The Colonel and the Bee by Patrick Canning - Guest Blogger Book Review
Synopsis
A peculiar explorer and downtrodden acrobat span the globe on a building-sized hot air balloon, in search of a precious artifact and the murderous treasure hunter who seeks it.
A peculiar explorer and downtrodden acrobat span the globe on a building-sized hot air balloon, in search of a precious artifact and the murderous treasure hunter who seeks it.
Beatrix, a spirited but abused acrobat in a traveling circus, seeks more than her prison-like employment offers. More than anything, she wants to know her place in the world of the halcyon 19th century, a time when the last dark corners of the map were being sketched out and travel still possessed a kind of magic.
One night in Switzerland, the mysterious Colonel James Bacchus attends Beatrix's show. This larger-than-life English gentleman, reputed to have a voracious appetite for female conquests, is most notable for traveling the world in a four-story hot air balloon called The Ox.
Beatrix flees that night to join the Colonel, and the two of them make a narrow escape—Beatrix from her abusive ringleader, the Colonel from a freshly-made cuckold. Beatrix, feeling the Colonel may have the answers to her problems, pledges to help him catch the criminal he seeks in exchange for passage on his magnificent balloon.
The criminal seeks a precious figurine, The Blue Star Sphinx, but he's not alone. The Sphinx's immense value has also drawn the attention of the world's most deadly treasure hunters. A murder in Antwerp begins a path of mystery that leads all the way to the most isolated island on Earth.
What dangers await the Colonel and the acrobat?
Jennifer's Review
The Colonel and the Bee is a very good book. It's about a traveling balloon with a colonel who is looking for a criminal. He soon comes across a girl named Beatrix who was with a circus she hated and was mistreated by, so she joins the colonel on his hunt. They continue on with a couple and soon gain more people. They soon run into treasure hunters hell-bent on finding a special item.
What it is and who are all the people the colonel takes with him? You will be surprised. 3 stars.
The Colonel and the Bee is a very good book. It's about a traveling balloon with a colonel who is looking for a criminal. He soon comes across a girl named Beatrix who was with a circus she hated and was mistreated by, so she joins the colonel on his hunt. They continue on with a couple and soon gain more people. They soon run into treasure hunters hell-bent on finding a special item.
What it is and who are all the people the colonel takes with him? You will be surprised. 3 stars.
Author BioPatrick Canning was born in Wisconsin, grew up in Illinois, and now lives in California with his dog, Hank.
He is primarily focused on turning coffee into words, words into money, money back into coffee.
patrickcanningbooks.com
He is primarily focused on turning coffee into words, words into money, money back into coffee.
patrickcanningbooks.com
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