The Chaos Code by Justin Richards - first published in the UK in 2007
The story is like a children's version of Indiana Jones. 15 year old Matt arrives at his archaeologist father's house in the Cotswold's to find his father has gone missing. Matt teams up with his father's friend Julius Venture and his daughter Robin and millionaire Atticus Harper to track down the whereabouts of his father and the Lost Treasure of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem. They travel to the Peruvian jungle where Harper has his business headquarters inside an ancient step pyramid. There are lots of twists and turns in the plot, including a trip to a Danish island and a brief return to the UK before a return to the South American jungle where it is a race against time to stop one man from cracking the ancient code needed to control the whole world. The story moves rapidly along almost from the first page. You need to suspend your disbelief and let the story carry you along but all in all it was a very enjoyable read and would make a good film. It doesn't however tell you much about Peru. 8/10
5th February 2012
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