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Overview

When Robert is sent what seems to be a simple copper puzzle box, he has no idea his life is about to undergo a violent transformation. That night an acquaintance commits suicide in curious circumstances; the following day an old friend reveals the existence of an arcane weapon that could destroy all of New York City.

The responsibility of hunting down and destroying this weapon, this Malice Box, lies with Robert. The weapon is primed to explode in seven days and Robert must undergo a spiritual and physical quest—a series of trials around Manhattan—in order to track down the keys that will prevent detonation. In a desperate race against the clock, Robert ...

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Overview

When Robert is sent what seems to be a simple copper puzzle box, he has no idea his life is about to undergo a violent transformation. That night an acquaintance commits suicide in curious circumstances; the following day an old friend reveals the existence of an arcane weapon that could destroy all of New York City.

The responsibility of hunting down and destroying this weapon, this Malice Box, lies with Robert. The weapon is primed to explode in seven days and Robert must undergo a spiritual and physical quest—a series of trials around Manhattan—in order to track down the keys that will prevent detonation. In a desperate race against the clock, Robert scours the streets of New York while plagued by doubts of the motives of those closest to him. Robert has only Terri, a beautiful and mysterious psychic, to guide him.

Intricately plotted and brilliantly imagined, The Malice Box is the debut novel by a new master of the thriller.

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Owing an obvious debt to Dan Brown's megablockbuster The Da Vinci Code, Langfield's ambitious debut incorporates elements of supernatural mystery, Dante-esque journey and apocalyptic thriller, but the pieces fail to come together into a satisfying whole. With a powerful alchemical weapon primed to detonate in a week's time, Robert Reckliss must unlock seven puzzles and find seven keys hidden around Manhattan before the "Malice Box" unleashes some unspecified evil on the inhabitants of New York City. Standing in his way is the Brotherhood of Iwnw (pronounced yoonu), otherworldly "scavengers of the soul" bent on remaking civilization with themselves as overlords. Two-dimensional characters, contrived situations and a mishmash of plot-threads-a potentially world-altering discovery involving a recovered document written by Isaac Newton, secret societies, gateways between worlds, America's war against terrorism, Christian and Islamic mysticism, ley lines-make this one of the weaker contenders in the crowded religious thriller field. (Nov.)

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After receiving an unusual copper puzzle box by mail from an old Cambridge friend, Robert Reckliss finds himself embroiled in a life-and-death battle on the streets of Manhattan. Based on the secret alchemy of Isaac Newton, an ancient conspiracy called The Iwnw seeks to destroy Western civilization. Reckliss has the power to prevent this cataclysm-but only if he can tap into psychic abilities he doesn't even believe he possesses. The Iwnw arms a weapon, and Reckliss has one week to complete a physical and spiritual quest that includes solving riddles and finding and disarming said weapon-no small task. In essence, New York City is a main character in this debut novel; Langfield describes its architecture and history with details bordering on fetishistic. Those intimately familiar with the city will enjoy the behind-the-scenes tour of some famous landmarks and glimpses of hidden treasures; armchair adventurers will want to re-create the quest. While the concept is brilliantly clever, the overall execution is a tad disappointing. Recommended for most popular fiction collections.
—Laura A.B. Cifelli

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781605980065
  • Publisher: Pegasus Books
  • Publication date: 10/8/2008
  • Edition description: Reprint
  • Pages: 432
  • Product dimensions: 5.80 (w) x 8.60 (h) x 1.20 (d)

Meet the Author

Martin Langfield headed Reuters New York for seven years, most recently as East Coast bureau chief, and has worked as a foreign correspondent and bureau chief in Miami, Mexico, and El Salvador.
Langfield currently heads Reuters' journalism training programs. He lives in New York.

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