The Sirena Quest
Michael A. Kahn
Poisoned Pen, Jan 6 2015, $24.95
ISBN 9781464203527
In 1994 Silicon Valley billionaire and Barrett College class of
‘59 graduate Robert Godwin notices the alignment of three seemingly unrelated
events except for the day June 17 and the school. The oldest occurrence is the college’s sesquicentennial anniversary; the middle happening is
the 1959 theft of the still missing Greco-Roman
sculpture Sirena from it place at the prestigious Massachusetts school;
finally the youngest gala is the class of ’74 celebrating its twentieth
reunion. Godwin offers a $23 million
endowment to his alma mater if Sirena is back in its college locale on June 17,
1994; and $2 million to those who accomplish the feat.
Class of ’74 Ray Gorman contacts his James Gang college roommates Lou
Solomon, Gordie Cohen and “Bronco” Billy McCormack to discuss finding fame,
fortune and the missing statue. Ray
begins the quest by meeting with Lou in the latter’s hometown St. Louis to
start the quest by visiting the late “Mr. Barrett College” Ray Washburn’s
sister. While rivals including
unscrupulous dangerous competitors hunt for Sirena, the middle age fearsome
foursome also follow clues that send them hopping all over the country.
As St. Louis attorney Rachel Gold (see Face Value and Trophy
Widow) takes somewhat of a respite (she makes a cameo appearance in this tale),
Michael A. Kahn provides an exciting
treasure hunt thriller enhanced by deep metaphysical middle age identity crises. The entertaining storyline grips the audience
once Ray and Lou meet in St. Louis and never slows down as the protagonists and
their challengers break the law and take several major missteps. Fans will root for the James Gang as they
face several perilous scenarios while realizing finding who they are supersedes
finding Sirena.
Harriet Klausner
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