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Computer expert Cat Velis is heading for a job to Algeria. Before she goes, a mysterious fortune teller warns her of danger, and an antique dealer asks her to search for pieces to a valuable chess set that has been missing for years...In the South of France in 1790 two convent girls hide... read more

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Summary

Catherine Velis lives in New York. She is an auditor. After upsetting her bosses by doing the right thing, Catherine is sent to Algeria. While there she enters the Game. The Game is aglobal chess game where the peices are real people. If a piece is taken the person representing that peice... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

First Sentence

A FLOCK OF NUNS CROSSED THE ROAD, THEIR CRISP WIMPLES FLUTtering about their heads like the wings of large sea birds.

Series

This book is in the Unkown Series series.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Katherine Neville (Author)
 

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