Gideon's Corpse (Gideon Crew Series #2)

by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Overview

A top nuclear scientist goes mad and takes an innocent family hostage at gunpoint, killing one and causing a massive standoff.
A plume of radiation above New York City leads to a warehouse where, it seems, a powerful nuclear bomb was assembled just hours before.
Sifting through the evidence, authorities determine that the unthinkable is about to happen: in ten days, a major American city will be vaporized by a terrorist attack.
Ten days. And Gideon Crew, tracking the mysterious terrorist cell from the suburbs of New York to the mountains of New Mexico, learns the end may be something worse--far worse--than mere Armageddon.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780446564359
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	01/10/2012
Series:	Gideon Crew Series , #2
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	44,428
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

The thrillers of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child "stand head and shoulders above their rivals" (Publishers Weekly). Preston and Child's Relic and The Cabinet of Curiosities were chosen by readers in a National Public Radio poll as being among the one hundred greatest thrillers ever written, and Relic was made into a number-one box office hit movie. They are coauthors of the famed Pendergast series and their recent novels include Fever Dream, Cold Vengeance, Two Graves, and Gideon's Corpse. In addition to his novels, Preston writes about archaeology for the New Yorker and Smithsonian magazines. Lincoln Child is a former book editor who has published five novels of his own, including the huge bestseller Deep Storm.
Readers can sign up for The Pendergast File, a monthly "strangely entertaining note" from the authors, at their website, www.PrestonChild.com. The authors welcome visitors to their alarmingly active Facebook page, where they post regularly.

Place of Birth:

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Education:

B.A., Pomona College, 1978

Website:

http://www.prestonchild.com

Editorial Reviews

"The action zigzags like an out-of-control rocket toward a double-deceptive conclusion."—Kirkus Reviews

"Gideon, an engaging fellow from the get-go, lives up to his initial promise, demonstrating an intelligence and resourcefulness that should endear him to adventure fans."—Booklist

"A rollicking tour-de-force. The eponymous Gideon Crew would be equally comfortable smack in a Ludlum tempest or striding onto the set of the Ocean's Eleven franchise. Preston and Child have crafted an electrifying, riveting thriller on which I could continue to heap praise, but instead I will just offer this: Read the book! And we can all look forward to the next appearance of Mr. Gideon Crew in the not-so-distant future."—David Baldacci on Gideon's Sword

From the Publisher

Gideon Crew is a liaison to the FBI as agents investigating a possible nuclear attack on New York by terrorists. When he gets too close to putting the pieces together, Gideon finds that someone is creating roadblocks by making it look like he’s part of the plot. As Gideon becomes more and more isolated, narrator David Collins imbues him with a quiet air of conviction that there must be a way to stop the impending disaster. Musical effects, used sparingly, help increase the suspense. Collins builds on the intensity, particularly in the moments that lead to the final showdown. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine

DECEMBER 2011 - AudioFile