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From the author of the bestselling Neanderthal comes this novel of gripping suspense and scientific conquest–a page-turning historical mystery that brilliantly explores the intrigue behind Darwin and his theory of evolution. It’s 1831, and aboard HMS Beagle the young Charles Darwin sets off down the English Channel for South America. More than 150 years later, two ambitious scholars pursuing their obsession... (more)

Neanderthal

by John Darnton

Not since Jurassic Park has a novel so enthralled readers everywhere. Now, enter the world of Neanderthal ... The expedition of the century...uncovers the find of the millennium... Neanderthal . In the remote mountains of central Asia, an eminent Harvard archeologist discovers something extraordinary. He sends a cryptic message to two colleagues. But then, he disappears. Matt Mattison and Susan Arnot-- once... (more)

Mind Catcher

by John Darnton

A brain damaged thirteen-year-old boy lies in a New York hospital bed. At his side, his father waits helplessly as two scientists take charge of the boy's fate. Together, they're sending Tyler far beyond the frontiers of medical science into a dark and terrifying netherworld of man and machine-a place no living soul has gone before.

Black and White and Dead All Over

by John Darnton

A keenly intelligent, delightfully mordant novel that blends fact and fiction with the same deft hand that was at work in John Darnton’s best-selling Neanderthal . Bad news is brewing in the inner sanctum of the New York Globe, the city’s long-standing newspaper of note, whose back is to the wall. Readership, advertising, and circulation are plummeting—along with the paper’s vaunted standards—and the cost... (more)

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The Darwin Conspiracy

by John Darnton

Neanderthal

by John Darnton

Mind Catcher

by John Darnton

Black and White and Dead All Over

by John Darnton