Sequence - Couverture souple

Dawson, Adrian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0956577016 ISBN 13 : 9780956577016

Editeur : Last Passage, 2011

Synopsis

The follow-up to Dawson's "Codex", a thriller which will appeal to readers of Michael Crichton, James Rollins, Dan Brown or Lewis Perdue.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

SEQUENCE is a hi-tech conspiracy thriller with an intriguing difference... A high-concept story that's as cool as Raymond Chandler, as compelling as Dan Brown and as stunningly inventive as Michael Crichton. Fusing high-end technology, myth, religion, cryptology and noir fiction, Dawson's narrative fizzes with thought-provoking ideas, wit and tension. From the international bestselling author of Codex, Adrian Dawson's second dazzling thriller takes readers from LA's mean streets to the heart of a conspiracy that will help to define history itself. Trouble has been stalking detective Nick Lambert since he pushed his luck a little too far in the line of duty. As punishment, his boss moves him on to low-level assignments, but Nick has no idea that his first errand to simply check out an autistic girl who may be linked to a bizarre murder will pitch him into the most shocking and bewildering case of his career. Of any detective's career. Then, when a beautiful woman in an S&M club tells Nick that he is now in a damn sight more trouble than he can imagine, he begins to realise that he might just be on the edge of a huge, almost incomprehensible crime. This is no ordinary case. The slain man had a Latin message secreted inside his body and the girl harbours a disturbing secret. When a chance remark from the girl's nurse sends Nick in pursuit of her elder sister Sarah, a freelance archaeologist, Nick finds himself entering a labyrinth of hidden secrets that leaves the world of ordinary policing far behind. Why does the beautiful Sarah live in a luxurious, high-tech apartment hidden in the depths of a city slum? What is the coded meaning of the 17th-century painting of St Anthony and St Paul by David Teniers the Younger? What is the perplexing object uncovered in the wastes of Siberia? And why is the seventh-richest man in the United States using his government-backed corporation to explore outlandish concepts which defy the laws of science? When Nick finally accepts the recurring 'offer' of 'enforced leave', he is free to confront forces which want to control a power that no living person should ever possess. At its core is a young woman who might just be the most important human being who ever lived - a woman who literally holds the key to shaping world events. Not just once, but over and over again. From the wastelands of 20th Century Siberia to the dark ages of 12th-century France, from present-day Los Angeles to a near future in which we see our worst fears realised, interweaving narratives switch between Nick's increasingly unsettling investigation and a series of world-altering events which seemingly cannot be stopped - the action ultimately speeding towards a shocking and unexpected climax.

Revue de presse

A philosophical collision of sci-fi and gumshoe noir with a devilishly tricky plot and a narrative bursting with sardonic laughs. It's a brave challenge to the sneery notion that only stupidity sells in sprawling popular fiction and coolly achieves that elusive trinity of pace, intellect and charm. - Jeremy Jehu, - The Telegraph - Saturday Review

Hugely complex, but highly intelligent and always entertaining... - Peter Millar - The Times

A fluidly written, endlessly thought-out thriller that keeps you gripped from beginning to end. - Gareth Hughes -Scifi Now! Magazine

I can safely say, I don't think that I've read anything quite so complex and entertaining - ever...The thing that impressed me more than anything else? The ending. The construction was breathtaking...This is one bang on finish. - Miles Orchard - Milo's Rambles

[Adrian Dawson's] two worlds are not as distant as the dates might suggest, and one impacts greatly on the other, with amazing results. Thought provoking and tense. - Adrian Magson - Shots Magazine

A very powerful story, of an intensity which makes it the best that I've read this year. - Terry Halligan -Eurocrime

A tale of murder, mystery and suspense with a timeline jumping from past to near future and back to present day, this book grips you and leads you on a journey of discovery... Cat Currie --newbooksmag.com

A very powerful story, of an intensity which makes it the best that I've read this year. Terry Halligan --Eurocrime

A tale of murder, mystery and suspense with a timeline jumping from past to near future and back to present day, this book grips you and leads you on a journey of discovery... Cat Currie --newbooksmag.com

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Last Passage
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0956577016
• ISBN 13: 9780956577016
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 576
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible