When Arizona learns her mother’s been kidnapped and finds a cryptic test accompanying the ransom note, she has no idea that she’s just been enlisted in a treasure hunt, on the trail of an occult, centuries-old secret her father supposedly took to his grave. And if the prize at the end is real, it could shake the world.
This challenge would be impossible for an ordinary teen. But Arizona is anything but “normal.” An introvert trained by her father to be a brilliant solver of puzzles and codes, she has the skills to meet the challenge set by the kidnappers . . . and spring a few surprises of her own.
Set against the natural grandeur of the Western landscape, Arizona navigates fiendish puzzles, unearthing ancient texts and buried conspiracies while forging unlikely alliances as she learns to navigate the outside world in ways she never has before.
I have recently been enjoying escape room games, logic puzzles, and riddles. If you are enjoying those, then you will enjoy this novel. I enjoyed the neurodivergence Arizona (at least that is how I interpreted her, because I related to her A LOT).
It was very much similar to The Goonies and Steve Berry’s Amber Room, or some of his Cotton Malone series. There were plenty of puzzles, as well as loads of history and literature. However, Arizona has a personal stake in the investigation which made the suspense gripping.
Overall, I rate this novel 5 out of 5 stars.
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