The Snake

By: J. A. Kellman

Narrated by: Carrie Coello

The Snake, set in two different worlds, is the story of Ann Cunningham, forensic archivist, and describes an investigation that pushes Ann to her physical and emotional limits as she struggles to solve the mystery of an ancient Maya artifact and the bizarre death of a local professor.

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Interesting story

The Snake by J A Kellman. I Not my usual type of book but I really enjoyed it. Very interesting learning about the Mayan traditions, rituals and ceremonies. The narrator was excellent.
I would recommend this book.

Heart pounding

This is definitely not my usual type of book. That being said, however, there were so many heart pounding, edge of your seat moments that I couldn't stop listening. And I also think the narrator did a fantastic job.

Good story

It was a good story. It took the first few chapters to get into it, but it was really interesting. The narrator was a little flat.

The Past is Present Again

This work bridges worlds, times and cultures. On the surface, it's a murder mystery. On another it's an inquiry into cultures, how they overlap and help and hurt the other and on yet another it's an examination of history and who owns the pieces that represent it.

Think Murder She Wrote with a friend like Indiana Jones and you get a bit of a feel for this novel. It's great to hear Carrie Coelle give life to the words of JA Kellman. I really appreciated hearing the descriptions of Tikal and contrasting that with the Midwest. The jumps between time lines and regions is seamless and dreamlike. I wanted to know more and more about all of the places and histories with each chapter.