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PLAZA: An Archaeological Thriller Kindle Edition

by Shane M Brown (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 769 ratings
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"Move over Matthew Reilly and Michael Crichton. Shane M Brown has crafted a roller-coaster ride of non-stop archaeological adventure that will have readers glued to the page. When this book becomes a blockbuster movie, we'll be camping out to buy tickets!"

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"This is the type of book that reviewers crave. Believable characters, solid writing and, most important of all, a gift for story-telling that places this book firmly into our ranks of fiction favorites. "

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THEIR FIRST MISTAKE was ever telling the world about the wonders they had found.

They should have kept it all a secret. If they’d kept it a secret, fewer people would have died. When archaeologists uncover the largest ancient safe in the world, the wrong kinds of people will show up: criminals, mercenaries, treasure hunters.

THEIR SECOND MISTAKE was opening it.

Why would an ancient culture devote three generations to build a giant stone safe? Why would they bury it so the jungle could hide it from the world? Why ritually sacrifice one hundred thousand people to ensure its secrecy?

THEIR LAST MISTAKE proved the biggest.

This last mistake hurt the most. Their last mistake was to assume that nothing had been left behind to keep guard….




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"Brown masterfully wove everything together into an ending that had me super intrigued and wondering what was going to happen next." - August

"Wow! I just read my 2nd book by Shane Brown and I loved it! Shane Brown is 2 for 2 in the action-thriller department as far as I am concerned. I loved FAST, and I loved Plaza just as much." - CoachD

"Fast-paced and exciting. I really enjoyed the book. It kept me entertained until the end. Hoping for more like this from the author" - Jim Fields

"Excellent thriller. Grips you to the end" - R Ryan

"Fast moving archaeological thriller with many surprises. You will enjoy reading this book. It was worth losing sleep because it was so interesting I did not want to put it down!" - Earl

"I really enjoyed this book! It is action packed from start to finish. I highly recommend this to anyone who likes to read about archaeology on a thrill ride!' - Surreallst77

"Very much enjoyed reading this story. Didn't start reading until midafternoon. Could hardly wait this morning to pick up where I left off. So many twist and turns will leave the reader on and on till the last words roll off the pages."- Allie





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If you haven't landed on this page by accident, then you're one of those curious people, like me, who likes to know a bit more about the authors we read. My life is much less exciting than my writing (thank goodness, because I put my characters through hell!)

I married my university sweetheart (not sure how she still puts up with me) and I’m the lucky father of three young children (Cassandra, Luca and Nicholas). We live in Brisbane, Australia. I met my wife at James Cook University, where I completed a Bachelor of Biological Science with duel majors in Zoology and Archaeology, a First Class Honors Degree in Underwater Archaeology, and a Masters Degree in Environmental Management. My writing draws on these disciplines, but while researching for books I try to never stop learning.

To date, I have completed five novels and an anthology of shorter stories. Right now I’m working hard on my sixth novel, and very much enjoying my role in assisting with the development of a feature film based on one of my short stories.

I love hearing from people. Feel free to drop me a line and let me know what you like, or what you think I could do better. Like I said, I’m always trying to learn.

Have a great week,

Shane M Brown

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Hi there!

If you haven't landed on this page by accident, then you're one of those curious people, like me, who likes to know a bit more about the authors we read. My life is much less exciting than my writing (thank goodness, because I put my characters through hell!)

I married my university sweetheart (not sure how she still puts up with me) and I’m the lucky father of three young children (Cassandra, Luca and Nicholas). We live in Brisbane, Australia. I met my wife at James Cook University, where I completed a Bachelor of Biological Science with duel majors in Zoology and Archaeology, a First Class Honors Degree in Underwater Archaeology, and a Masters Degree in Environmental Management. My writing draws on these disciplines, but while researching for books I try to never stop learning.

To date, I have completed five novels and an anthology of shorter stories. Right now I’m working hard on my sixth novel, and very much enjoying my role in assisting with the development of a feature film based on one of my short stories.

I love hearing from people, and I reply to all my emails. Feel free to drop me a line and let me know what you like, or what you think I could do better. Like I said, I’m always trying to learn.

Have a great week,

Shane M Brown

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azgrad
5.0 out of 5 stars Non-Stop Action....A Must Read!!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2013
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This is the third Shane Brown book I've read (two novels and one short story anthology) and I have not been disappointed yet. PLAZA is non-stop action from the opening pages through to the end. Yes, as some reviewers have pointed out, there are typos and grammatical errors (I suspect, though, that the author addressed this issue in his later books by engaging a new editor), there are some scientific inaccuracies and some readers may be overwhelmed with the number of characters that come in and out of the story (sometimes quickly and frequently violently!). All valid comments but in my opinion...so what! Brown is an excellent storyteller and none of these shortcomings reduced my enjoyment of this book by one bit.

Having read some really innovative stories from this author I hesitated to start this one. I expected the typical "what did they unearth" archeological story turning into an equally typical horror tale. It's been done many times before. What I didn't expect, though, were competing groups of thieves who are ready to fight to the death for what is "theirs" and the dilemma of the archeologists who are caught between trying to salvage their finds and just staying alive in the process. Oh, and then of course all three groups have to deal with unseen monsters who kill indiscriminately in a horrific manner. (If you have problems with graphically violent deaths this may not be the story for you. Brown does has a flair for coming up with unique ways to kill someone.)

To me the best part of owning a Kindle is finding unknown authors whose works would have never been available to us through traditional bookstores. I've found some great ones and some pretty bad ones too. Brown falls into the former category for sure. I am NOT about to compare Brown to an author who's sold millions of books but I want to make one analogy that I think is fair. No one read A Time To Kill by John Grisham until The Firm became a best seller. It's just too difficult for a new author to get distribution of an early novel. But after that first success people quickly got access to his first novel (mostly unknown until then though very well-written). Shane Brown's day will come and once that happens more people will discover this book. So you might as get ahead of the crowd and enjoy it now! :)
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Dr.Gonzo
4.0 out of 5 stars A Solid 4-Star Action Adventure (from a reviewer who pretty much never gives out 5 stars.)
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2013
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Invisible, unknown monsters fascinate me. The author of this story does a good job of building up the suspense, then revealing the monsters (before it grows tedious.) It slightly reminded me of Predator and LOST in that regard. I also could draw a few parallels between this and Michael Crichton's "Congo." And I mean that in a good way.

I had never heard of the author. No big deal, that's fairly common with kindle books. Well, this Shane Brown guy writes in a way that I found enjoyable, and considering its just his second book, impressive. The characters are well fleshed out, the plot moves along briskly, the archaeological mystery is engaging and the ending left me feeling satisfied. All in all, a damn good read. Also, I should mention that typos and errors were minimal. I did find a few, missing quotation marks and whatnot, but the overall editing is quite good and above average for the kindle market. Overall, this book is on par (quality wise) with most major paperbacks on the market.

If I have one complaint it's that the action is a little too over the top for my liking. When a reader is presented with one crazy escape after another, they start to blend together and they eventually lose their impact. Although its the type of story that benefits from its balls to the wall pacing, I would have preferred if things built up a little more gradually. Also, I found the beginning rather dark, with a gruesome death scene occurring right in the opening chapters of the book. For me this was redeemed by the later scenes in the gallery, which reminded me of a live action video game (told through a detailed plot.)

If you've ever been a fan of the Uncharted series of games; novels by authors such as Michael Crichton, Clive Cussler or Matt Reilly; movies like Predator or Indiana Jones; Or if you just enjoy a good archaeological action adventure, this book is highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Shane Brown is 2 for 2 in the Action~Thriller Dept!
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2012
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Wow! I just read my 2nd book by Shane Brown and I loved it! Shane Brown is 2 for 2 in the action-thriller department as far as I am concerned. I loved  FAST , and I loved Plaza just as much. The action for FAST was fantastic and it fit that type of book. FAST was a military action thriller all the way.......While Plaza is an exciting combination of archaeology and all-out action. And of course, once again, Shane tossed in some strange monsters/creatures and the story took place in an isolated location. A different kind of action then what was featured in FAST. PLAZA is more along the lines of  Amazonia , with maybe a tad more action. I loved Amazonia as well, and consider it one of my favorite James Rollins books. I think FAST will be favorably compared to books like Matthew Reilly's  Ice Station , while PLAZA will be compared to Amazonia and another Reilly thriller:  Temple .

I normally do not read two books by the same author so close together as I did FAST and PLAZA, but I could not wait once I found out Shane Brown had a 2nd book avaiable. And what a good deal on his prices, both books selling for only $2.99 and I think they are available on Amazon Prime to borrow for free (one book per month).

Now I must pay the price for reading both of his books so close together.......I have to wait UNTIL his next thriller comes out (FAST II?).
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Shane Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars Exhilarating!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 17, 2014
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I've had this book on my Kindle for months and kept on passing it over for other books but now I wish I had read it sooner.
It felt like a book equivalent of a blockbuster movie (and would probably make a good one).
Gripping and action packed throughout, no drawn out conversations or over-descriptive locations, just a roller coaster of exciting set-pieces.
I must admit the final revelation about the Plaza was a slight let-down to me. I somehow expected something a bit more... I'm not sure what, just something else.
However, the route there was so thrilling I cannot give it less than 5 stars. One of the best books I have read in recent times.
It has certainly made me interested in the authors' other works, though I have found so many "one hit wonders" that I'm not sure I want to spoil the magic...
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Julie Tapper
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Australia on July 10, 2015
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multi plots, very enthralling
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BlackBrigand
4.0 out of 5 stars Good exciting archaeological thriller with a few new twists
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2014
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PLAZA Shane M Brown Kindle Edition

A good thriller set at a Central American dig. Plenty of action, two groups of villains and a killer creature. The story is well written but still an easy read and sufficiently interesting, that I was compelled to finish it in a single sitting. I have now reached the age where I need very little sleep but get easily bored and so spend most nights reading or watching vintage movies.

There are a couple or characters in this novel that have been set up for a sequel and so I shall keep an eye open for future works from this author.

Enjoyable action novel with just enough archaeological flavour to add some extra mystery.
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Around Robin
5.0 out of 5 stars Eat Your Hat, Indiana Jones!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 17, 2015
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A thrill-a-minute ride through what quickly proves to be an archaeological minefield. Who are the good guys, who the bad - and what is the ultimate goal that they are all after attaining, one buried deep within a network of cunningly defended chambers constructed 400 years previously? Add in a bunch of invisible man-eating predators, and you're in for a thumping good read. Okay, you've to suspend a certain amount of basic logic, but a well-written story draws you in regardless, and I found this saga managed to do that quite nicely. A couple of the 'mercenaries' were perhaps stereotypical of the genre, but I guess that's mercenaries the world over. In short then; a novel brimming with good old-fashion escapism. So yes, eat your hat, Indiana Jones!
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Monopoly
3.0 out of 5 stars Too many characters and a bit slow in parts...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 20, 2013
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At points I found it difficult to remember who was who because there are three different factions of many characters and I kept having to think... is he a good guy, bad guy or one of the others.

Also, without spoiling it, the explanation for the fearsome creature turned out to be a little unbelievable to be honest.

I almost gave up but kept on going because I hate to leave a book unfinished.... it was OK.
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