"The Charms of the lost city" is a breathless thriller which although can be read independently of any other novel of this duo of authors, among others tells the encounter between Nora Kelly archaeologist and journalist Bill Smithback (for experts in the saga Pendergast this story is between "The attic of hell" and "the Chamber of curiosities"). If the first half of the book is fairly standard, the second is explosive, the many twists and even the last pages we hang on whether the heroes survive their terrible enemies ...
