Manuscript 512 Kindle Edition

Rick Chesler takes us on a search for the City of Z with a twist. We join disgraced Prof. Wilson and his guide Sal searching for the Lost City of Z using a stolen manuscript reported to lead to the City. In the Amazon Wilson is bitten by a rare spider and boy oh boy wait until you find out what happens to him. Bravo Rick for a great read once again. If you aren't afraid of spiders or even if you are you will enjoy this book.

The Lost City of Z is thought to hold untold riches for whomever finds it, and Manuscript 512 is supposed to be a map of sorts to find it. Dr. Hunter Winslow, a disgraced historian who was fired for theft of rare documents, believes all of it and is determined to find the answers. The document is housed in Rio and Winslow knows he has to steal it in order to test it, and he does just that. Armed with the knowledge hidden within the document, Winslow enters the jungle on a journey that will change his life forever.I thoroughly enjoyed this book!! It starts off as a typical adventurous read, it has an Indiana Jones feel to it, then it takes a turn and becomes something out of nightmares! I was wondering where the spider on the cover came into it!! I had shivers running down my spine at certain bits, and felt like things were crawling over me at another memorable moment, you'll know which bit when you read it!!I liked Dr Hunter Winslow even though he isn't the most ethical man. He stole documents so other scholars couldn't read them, and so he would become the only person to turn to about them. He even goes so far as to destroy a document to get answers. He is well written and developed! All of the characters are well developed and you can't help but become involved in their story.The plot moves at a steady pace and is easy to become lost in. I could picture the jungle and all that went on there! I was drawn into the story right from the start and it held my interest till the very end. I really hope the author intends on revisiting this world and the characters left! There are so many possibilities!!I did find that it was hard to follow who was talking at times because David Loving didn't differentiate the characters voices enough. I felt like he just read the story and didn't perform it. He was easy enough to listen to though and read it clearly.I was given this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. This in no way affected nor influenced my thoughts.

I was excited about this book. I really enjoy explorer books in the Amazon hunting for treasure, etc. This started strong and I was enjoying it. I saw several of the big 'reveals' coming long before the author chose to reveal them. It was the ending that I didn't love. There just wasn't a clear explanation for why some of the things happened the way that they did (without giving any spoilers) and the ending was rushed and unsatisfying.

This is a wonderfully inventive story about searching for the famous lost city of Z .Dr Hunter Winslow steals Manuscript 512 and has it translated into directions for the lost city. Filled with dangers deep in the Amazon,giant spiders and many perils,this is a great thriller.I really enjoyed it.

Disgraced Professor Hunter Winslow heads to Rio de Janeiro in search of academic redemption and riches. He steals a centuries-old manuscript from the Brazil National Library and has his longtime lab assistant literally deconstruct the manuscript looking for clues to the location of the legendary Lost City of Z.This is a tale of the vast Amazonian forest and a few men trying to find riches beyond comprehension. It also tells of the measures put into place to guard that treasure.This was a skin-crawling tale of greed, endurance and creatures from a Saturday creature feature B grade movie. Fun but creepy.

If you don't like spiders, you will have them after reading this book about the Lost City of A. It is quite an adventure

This novel was thin on plot, sloppily written, and best enjoyed if you are age 12 or inebriated. It’s been a while since I have read a novel so poorly written. At least I got it through Kindle Unlimited and didn’t pay for it. The only thing I lost was time.

Who does not like the idea of a fabulous city of gold in the wildest reaches of the Amazon? This story -- however much you have to suspend disbelief -- was well and fluently written, and gave me the creeps. Whether the part about recovering bits of the ancient manuscript, is scientifically possible, I doubt very much, but never mind. It's like a scary fairy tale for adults!

I think the concept for the story was good but I found the yarn itself lightweight