Easy Go - Softcover

John Lange

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451033744 ISBN 13: 9780451033741

Publisher: Signet, 1968

Synopsis

When he finds clues to an ancient treasure, an Egyptologist plans a very modern heist

Brilliant Egyptologist Harold Barnaby has discovered a message hidden inside a particularly difficult set of hieroglyphics. It just may lead him to a secret tomb holding the greatest riches of the ancient world. Barnaby could put his name to the most fantastic archaeological find of the century. But he doesn’t just want to dig it up. He wants to steal it.

With the help of a smuggler, a thief, and an English lord, he plans his heist. They find that tomb raiding is trickier than they thought, and those who steal from dead Egyptians face dangers worse than a mummy’s ancient curse.

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Michael Crichton including rare images from the author’s estate.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Crichton was a writer and filmmaker, best known as the author of Jurassic Park and the creator of ER. One of the most popular entertainers in the world, Crichton sold more than 200 million copies of his books which have been translated into 40 languages and adapted into 15 films. Long before the carefully researched techno-thrillers that ultimately brought him to fame, Crichton wrote high-octane suspense novels to support himself while studying at Harvard Medical School. He published eight of these books under the pseudonym John Lange between the years of 1966 and 1972. They provided him with the means to complete his education. He graduated at the top of his class.

From Booklist

Originally published under the John Lange pseudonym in 1968, this early Crichton novel is a fast-paced thriller in the pulp style. An archaeology professor learns about a previously undiscovered pharaoh’s tomb in Egypt; he puts together a small team, intending to loot the tomb and make himself rich. But, and this should come as no surprise, dissension in the thieves’ ranks soon puts the professor’s plan, not to mention his life, in jeopardy. Crichton published the Lange novels (eight of them in total) between the late 1960s and the early ’70s. If you didn’t know they were written by Crichton, you’d have a hard time telling that from the books: the resemblance between a Lange novel and, say, Jurassic Park is so slight as to be insignificant. But it’s also worth noting that the Lange novels are great fun, with entertaining characters and exciting stories. Leave it to the author’s fans to decide whether they’re curiosities or legitimate additions to the Crichton canon. --David Pitt

Edition details

• Publisher: Signet
• Publication date: 1968
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0451033744
• ISBN 13: 9780451033741
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 204