going to like the plot line of this book, as it will step on a religious toe or two. It was a risk for Mr. Lukeman to take, which even I had the occasional twinge with from time to time. I feel like the risk paid off and we got one heck of an exciting, spine tingling story from it, even with my twinges.
We see a new Selena, not as confident in herself and a more vulnerable side to Nick. We are going to finally learn more about the mysterious Adam, which brought more questions to mind, clever Mr. Lukeman, clever.
Readers who enjoy Dan Brown, Raiders of the Lost Ark or The Bourne Legacy are going to love this, readers of a good action/adventure or readers who just like to be told a good story are also going to love this. Who knows what Mr. Lukeman is going to put the team against next but I do know it’s going to an exciting adventure.
Member of the Paranormal Romance Guild Dual Review Team
Welcome to The Project, a secret covert branch of the government that gets things done that might not be within the reach of the other visible branches. Nick and Selena are on a well deserved vacation in Paris and are combining work and pleasure by visiting an old friend of Selena’s uncle, who sells rare books.
As is the case more often than not with these two, trouble follows when they discover Selena’s friend murdered in his shop with the letters “EX 25” written in his blood beside his body. After spending hours with the police they retire to their hotel to find a package waiting for Selena. Her old friend sent her something before he died, boy did he send her something. Inside the package is an old manuscript written by none other than the prophet Nostradamus himself. And so the hunt begins, why would Jean-Paul send such a valuable manuscript to Selena, who killed him and what does EX 25 mean?
The team are going to involved in a hunt for one of religions most cherished relics, following the clues given to them by the old master himself while fighting the bad guys, uncovering mysteries that might be better left covered and encountering some of the baddest bad guys the world has ever seen.
Alex Lukeman has done it again, he tells us a gripping tale of intrigue and danger, taking us around the world from Paris to the Middle East to a castle in Scotland in search of a religious relic that might possibly change the world if found. He not only takes us to exotic locales, he gives us a history lesson and opens the doors to controversy that could put Dan Brown to shame. That’s the only hint I’m going to give you on the plot of this one so don’t ask.
All the team are together again in their new location, a seemingly innocent estate built on an old Nike missile site complete with building disguised as a home and underground magazines. Director Harker is at the helm, Stephanie doing her magic at the computers, Ronnie and Lamont back in the saddle and Nick and Selena with their on again, off again relationship.
I love this team, each could have an entire series dedicated to them. Nick and Selena’s relationship is being strained by a combination of Nick’s nightmares and Selena’s own self doubt as to what kind of person she is becoming. They are both professionals and it won’t interfere with their work but strained is strained and both are feeling it. The team will call on an old friend for help, as they’ve done in the past, and will follow clues left to them by Nostradamus, picking up crumbs along the way and piecing them together with a whole lot of “what ifs” and a little bit of help from another old, mysterious friend.
I’m not going to beat around the bush here, I have no doubts that there are going to be readers who are not going to like the plot line of this book, as it will step on a religious toe or two. It was a risk for Mr. Lukeman to take, which even I had the occasional twinge with from time to time. I feel like the risk paid off and we got one heck of an exciting, spine tingling story from it, even with my twinges.
We see a new Selena, not as confident in herself and a more vulnerable side to Nick. We are going to finally learn more about the mysterious Adam, which brought more questions to mind, clever Mr. Lukeman, clever.
Readers who enjoy Dan Brown, Raiders of the Lost Ark or The Bourne Legacy are going to love this, readers of a good action/adventure or readers who just like to be told a good story are also going to love this. Who knows what Mr. Lukeman is going to put the team against next but I do know it’s going to an exciting adventure.
Member of the Paranormal Romance Guild Dual Review Team
November 17, 2013
I picked this book up, sixth in the Project series, because it was free, it had to do with deciphering some of Nostradamus's quatrains (a topic that always intrigues me), and it threw in hidden secrets of the Knights Templar (hmmm, where have I seen that plot device before?) and a race to be the first to find the Ark of the Covenant (double hmmm, where have I seen that plot device before?). Additionally, it was in the action-adventure/super secret undercover Special Ops-SWAT team subgenre, something I normally wouldn't read, and an opportunity to explore a new area of pop fiction is a chance to get some insight into what drives or troubles the targeted reading demographic, so I thought, sure, I'd give it a try.
Even though it was the sixth book in the series, and the characters were, for the most part, readily recognizable archetypes, the high level of non-stop action made it a page turner. The author had done enough research and knew enough about current international geopolitical disaster possibilities to make the imminent threat of nuclear annihilation credible, even if the villains were based on strong stereotypes. Wonderful touches of conspiracy theory thrown in.
I have been won over enough to go back and read my way through the series, starting with the first book. I will certainly learn some new details about different weapons currently in use. Characters I intend to get to know better in this process include the two leads: Nick Carter, tough but troubled ex-Marine still dealing with what went down during his last tour in Afghanistan; and Selena Connor, sexy millionaire expert at martial arts, professor of ancient languages, and of course Nick's love interest. Joining them on the Project team, operating out of their secret headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, are Project Director Elizabeth (strongly based, at least in my mind's eye, upon the character Linda Hunt plays on NCIS: Los Angeles); Ronnie, the Navajo ex-Marine always dressed in loud Hawaiian shirts; Stephanie, the computer whiz; and not to be overlooked, Burps the cat, who adds a lighter touch between paragraphs of mass carnage, demonstrations of advanced cyberspying, and deadly gun battles.
Even though it was the sixth book in the series, and the characters were, for the most part, readily recognizable archetypes, the high level of non-stop action made it a page turner. The author had done enough research and knew enough about current international geopolitical disaster possibilities to make the imminent threat of nuclear annihilation credible, even if the villains were based on strong stereotypes. Wonderful touches of conspiracy theory thrown in.
I have been won over enough to go back and read my way through the series, starting with the first book. I will certainly learn some new details about different weapons currently in use. Characters I intend to get to know better in this process include the two leads: Nick Carter, tough but troubled ex-Marine still dealing with what went down during his last tour in Afghanistan; and Selena Connor, sexy millionaire expert at martial arts, professor of ancient languages, and of course Nick's love interest. Joining them on the Project team, operating out of their secret headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, are Project Director Elizabeth (strongly based, at least in my mind's eye, upon the character Linda Hunt plays on NCIS: Los Angeles); Ronnie, the Navajo ex-Marine always dressed in loud Hawaiian shirts; Stephanie, the computer whiz; and not to be overlooked, Burps the cat, who adds a lighter touch between paragraphs of mass carnage, demonstrations of advanced cyberspying, and deadly gun battles.
July 14, 2014
"An Exciting Thriller of Deception and Cover-Up"
The Nostradamus File was an exciting and fun listen. You meet Selena and Nick in Paris who are there to visit a friend, Jean-Paul Bertrand, a rare book collector whom they find dead in his shop with a note lying beside him with EX 25 written on it. This leaves them bewildered and leads them in search of answers. Then Selena receives a package at their hotel sent from Jean-Paul, mailed before he was murdered, containing some of Nostradamus' lost Quatrains written by his own hand. Selena, being a world class translator of old text and languages reminds Nick that you can't just 'read' Nostradamus because he deliberately wrote in code. They attempt to get the file to the Embassy in Paris and are immediately attacked but come out unscathed. They do get the file to their Director, Elizabeth but then other things are beginning to brew. At the same time, three world leaders are plotting to trigger a war in the middle east. This book was full of non-stop action and adventure from secret societies to ancient relics with some great twists. This is book 6 in a wonderful series titled The Project. This series really has it all. Extremely enjoyable.
I thought that Jack de Golia's performance was really good. I loved his New England dialect. His pace was perfect for me to keep up with and I look forward to his next book.
Overall I would recommend this book for a great summer listen or an anytime listen.
The Nostradamus File was an exciting and fun listen. You meet Selena and Nick in Paris who are there to visit a friend, Jean-Paul Bertrand, a rare book collector whom they find dead in his shop with a note lying beside him with EX 25 written on it. This leaves them bewildered and leads them in search of answers. Then Selena receives a package at their hotel sent from Jean-Paul, mailed before he was murdered, containing some of Nostradamus' lost Quatrains written by his own hand. Selena, being a world class translator of old text and languages reminds Nick that you can't just 'read' Nostradamus because he deliberately wrote in code. They attempt to get the file to the Embassy in Paris and are immediately attacked but come out unscathed. They do get the file to their Director, Elizabeth but then other things are beginning to brew. At the same time, three world leaders are plotting to trigger a war in the middle east. This book was full of non-stop action and adventure from secret societies to ancient relics with some great twists. This is book 6 in a wonderful series titled The Project. This series really has it all. Extremely enjoyable.
I thought that Jack de Golia's performance was really good. I loved his New England dialect. His pace was perfect for me to keep up with and I look forward to his next book.
Overall I would recommend this book for a great summer listen or an anytime listen.
October 9, 2013
5 Stars is an accurate rating for this book, in my opinion. However, that rating doesn’t fully express what I think about “The Nostradamus File” and the previous 5 books in Alex Lukeman’s series featuring Nick Carter and Selena Connor. When a book “hooks” me, I feel compelled to read it until “The End.” This is my reaction to the series… I READ ALL 6 BOOKS ONE AFTER THE OTHER. I could NOT stop.
Wow. Each story was non-stop intrigue, not only because of the action. “The Nostradamus File” provided wonderful insight into Nick and Selena’s angst about what they did, why they did it, whether or not they could keep on keepin’ on, and whether their relationship could survive what they did. In the end, I believe, they realize that someone has to do the extremely tough stuff in order to keep our country safe from psychopathic megalomaniacs. All the stories in Lukeman’s series may be fiction, to be sure, but one can’t read thrillers like this without wondering if even a little bit of it could actually happen in reality. Improbable? Impossible? I am not willing to vote one way or the other.
Another reason I liked “The Nostradamus File” is that it seemed to set up a transition into a higher level of intrigue for The Project, additional characters, and depth in interrelationships among the team members. I can’t wait!
Wow. Each story was non-stop intrigue, not only because of the action. “The Nostradamus File” provided wonderful insight into Nick and Selena’s angst about what they did, why they did it, whether or not they could keep on keepin’ on, and whether their relationship could survive what they did. In the end, I believe, they realize that someone has to do the extremely tough stuff in order to keep our country safe from psychopathic megalomaniacs. All the stories in Lukeman’s series may be fiction, to be sure, but one can’t read thrillers like this without wondering if even a little bit of it could actually happen in reality. Improbable? Impossible? I am not willing to vote one way or the other.
Another reason I liked “The Nostradamus File” is that it seemed to set up a transition into a higher level of intrigue for The Project, additional characters, and depth in interrelationships among the team members. I can’t wait!
March 10, 2015
Can't help myself. Gotta read another Lukeman and the last two installments of the Project Series, having just completed The Nostradamus File (Project Series 6). I love that Nick and Selena are two such capable protagonists--lethal even--tho poor Nick is not getting any younger and in this installment begins to have a few issues with Selena (the honeymoon is over). Perhaps getting really familiar with a colleague in this deadly game of international cat and mouse is not really the best way to go! In this series, an antiquities dealer has met his untimely end but not before forwarding a priceless original Nostradamus file that will set the members of the Project globe hopping in search of the Ark of the Covenant and the quest to decipher secrets of the Order of the Knights Templar. As always, we get to weigh in on Elizabeth Harker, capable director of The Project--confidante to the Prez--and Stephanie, techno-geek. (Somehow I always picture the gal on CSI.) Burps the cat has been added to the group, getting thick with Elizabeth who definitely needs a sounding board at this point. Lamont, Ronnie, and the rest of the cast and crew are all involved in pulling us back from the brink of destruction all while riding on the very edge of a global disaster seat. Bring on series 8!! I can take it!
February 22, 2014
This is book six of the series, but I have not read the previous five...
Which didn't keep me from loving this book, as it mixes historical references such as the Templars, the Arc of the Covenant and very actual history going on in the Jerusalem, Egypt, Iran and surrounding area.
The project is a very secret group that exist in the US, but operates all over the planet. I will read the first five of the Project series to find out more on how this group was created and what their objectives are. But The Nostradamus File can be read without having already gone through the previous books. It is a story in itself, although one would gain having read the previous books to know more about the characters.
Very well written book. Everything is plausible and if you enjoy mysteries, you will be very satisfied reading this book.
Which didn't keep me from loving this book, as it mixes historical references such as the Templars, the Arc of the Covenant and very actual history going on in the Jerusalem, Egypt, Iran and surrounding area.
The project is a very secret group that exist in the US, but operates all over the planet. I will read the first five of the Project series to find out more on how this group was created and what their objectives are. But The Nostradamus File can be read without having already gone through the previous books. It is a story in itself, although one would gain having read the previous books to know more about the characters.
Very well written book. Everything is plausible and if you enjoy mysteries, you will be very satisfied reading this book.
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