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Description edit
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.
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Characters edit
- Dr. Gideon Crew: Scientist working at Los Alamos trying to clear his father's name. He has been told he is dying, with less than a year to live, suffering from an inoperable Galen aneurysmal malformation.
- Eli Glinn: Hires Gideon to take on impossible assignments for Effective Engineering Solutions.
- Stone Fordyce: Special FBI Agent
- Reed Chalker: Acquaintance of Gideon's who is holding a family hostage at the beginning of the book.
- Mr. Simon Blaine: Mystery writer that becomes a player in his own fiction.
- Alida Blaine: Simon's daughter and Gideon's love interest
- Millard: Add a description of this character.
- Miles Cunningham
- Jed Hammersmith
- Ramirez
- Dr. Myron Dart
- Jackman
- Warren Chu
- Willis Lockhart
- Melanie Kim
- Bill Novak
- Gurulé
- Dr. Novak
- Manuel Garza
- Mackie
First Sentence edit
GIDEON CREW STOOD at the window of the conference room, looking out over the former meatpacking District of Manhattan.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 - 78
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 2 in Gideon Crew. (standard series)
Preceded by Gideon's Sword.
This book is in 2012 Published Books. (community list)
This is book 3 of 3 in Eli Glinn. (standard series)
Preceded by Gideon's Sword.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Douglas Preston (Author)
- Lincoln Child (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: January 10, 2012
ISBN: 978-0-446-56437-3
Page Count: 368
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: January 10, 2012
ISBN: 978-0-446-56437-3
Page Count: 368
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3566.R3982 G47 2012
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
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