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Product Description

Denver homicide detective Bryson Coventry tracks a killer to Paris, expecting a dangerous but straightforward hunt. What he doesn't forsee is that he and a strikingly beautiful French detective would be pulled into a deadly game--a game that would stretch from Paris to Cairo to the Valley of the Kings; a game rooted in ancient tombs, archeological murders and lost treasures; a game tha started thousands of years ago but is not over yet.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #666378 in Books
• Published on: 2009-09-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 377 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780976924326
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
Another winner! For thriller and dark mystery fans, talented author Jim Michael Hansen has produced a story you won't be able to put down until you turn that last page.***A well told tale with a masterful blend of intrigue, murder, greed, lust, and that little touch of horror will keep you reading. You'll want to read all of this author's tales. They get better and better. --New Mystery Reader Magazine

Author Jim Hansen has become a master storyteller, writing tales that rival the best. His latest book, Ancient Laws, will keep you on the edge of your seat to the very last word. I was impressed with his newest creation and am wondering what this author has up his sleeve for his next novel. --Patricia A. Rasey

When it comes to suspense filled thrillers, nobody electrifies the reader more with a crime novel than, Jim Michael Hansen, who is a Colorado attorney. His remarkable style of writing and rich use of dialogue grabbed me from his first novel, Night Laws. He is so entertaining; he continuously leaves the reader with the fear of the unknown and yet, still wanting more. --Midwest Book Review

About the Author
Jim Michael Hansen, a Colorado attorney, is the author of the Laws thrillers featuring Denver homicide detective Bryson Coventry. The books are standalone thrillers that can be read in any order. They are being released in the following order: Night Laws, Shadow Laws, Fatal Laws, Deadly Laws, Bangkok Laws, Immortal Laws, Voodoo Laws, Ancient Laws, Hong Kong Laws and Relic Laws.

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Customer Reviews

The latest Laws police procedural is an extremely complex tale with multiple story lines that cleverly interact and twist
In Denver almost one year has passed since twenty-two years old waitress Amanda Peterson was murdered. The killer ripped out the victim's eyes and put them backwards into the sockets. The case has gone cold in Colorado but now a second dead female with the same gruesome ritual has surfaced in Paris. Denver homicide detective Bryson Coventry flies to Paris to share what he knows with local authorities in an attempt to prevent further killings.

In Paris, Bryson meets his contact Detective Fallon La Rue and feels he is in love at first sight. However, seeing the corpse of the second person stuns him when Margaux Simon turns out to be Tracy White; she saw the killer in Denver and when Bryson mistakenly gave her name to the killer after being tricked, vanished. He further explains to Fallon that he took a bullet in the stomach trying to keep Tracy safe, but obviously failed. They work together employing his ruse of using a doctored version of the drawing of the killer as provided by Tracy last year, but this time Fallon is the bait. However, neither cross oceanic cop is prepared to the twists they face to solve this case.

The latest Laws police procedural is an extremely complex tale with multiple story lines that cleverly interact and twist. Fallon brings a special freshness that will have fans saying oui oui for more appearances by her and Bryson is his usual terrific self. However, it is the complicated whodunit that grips readers throughout as nothing is quite like it seems.

Harriet Klausner

Ancient Laws - the 8th Bryson Coventry thriller
Ancient Laws is the 8th "Laws" thriller featuring Denver homicide detective Bryson Coventry. Each of the LAWS books is independent of the others. They can be read in any other. Other books in the series include Night Laws, Shadow Laws, Fatal Laws, Deadly Laws, Bangkok Laws, Immortal Laws, Voodoo Laws and Hong Kong Laws. The books are available both as trade paperback originals and as Kindle books.

Ancient Laws is a true Thriller
Hansen is definitely honing his craft. This story that takes Bryson Coventry to France and Egypt is fast paced and full of international intrigue. It's similar to stories told by Dan Brown and Katherine Neville, but with the down to earth and dirty slant Hansen gives to his characters.
I had a hard time putting the book down and read it in a few days.
Coventry's love interest detective Fallon La Rue is a very interesting character with a few skeleton's in her closet. I hope Hansen develops Fallon and maybe even feature's her in future books.
The Laws series are stand alones, but sometimes I wish Coventry would age and the stories would be in series. Maybe if Fallon La Rue is featured in future books they can be serial.
I can't wait for the next book in the Laws series. I love kindle because this latest book by Jim Hansen is already released on kindle, but won't be released in paper until later this year.