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The Museum Detective
by Maha Khan Phillips
Book/Overall Story: 4/5
Narration/Audiobook: 3.5/5
Now if you liked the show Bones, COME TO THE FRONT!!
The Museum Detective is a slow burn historical crime thriller that you don’t want to sleep on. Clearly, as someone who swears they were an archeologist, historian, and/or anthropologist in a past life, I was excited to get into this read. It’s got crime, mummies, corruption, history, and family drama all inspired by a real life scandal in Pakistan!
Now I have to be honest…. this did burn SLOW in the beginning. I had debated putting it down and potentially revisiting it later. But I’m so glad I didn’t!
The star of this read is Dr. Gul Delani. She is curious, formidable, and a gifted curator. Dr. Delani has made an immovable name for herself not only in her job, but as an expert in her field. Sadly, Gul finds it hard to enjoy this success as she still grieves the disappearance of her niece. In some ways she blames herself and finds most nights she hanging onto hope that her niece is okay.
So after getting a call in the middle of the night, Gul never thought this latest assignment might put her on the path to finding her niece. What starts out as an amazing historical discovery amongst a suspicious narcotics investigation turns into so much more. As the dangers escalate and conspiracies unfold, Delani and her team end up uncovering more than they bargained for. I didn’t suspect how personal it all was.
Initially, there was a lot of history and moving parts to the story that I liked, but couldn’t directly piece together. I also felt distance from Dr. Delani and didn’t know if the character would grow on me. Sticking with it, I got more and more sucked in! I loved seeing Dr. Delani remain tenacious in her pursuit of the truth, no matter the cost. Additionally, watching everything fall into place, seeing how everything connected, and the emotional reveals made it even more satisfying in the end. Even if there were some characters that irritated me, and I won’t be forgiving.
Narration/Audiobook: 3.5/5
Now if you liked the show Bones, COME TO THE FRONT!!
The Museum Detective is a slow burn historical crime thriller that you don’t want to sleep on. Clearly, as someone who swears they were an archeologist, historian, and/or anthropologist in a past life, I was excited to get into this read. It’s got crime, mummies, corruption, history, and family drama all inspired by a real life scandal in Pakistan!
Now I have to be honest…. this did burn SLOW in the beginning. I had debated putting it down and potentially revisiting it later. But I’m so glad I didn’t!
The star of this read is Dr. Gul Delani. She is curious, formidable, and a gifted curator. Dr. Delani has made an immovable name for herself not only in her job, but as an expert in her field. Sadly, Gul finds it hard to enjoy this success as she still grieves the disappearance of her niece. In some ways she blames herself and finds most nights she hanging onto hope that her niece is okay.
So after getting a call in the middle of the night, Gul never thought this latest assignment might put her on the path to finding her niece. What starts out as an amazing historical discovery amongst a suspicious narcotics investigation turns into so much more. As the dangers escalate and conspiracies unfold, Delani and her team end up uncovering more than they bargained for. I didn’t suspect how personal it all was.
Initially, there was a lot of history and moving parts to the story that I liked, but couldn’t directly piece together. I also felt distance from Dr. Delani and didn’t know if the character would grow on me. Sticking with it, I got more and more sucked in! I loved seeing Dr. Delani remain tenacious in her pursuit of the truth, no matter the cost. Additionally, watching everything fall into place, seeing how everything connected, and the emotional reveals made it even more satisfying in the end. Even if there were some characters that irritated me, and I won’t be forgiving.