| Reviews and Comments - Virtually Maria. |
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rkmcd@tdl.com from California, 22 November, 1998 Seductive International thriller with technology twist. This thriller draws you into the Gilkrensky Corporation and before you know it you are a captive in the corridors of power, trying to find out what happened to Maria, and why did the plane go down. You get to fly over Cairo, crawl into a pyramid, explore the mysterious links between past and present through the power of the pyramids. You get help form some intuitive and forward thinking hi-tech toys. (Bill Gates should read this) A very good read for that rainy weekend when you feel like solving a few other peoples problems. |
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kmoriart@iol.ie from Dublin, Ireland , 11 November, 1998 Star Gate meets The Rock A billionaire (Theo Gilkrensky) watches his wife die horribly and hides himself away from the world until one of his computer-piloted aircraft mysteriously crashes into the sands outside Cario. When Theo arrives to investigate, his bodyguard detail have their hands full as plots to kill the billionaire grow like weeds around them. Then the air-crash is linked to the mystical forces of the Great Pyramids... Joyce's first novel is ambitious and full of interesting ideas. No surprising plot twists or un-expected double crosses, but there is a determined attempt to compensate with some smooth set-pieces, the best of which is a multi-helicopter air-battle/dual over the River Nile. The perfect, sandy holiday read. |
| Critics Rave Over Captain Cockle! |
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- Sunday Business Post. - South News. |
| Captain Cockle and the Loch Ness Monster |
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- Fish Farmer. - The Irish Skipper - Books Ireland. |
| Captain Cockle and the Pond |
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- Gordon Snell in the Irish Times. |