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Title: Made me sad...
Review: Did anyone notice that this is simply a remake of Riptide in the desert with anthropologists? At the beginning of Thunderhead, I seriously feared this was going to be an academic "Scooby-Doo" adventure with Nora as Thelma and Smithback as Shaggy (or Scooby?) with pothunters dressed up, trying to scare off the Scooby gang. Instead, the plot takes a very dark turn. I felt that there was gratuitous violence and death that wasn't central to the plot. I am bit surprised that Preston, being such an avid horseman, would see fit to include the violent deaths of so many horses--in multiple scenes (horse lovers be forewarned). While I appreciated the academic bent and extensive research on the Anasazi, the ending was emotionally and intellectually disappointing. Preston and Child are still my favorite authors but this book left me feeling dissatisfied and sad.
