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The Book of Lies

Brad Meltzer author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton

Published:18th Mar '10

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Fascinating and inventive mingling of historical and religious conspiracies in a gripping thriller by the author of the Number One New York Times bestseller THE BOOK OF FATE

Fascinating and inventive mingling of historical and religious conspiracies in a gripping thriller by the author of the Number One New York Times bestseller THE BOOK OF FATE

Cain killed Abel: the original murder. But the Bible is silent about one key detail: the weapon Cain used to kill his brother. It's a mystery that's never been solved. Until now.

In Florida, Cal Harper comes face-to-face with his family's greatest secret: his long-lost father, who's been shot with a gun that traces back to an unsolved murder in 1932. What could that murder have to do with the biblical one?

Father and son are suddenly thrown into a bloodthirsty quest for an ancient weapon, and the answer to a secret that people are dying to find.

But closing in on them is a man tattooed with the mark of Cain - the world's first killer. In his pocket he carries the means of causing a horrifying death. And in his heart an insatiable desire for what he believes is his birthright . . .

Praise for Brad Meltzer * : *
This white-knuckle thriller portrays cybertheft in the banking world in a beguiling concoction that keeps you hooked from start to finish * The Irish Times on THE MILLIONAIRES *
Breakneck . . . an action-packed read * Mail on Sunday on DEAD EVEN *
This is non-stop, well researched action that does not insult the intelligence. The scenarios are credible, the tension excruciating and the ending slaps you in the face. * Guardian on THE ZERO GAME *
This is a confident, character-driven, unpretentious, old-school thriller * Daily Telegraph on THE BOOK OF FATE *

ISBN: 9781444706840

Dimensions: 200mm x 136mm x 26mm

Weight: 274g

400 pages