Aileen G. Baron (1925–2016)
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- Gangbare naam
- Baron, Aileen G.
- Officiële naam
- Baron, Aileen Garsson
- Geboortedatum
- 1925-03-14
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2016-03-02
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Woonplaatsen
- California, USA
Jerusalem, Israel - Opleiding
- University of California, Riverside (Ph. D., Archaeology/ Anthropology, 1978)
- Beroepen
- University professor/administrator
Author of archaeological mysteries - Korte biografie
- As a wife and mother, Baron lived in Jerusalem for two and a half years. When her family returned to the U.S. she returned to school to study anthropology and archaeology, receiving a Ph.D. in archaeology/ anthropology. Baron taught for twenty years in the Department of Anthropology at California State University, Fullerton. Years of archaeological fieldwork took her all over the world, but chiefly to the Middle East. She spent a year at the American School of Oriental Research in Jerusalem as an NEH scholar, and was director of the overseas campus of California State Universities at the Hebrew University. After retiring from California State University, Fullerton, she began to write archaeological mysteries.
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Actually, did not finish. I tried, since this came highly recommended but either I wasn't in the mood for international intrigue (actually, I'm seldom in the mood for international intrigue) or I just didn't click with the characters. There wasn't enough of the sympathetic female character and way to much of the rotten male. There was a lot of local current background but not much about the history of the archeology that is the basis for the story. What was mentioned was things about gods and godesses and mysticism. all in all it didn't hold my attention while recuperating in the hospital so I moved along.… (meer)
This is the first in the Lily Sampson archeological mysteries.
Lily is a graduate student who is working on a dig outside the volatile Jerusalem of 1939, when the eminent archeologist who is directing the dig is murdered, and an amphoriskos, a small, blue, glass vial that Lily had uncovered goes missing.
When Lily is unsatisfied with the response from the police, she begins to search for answers, herself.
With WWII on the horizon,the rich ME in play, and Israelis and Arabs fighting over the land, no one appears to be as they really seem, and Lily is hard-pressed to know who to trust.
This book was a lot of fun. I was reminded of Elizabeth Peters' work, and I think her fans would enjoy this. I must admit, though, I do prefer Peters' character Amelia Peabody.… (meer)
Lily is a graduate student who is working on a dig outside the volatile Jerusalem of 1939, when the eminent archeologist who is directing the dig is murdered, and an amphoriskos, a small, blue, glass vial that Lily had uncovered goes missing.
When Lily is unsatisfied with the response from the police, she begins to search for answers, herself.
With WWII on the horizon,the rich ME in play, and Israelis and Arabs fighting over the land, no one appears to be as they really seem, and Lily is hard-pressed to know who to trust.
This book was a lot of fun. I was reminded of Elizabeth Peters' work, and I think her fans would enjoy this. I must admit, though, I do prefer Peters' character Amelia Peabody.… (meer)
First Line: "I saw it all," the American woman was saying.
Archaeologist Tamar Saticoy has discovered a wonderful Roman mosaic floor in the ruins of a building at her dig in Turkey. In order to be properly studied, it must be very carefully removed and transported offsite. However, the entire floor is stolen overnight. Couple the theft with the murder of a member of the archaeological staff, and Tamar knows something deadly serious is going on, and she wants to get to the bottom of it.
While Orman tries to follow the route of the stolen mosaic, the other director at the dig, Andrew Chatham, has left, traveling to Bulgaria where he finds a hoard of ancient Thracian gold. Tamar finds clues to the mosaic that lead her to Basel, Switzerland and the antiquities dealer, Gilberto Dela Barcolo. Then other members of the team die, and Tamar finds herself deep in a labyrinth of theft and forgery.
Archaeologist Aileen Baron knows how to bring her subject to life. Her settings in Turkey, Bulgaria, and Switzerland, the scenes at the dig, her descriptions of Roman antiquities, and her telling of the legends surrounding the Thracian gold are wonderful. I have a fondness for archaeological mysteries, and Baron's talent at describing the work, the setting, and the rewards are among the very best. The book's foundation is rock solid.
Where the book fell apart a bit for me was in the mystery. Tamar never once impressed me as someone who could go undercover in such a deadly enterprise and come out in one piece. She made rookie mistakes that the bad guys should've noticed immediately. Also, the other three members of the team-- Mustafa, Orman, and Chatham-- scatter in all directions. We seldom know what Mustafa is up to, Orman basically disappears like a wisp of smoke, and Chatham remains as the only other character we get to follow for any distance. These characters and their actions needed to be woven more tightly into the narrative instead of dangling like loose threads.
The mystery is a complicated one. With so much going on, the story needed more than 190 pages to be well told. Just as I thought I was beginning to piece things together, the solutions were presented. Game over.
Although I did have a problem or two with the mystery, there was more than enough in The Gold of Thrace for me to like. I will definitely be looking for more of Baron's books.… (meer)
Archaeologist Tamar Saticoy has discovered a wonderful Roman mosaic floor in the ruins of a building at her dig in Turkey. In order to be properly studied, it must be very carefully removed and transported offsite. However, the entire floor is stolen overnight. Couple the theft with the murder of a member of the archaeological staff, and Tamar knows something deadly serious is going on, and she wants to get to the bottom of it.
While Orman tries to follow the route of the stolen mosaic, the other director at the dig, Andrew Chatham, has left, traveling to Bulgaria where he finds a hoard of ancient Thracian gold. Tamar finds clues to the mosaic that lead her to Basel, Switzerland and the antiquities dealer, Gilberto Dela Barcolo. Then other members of the team die, and Tamar finds herself deep in a labyrinth of theft and forgery.
Archaeologist Aileen Baron knows how to bring her subject to life. Her settings in Turkey, Bulgaria, and Switzerland, the scenes at the dig, her descriptions of Roman antiquities, and her telling of the legends surrounding the Thracian gold are wonderful. I have a fondness for archaeological mysteries, and Baron's talent at describing the work, the setting, and the rewards are among the very best. The book's foundation is rock solid.
Where the book fell apart a bit for me was in the mystery. Tamar never once impressed me as someone who could go undercover in such a deadly enterprise and come out in one piece. She made rookie mistakes that the bad guys should've noticed immediately. Also, the other three members of the team-- Mustafa, Orman, and Chatham-- scatter in all directions. We seldom know what Mustafa is up to, Orman basically disappears like a wisp of smoke, and Chatham remains as the only other character we get to follow for any distance. These characters and their actions needed to be woven more tightly into the narrative instead of dangling like loose threads.
The mystery is a complicated one. With so much going on, the story needed more than 190 pages to be well told. Just as I thought I was beginning to piece things together, the solutions were presented. Game over.
Although I did have a problem or two with the mystery, there was more than enough in The Gold of Thrace for me to like. I will definitely be looking for more of Baron's books.… (meer)
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- 3.2
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Return of the Swallows is the first Aileen Baron mystery I’ve read—I was drawn to it because the heroine, Tamar Saticoy, is an archaeologist, who investigates for Interpol on the side. She’s not a modern Indiana Jones, however—she’s much more concerned with real issues that face modern archaeologists than mystical artifacts and wild chases.
The story begins slowly, with a patient archaeological excavation at the famous Capistrano Mission, and seems as if it might examine an ancient burial. Then it’s revealed that the mystery is much more modern, suspenseful, and dark.
Read the rest at: http://www.criminalelement.com/blogs/2012/05/fresh-meat-return-of-the-swallows-b...… (meer)