The ruins
Scott Smith
Two American couples vacationing in Cancun, Mexico follow a German tourist in search of his brother, last seen heading toward some ruins with his new girlfriend.
Read Time: ~5.3 hr
The Road to Samarcand
by Patrick O'Brian (2007)
About this book
"This story begins with a sloop in the South China Sea barely surviving a killer typhoon. The time is the 1930s, and the protagonist is a teenaged American boy whose missionary parents have just died. In the company of his rough seafaring uncle and an elderly English cousin, an eminent archaeologist, Derrick sets off in search of ancient treasures in Central Asia." -- back cover.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe Road to Samarcand Lead Character
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