James Rollins does it again with his latest Sigma Force novel The Devil Colony (#106). A Native American protest gone wrong at an archaeological dig in Utah sets off a deadly chain of events. Only this time it's personal for the Sigma team; Painter Crowe's niece is identified in pictures from the incident and now she's being pursued by both the US Government and unknown deadly forces.
In the meantime back in Washington, Gray Pierce is dealing with personal problems of his own with his aging parents as he and former Guild operative Seichan try to unravel a set of clues from the Utah disaster in the bowels of the National Archives. It seems that Thomas Jefferson had a secret purpose behind the Lewis and Clark expedition, and the key to preventing the spread of the problems in Utah lies with the information Meriwether Lewis uncovered on that trip. The Founding Fathers knew the fledgling Republic had deadly enemies buried so deeply they could not be rooted out. Are they behind the events taking place now?
One thing I really like about Rollins' books is that besides keeping you up at night to find out what happens next, and how the crew is going to get out of this seemingly impossible to survive situation, I always learn something new that is intriguing. I almost always go on to explore more about the science or the sites or the history in the plots of his books. From The Devil Colony I've added Meriwether Lewis and Chief Canasatego of the Iroquois to research some more. I've also added Sunset Crater National Park in Arizona to my bucket list of places to visit, and regret that I won't be attending my national professional association conference in Salt Lake City this fall. And what about that Damascus steel? How did those craftsmen in the Middle Ages produce something so astonishing that still cannot be replicated today? Hmm..
If you still haven't discovered James Rollins and enjoy intelligent thrillers, this book is a good place to start. You can always go back and read the previous volumes!
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