β Scribed by Douglas Preston; Lincoln Child
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Gideon Crew, the hero of Preston and Childs new novel, has a complicated backstory. As a boy, he watched as his father, who had taken a man hostage, was shot down by a sniper. Less than a decade later, he learned from his mother that his father had been used by the U.S. government as a scapegoat for a failed intelligence project. After dispatching the man responsible for his fathers murder, Gideon is offered a job with a private contractor that does hush-hush work for the government. Gideons mission: to intercept a Chinese scientist and relieve him of the plans for a top-secret weapon. The mission doesnt go as drawn, however, and Gideon is left with a mysterious string of numbers. Now, working mostly alone, he must determine what the numbers mean. This novel (which is apparently the first installment in a new series) isnt as elegantly written or constructed as the authors popular Special Agent Pendergast novels, but it doesonce you get past the backstoryhold the readers interest, and Gideon is undeniably a big-shouldered character, capable of supporting a series. --David Pitt
'The authors push al the right buttons for exciting the reader, and know how to knock together a white-knuckle cliffhanger.' BIG ISSUE '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!' -- DAVID BALDACCI 'Fast-paced and action-packed, Gideon's Sword is a clever, high velocity read.' -- KATHY REICHS
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