The Fossil Hunter

De: Tea Cooper

Narrado por: Sophie Loughran

Buried secrets. An ancient fossil. And one woman's determination to unravel a nineteenth-century mystery.

Australia, 1847. The last thing Mellie Vale remembers before the fever takes her is sprinting through the bush with a monster at her heels—but no one believes her. In a bid to curb Mellie's overactive imagination, her benefactors send her to visit a family friend, Anthea Winstanley. Anthea is an amateur paleontologist who is convinced she will one day find proof that great sea dragons swam in the vast inland sea that covered her property millions of years ago. Mellie is instantly swept up in the dream.

Australia, 1919. Penelope Jane "PJ" Martindale arrives home from the battlefields of World War I intent on making peace with her father and commemorating the deaths of her two younger brothers in the trenches. Her reception is disappointing. Desperate for a distraction, she finds a connection between a fossil at London's Natural History Museum and her brothers' favorite camping spot. But the gorge has a sinister reputation: seventy years ago, several girls disappeared from the area. When PJ uncovers some unexpected remains, she's determined to find answers about what happened all those years ago ... and perhaps some closure on the loss of her brothers.

Weaving together these two timelines, The Fossil Keeper offers everything you love: history, mystery, suspense, romance, and startling discoveries that will keep the listener hooked.

Praise for The Fossil Hunter:

"This elegant dual narrative historical from Cooper follows a young woman as she pieces together the fate of a 19th-century paleontologist ... Cooper's confident prose and deep empathy for her characters will keep readers hooked as she unspools her intrigue-filled mystery. Historical fans will want to dig this one up."—Publishers Weekly

• Tea Cooper is a USA TODAY bestselling and Daphne du Maurier award-winning author
• Full-length historical mystery
• Stand-alone novel

©2022 Tea Cooper (P)2022 Harper Muse

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Beautiful writing makes way for a beautiful story in The Fossil Hunter by Tea Cooper. With the same care a paleontologist unearths a fossil, Cooper has crafted a historical mystery that reveals itself layer by layer, piece by piece, and secret by secret. Highly entertaining and much recommended!"—Jenni L. Walsh, author of Becoming Bonnie and The Call of the Wrens

"This elegant dual narrative historical from Cooper (The Cartographer's Secret) follows a young woman as she pieces together the fate of a 19th-century paleontologist . . . Cooper's confident prose and deep empathy for her characters will keep readers hooked as she unspools her intrigue-filled mystery. Historical fans will want to dig this one up.'"—Publishers Weekly

"Inspired by real Victorian female fossil hunters, Cooper fills the page with strong and intriguing female characters. There's a soupçon of romance, but the real focus is on these trailblazing women. Highly recommended for all libraries."—Booklist

Just Couldn't

I tried to listen to this one, but just couldn't make it. Maybe it was just my mood at the time, but try as I might, I finally gave up. Just cannot get into the story and had difficulty following the switch in timelines. I usually have no problem with this narrator, but had trouble differentiating characters and found her annoying. I may try it again in the future but for now I give up.

Loved this story!!!

I live that this story portrayed a woman who was from the Naturalist world of the 19th century, a group of people not as well known in history save for the standouts. This was a world women were more equal to men. This story has a wonderful twist to it, well worth the listen!!

Started slowly…

…but it was a good historical tale of fossil finds in Australia, with a touch of suspense. Loved listening to the Aussie accent.

Another amazing story!

I have listened to more than one book from this author and am totally hooked. The narrator is awesome and brings each character to life!

YA

Seemed to be written for a YA/teen audience rather than for adult readers. Interesting story concept, but the character of the young woman who delves into the mystery surrounding fossil deposits in Australia reminded me of a character on the level of Nancy Drew.

Fossil Hunter

Enjoyed this book. A lot like the others but a new story with a new twist. 

Too Long

I finally became interested in the story about two thirds in. It could have been shortened and still have the important parts of the story. I did enjoy listening to the descriptions of Australia

Unusually not as good.

This is the third Te’a Cooper's books that I have listened to. The first was 'The Woman in the Green Dress' and the second was 'The Girl in the Painting'. They were both WELL done and WELL narrated. However, this did not did not seem to have the same depth as the other two, and I, at least was not as fond of Sophie Logan‘s narration as the narrator for the previous two books. Would not recommend giving any moments of your precious life to this title or performance. Sorry.

Ignited an interest in fossils

I loved everything about this book except those high pitched whiny voices of the young girls.

Not for me.

This book should have also had the category listed of "youth and young adult", due to the story line, as well as the narration. I listened for quite a while and gave it a chance, but finally had to give up.