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- Mass Market Paperback: 576 pages ; Dimensions
(in inches): 1.26 x 6.78 x 4.18
- Publisher: Pocket Books; (November 26, 2002)
- ISBN: 0671027387
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Book Description
A shocking scientific discovery.
A conspiracy of staggering brilliance.
A thriller unlike any you've ever read....
When a NASA satellite discovers an astonishingly rare object buried deep
in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory
-- a victory with profound implications for NASA policy and the impending presidential
election.
To verify the authenticity of the find, the White House calls upon the
skills of intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton. Accompanied by a team of experts,
including the charismatic scholar Michael Tolland, Rachel travels to the Arctic
and uncovers the unthinkable: evidence of scientific trickery -- a bold deception
that threatens to plunge the world into controversy.
But before she can warn the President, Rachel and Michael are ambushed
by a deadly team of assassins. Fleeing for their lives across a desolate and
lethal landscape, their only hope for survival is to discover who is behind
this masterful plot. The truth, they will learn, is the most shocking deception
of all.
In the world of page-turning
thrillers, Dan Brown holds a special place in the hearts of many of us. After
his first book, Digital Fortress, almost passed me by, he wrote Angels
and Demons, which was probably one of the half-dozen most exciting thrillers
of last year.
It is a pleasure to report
that his new book lives up to his reputation as a writer whose research and
talent make his stories exciting, believable, and just plain unputdownable.
The time is now and President Zachary Herney is
facing a very tough reelection. His opponent, Senator Sedgwick Sexton, is a
powerful man with powerful friends and a mission: to reduce NASA's spending
and move space exploration into the private sector.
He has numerous supporters, including many beyond
the businesses who will profit from this because of the embarrassment of 1996,
when the Clinton administration was informed by NASA that proof existed of
life on other planets.
That information turned out to be premature, if
not incorrect. (This story is true; I repeat, Dan Brown's research is very,
very good.) The embattled president is assured that a rare object buried deep
in the Arctic ice will prove to have far-reaching implications on America's
space program. The find, however, needs to be verified.
Enter Rachel Sexton, a gister for the National
Reconnaissance Office. Gisters reduce complex reports into single-page briefs,
and in this case the president needs that confirmation before he broadcasts
to the nation, probably ensuring his reelection. It's tricky because Rachel
is the daughter of his opponent.
Rachel is thrilled to be on the team traveling
to the Arctic circle. She is a realist about her father's politics and has
little respect for his stand on NASA, but Senator Sexton cannot help but have
a problem with her involvement.
Adventure, romance, murder, skullduggery, and nail-biting
tension ensue. By the end of Deception Point, the reader will be much
better informed about how our space program works and how our politicians react
to new information. Bring on the next Dan Brown thriller! --Otto Penzler
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