Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers. I read this book when it first came out, when it was a new book at the public library. Treasure hunters is a series of actionadventure novels written by james patterson. Book of secrets is no treasure, national or otherwise. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more. Where are the casques of the secret treasure hunt by byron. When a longmissing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the greatgreat grandfather of treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage as a conspirator in. British filming locations for the movie national treasure 2. Along with his friends, riley and abigail, he will have to travel from the streets of paris to the middle of the united states to find a book that could revealone of americas greatest secrets and treasures. Movie was filmed in 2007, countries of filming locations are united states. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Twelve treasure boxes were buried at secret locations in the united states and canada. Book of secrets expecting logic and plausibility is on a fools mission.
National treasure 2 book of secrets by jon turteltaub. Book of secrets ben gates nicolas cage sets out to find the lost 18 pages from the diary of abraham lincolns assassin, john wilkes booth. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. It is part of my treasure hunter security series which are indiana jones. In this adventurefilled sequel to the 2004 blockbuster national treasure, nicolas cage reprises his role as artifact hunter and archaeologist extraordinaire ben franklin gates. Secret of the forbidden city treasure hunters series book 3.
The last of 2008s monster hits finally hit the home market last week, and it made quite an impact. Secret of the forbidden city treasure hunters series book 3 kindle edition by patterson, james, grabenstein, chris, neufeld, juliana. The secret of the secret by deidra and dustin white. Johns craggy finger points to the unfinished pyramid and allseeing eye on the back. This book included clues to 12 buried treasure casques, which once found, contained a key used to claim a valuable gemstone. A modern day treasure hunter sets out to follow a series of cryptic clues to a lost city of gold, all to clear his greatgrandfathers name after that man is posthumously indicted in the assassination of president lincoln. Book of secrets on dvd 786936735390 from disney buena vista. Like its predecessor, its a flatfooted, connectthedots actionadventure thriller for the family audience with shoddy production values and the depth of a wading pool. Do you write romance books in secret, or are you loud and proud. Aug 03, 2007 treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of abraham lincoln, by uncovering the mystery within the 18 pages missing from assassin john wilkes. Thomas looks down and sees that carrolls handkerchief is stained with blood.
Treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of abraham lincoln, by uncovering the mystery within the 18 pages missing from assassin john wilkes. Treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates must travel around. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris the pg movie has a runtime of about 2. Treasure hunter security 8 book series kindle edition.
When a longmissing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the greatgreat grandfather of treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage as a conspirator in lincolns death. The books follow the exploits of a family that traverses the world finding treasures and foiling the machinations of pirates, ninjas and the like. Book of secrets is a pretty typical blockbuster sequel, focused intently on appeasing what it thinks the audience wants, and missing out on what it takes to make a truly good movie. To which ben replies, i think i can help you with that. National treasure has been amoung my most favorite movies, even have it on my ipod touch. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain.
Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. Publishing houses and authors are always looking for interesting and exciting ways to launch their newest books, but byron preiss, author of the secret. Several years since benjamin franklin gates nicolas cage found the knights templar and became rich and famous. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating.
In this outing, gates learns of his own familys implication in the assassination of abraham lincoln by john wilkes booth. Logan and sydney are drawn closer together, secrets are uncovered, shots are fired. Undiscovered treasure hunter security book 1 kindle edition by. Staring nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger and helen mirren.
At the end of national treasure 2, the president post kidnapping pulls ben aside and asks him if he saw page 47 in the book of secrets. But his ambitions are less noble than merely discovering treasure, putting him on a deadly collision course with the others in a desperate effort to. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating, actionpacked new global quest to unearth hidden history and treasures. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Many armchair treasure hunt books have been published over the years, most notably masquerade 1979 by british artist kit williams. Book of secrets, is gauged to surf on the publicity being generated to launch the fourth indiana jones.
Nicolas cage plays a modern day treasure hunter whos so determined to clear his ancestors and thus his own name of wrongdoing in the past, that he breaks various laws to follow a series of cryptic clues, including briefly kidnapping the president of the united states. Clues for where the treasures were buried are provided in a puzzle book named the secret produced by byron preiss and first. Book of secrets, at the end and in between, the president asks ben a favor, something which was mentioned in page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. Movies locations people blog articles site info contact donate. Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to the 2004 film national treasure. Anna hackett audio books, best sellers, author bio. When a missing page from the diary of john wilkes booth surfaces, bens greatgreat grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirator in abraham lincolns death. Jun 21, 2007 first teaser trailer for the upcoming movie national treasure 2. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon. The 1982 treasure hunt book, the secret, has clues to 12 hidden gems.
The quest to find 12 hidden treasures from a 1982 treasure. James renner is on a quest to discover the others, and he invites you to join the hunt. The clues lead to paris, london, the white house, and a legendary hidden treasure in the black hills of north dakota, but there is another, less scrupulous treasure hunter on their trail. Treasure hunters is a book written for kids, not adultsand that is something james patterson is known for. The kidd siblings have grown up diving down to shipwrecks and traveling the world, helping their famous parents recover. The second film is in some ways, even better than the first. Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading treasure hunters. Book of secrets is a pretty typical blockbuster sequel, focused intently on appeasing what it thinks the audience wants, and missing out. Since the time of its release, only 2 3 casques have ever been found, leaving the remaining 10 9 yet to be discovered. National treasure ii although not as good as the first movie still holds you in your chair to see what will come next. Gates must then locate an elusive diary, not only to clear his familys name, but.
Over the years, i began to believe that id just mashed together the memory of a beautifully enchanting cover from a random fantasy novel seen in a supermarket or a dream, a provocatively simple title that no 8 year old could resist secret, treasure and hunt in any order. Book of secrets, millions of moviegoers might have left theaters around the world believing that the library of congress, the worlds largest library, was home to a book that holds all of the u. Read undiscovered treasure hunter security by anna hackett available from rakuten kobo. And hunt for 112 stars out of 4 for a slipshod escapist sequel with the kind of comicbook shallowness that only very small children will buy into. Shortly following the release of national treasure. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 10 min, and received a score of. Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon i. Book of secrets opened in first place on the sales chart and had the second best opening for the year with 3. Nicolas cage and his rapidly receding hairline return in the form of the worlds oldest, most enthusiastic eagle scout in the enjoyably preposterous adventure sequel national treasure. Treasure hunters by james patterson episode 1 youtube. This book, published in 1982, includes 12 images and 12 verses which need correctly matched together in order to discover the locations of 12 buried ceramic casks. This is a mouth agape movie, during which your mouth hangs open in astonishment at one preposterous event after another. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. The kidd siblings have grown up diving down to shipwrecks and traveling the world, helping their famous parents recover everything from swords to gold doubloons from the bottom of the ocean.
Book of secrets nicolas cage jon voight harvey keitel 2007 a page from the diary of john wilkes booth implicates ben gates nicolas cage greatgreat grandfather as a major conspirator in the assassination of. Preiss published a puzzle book, the secret, in 1982. Bens globetrotting quest to prove his ancestors innocence leads him to a closely guarded book containing the nations deepest secrets. Like its predecessor, this outing functions as kind of a lowrent variation on the indiana jones films, and bears the distinct highgloss production stamp of jerry bruckheimer. Masquerade promised a jewelencrusted golden hare to the first person to unravel the riddle that williams cleverly hid in his art. Clues for where the treasures were buried are provided in a puzzle book named the secret produced by byron preiss and first published by bantam in 1982. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. Belgium french title benjamin gates et le livre des secrets. This movies plot doesnt play tennis without a net, but also without a ball and a racket. Starting from the early beginnings of america according to the movie the gates family was entrusted with the safe keeping of the. Along with his friends, riley and abigail, he will have to travel from the streets of paris to the middle of the united states to find a book that could revealone of americas greatest secretsand treasures. Book of secrets, cast nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger, jon voight. It was what you would expect from a lighthearted adventure film about a historyloving treasure hunter.
Book of secrets is a brilliantly depicted story of the history of a nation told by treasure hunter benjamin gates, whose family spent generations searching for cibola, the lost city of gold. The books follow the adventures of the kidd family. Book of secrets 2007 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. First teaser trailer for the upcoming movie national treasure 2. It included 12 short verses, together with an equal number of intricate paintings by. Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51. Im the author of the bestselling and awardwinning series team 52, treasure hunter security, galactic gladiators, and hell squad series and more. The action in this fastpaced adventure sequel is loud and sometimes tense car chases, near falls from high ledges in a dark cave, etc. I can see kids, especially those into all things pirate and treasure hunting, loving this book. Book of secrets, is about the lincoln assassination.
To which ben replies, i think i can help you with that, sir. Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon ill. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating, actionpacked, global quest to unearth hidden history and treasures. Now, another treasure hunter named mitch wilkinson ed harris has found what is a missing page of the diary of john wilkes booth, which contains clues to the location of a lost city of gold, ben must compete against mitch to find the lost city, he goes to france and great britain. The premise is a bit of a stretch, but only for us adults. Undiscovered treasure hunter security book 1 by anna hackett. The secret is a treasure hunt started by byron preiss in 1982. Book of secrets was released on dvd, umd, and bluray disc on may 20, 2008 june 2, 2008 in the uk. Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold. Until the third act, the jeopardy in book of secrets seems lighter than it was in the first movie.
Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. The book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their eyes only, and its one of many clues leading treasure hunter ben gates cage to. Treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates nicolas cage seeks to discover the truth behind the assassination of abraham lincoln. Dec 20, 2007 the book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their eyes only, and its one of many clues leading treasure hunter ben gates cage to. Now, another treasure hunter named mitch wilkinson ed harris has found what is a missing page of the diary of john wilkes booth, which contains clues to the location of a lost city of gold, ben must compete against mitch to find the lost city, he goes to. Love the amount of unraveling the secret clues and twists and turns in the story. True, the aspect of history became a bit more generalized and less. Soon ben finds himself on a different kind of hunt. Book of secrets by ann lloyd why did you decide to read this book i always wondered if this was a book, as i love the movies.
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