The Doomsday Key - Couverture souple

Rollins, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0061791415 ISBN 13 : 9780061791413

Editeur : William Morrow, 2009

Synopsis

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A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

James Rollins, the New York Times bestselling master of nail-biting suspense and historical mystery, combines cutting-edge biotechnology with a centuries-old secret in an apocalyptic story that reveals where humankind is truly headed

The Doomsday Key

At Princeton University, a famed geneticist dies inside a biohazard lab. In Rome, a Vatican archaeologist is found dead in St. Peter's Basilica. In Africa, a U.S. senator's son is slain outside a Red Cross camp. The three murders on three continents bear a horrifying connection: all the victims are marked by a Druidic pagan cross burned into their fl esh.

The bizarre murders thrust Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force into a race against time to solve a riddle going back centuries, to a ghastly crime against humanity hidden within a cryptic medieval codex. The fi rst clue is discovered inside a mummifi ed corpse buried in an English peat bog—a gruesome secret that threatens America and the world.

Aided by two women from his past—one his exlover, the other his new partner—Gray must piece together the horrifying truth. But the revelations come at a high cost, and to save the future, Gray will have to sacrifi ce one of the women at his side. That alone might not be enough, as the true path to salvation is revealed in a dark prophecy of doom.

Sigma Force confronts humankind's greatest threat in an adventure that races from the Roman Coliseum to the icy peaks of Norway, from the ruins of medieval abbeys to the lost tombs of Celtic kings. The ultimate nightmare is locked within a talisman buried by a dead saint—an ancient artifact known as the Doomsday Key.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In the latest Sigma Force novel, New York Times bestselling author James Rollins continues to dazzle with a compelling combination of history, religion, science and adventure, as he sends Commander Pierce to solve a centuries-old secret, one coded in prophecies of doom.
Three murders on three continents bear a horrifying resemblance: At Princeton University, a famed geneticist dies inside a biohazard lab. In Rome, a Vatican archaeologist is found dead in the heart of St. Peters Basilica. In Africa, a US Senator s son is slain within a Red Cross camp in Ghana. All three deaths are marked by a fiery symbol burned into their flesh: a Druidic pagan cross. The bizarre murders thrust Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force into a global hunt for a powerful group of industrialists who have a stranglehold on the world s food supply. Aided by two women from his past, Gray flees a trio of high-tech assassins as he pieces together the clues. The commander must make a brutal choice: to save the world, he must sacrifice one of the two women at his side. Yet even that price might not be enough, for he knows the only true path to salvation lies within the Doomsday Key.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: William Morrow
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061791415
• ISBN 13: 9780061791413
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 448