An old mystery, buried in the past, and whose shadow casts itself to the present day. A reminder of that mystery, many years later. And finally today, on a group of Hawaiian islands where a cloud of pestiferous little animals unleashes all its destructive force. What links these facts to the new epidemic that is emerging?

Usual book pattern for James Rollins. Anyone who has read any of the novels I have written knows what I'm talking about. A pinch of "many years ago", a pinch of "a few years later", a pinch of "today": these are the key points from where he gets the ingredients for his stories; flashbacks and scenarios on different fields that are slowly brought together in the hands of a single criminal machine. Certainly, not boring stories, based on action and Indiana Jones-style research attempts a lot. For those who like it, these stories are daily bread. They maintain good suspense, many events make the plot evolve. The side that I often find as a sore point is the narrative being a little too academic and lacking in those creative inflorescences that would help to give a bit of rhythm not to the plot but to the way of writing. A few more creative bits could help to maintain the attention of readers like me. It's not always easy to hold attention at a good level when the narrative is dry from that point of view. Ultimately, the novel is not bad, same opinion like all his previous titles. They are adventures that mix history, science and lots of action: if you like this type of plot, this novel certainly won't disappoint you.