READ SKELETON KEY FREE ONLINE EPUB FULLConfined to one character and restricted to a self-contained adventure, I hoped this story could serve as a “sampler” for any reader interested in the series but too daunted by a full novel.Īs to writing a short story versus a novel, they are definitely two different vehicles in which to tell a tale. So I crafted this thriller so it could be enjoyed by anyone new to the series. I also wanted to write this story for those readers who have never read a Sigma novel. The Skeleton Key explains how she acquired that bit of intelligence. In this summer’s book, The Devil Colony, the mysterious assassin Seichan arrives on Gray’s doorstep with a package of information. I found that a short story is a great vehicle for filling in “gaps” in the Sigma universe. A short read, but when we have skeletons stacked like firewood, who needs any more?Ī couple of years ago, I wrote a Sigma short story titled Kowalski’s in Love It appeared in an anthology edited by James Patterson and explained how Kowalski (who first appeared in Ice Hunt) became an adopted team member of Sigma. Fast action thrills, key-punch delivery and abundant historical facts pepper The Skeleton Key. International thrillers are the daily manna of James Rollins. Surrounded by moldering bones of the dead and dust of the centuries, she must fight for survival. Beautiful, elusive assassin, Seichan ventures into the infamous catacombs of Paris. She soon learns that Renny MacLeod, a skinny eighteen year old, wearing a stainless steel collar is in the bathroom. The Place Vendome was outside, so logically, she had to be inside the Paris Ritz Hotel. Her fingers searched and found a pin sized keyhole under her right ear. Her Sauer pistol was still in its shoulder holster. She had been drugged and could still feel the effects. She had been recruited to discover the true puppet masters of the Guild." She's in a strange bed, in an unknown room, and the muffled voices beyond the door are speaking French. Seichan awakens with a knife at her throat.
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