"Finally, a novel of literary suspense that gets almost everything right--forensically and psychologically."--Sarah Weinman, _Baltimore Sun_ In this "mystery of cold beauty and dark isolation, written with crystalline precision" (_Miami Herald_), a series of crib deaths in Syracuse, New York, draws
Origin
β Scribed by Jack Kilborn
- Publisher
- Joe Konrath
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 319 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
When linguist Andrew Dennison is yanked from his bed by the Secret Service and taken to a top secret facility in the desert , he has no idea he's been brought there to translate the words of an ancient demon.
He joins pretty but cold veterinarian Sun Jones, eccentric molecular biologist Dr. Frank Belgium, and a hodge-podge of religious, military, and science personnel to try and figure out if the creature is, indeed, Satan.
But things quickly go bad, and very soon Andy isn't just fighting for his life, but the lives of everyone on earth...
Origin by J. A. Konrath
All hell is about the break loose. For real.
Origin is approximately 76,000 words long. This ebook also contains bonus material:
An excerpt of Disturb by J. A. Konrath, an excerpt of Beneath by Jeremy Robinson, and an excerpt of Crack-Up by Eric Christopherson.
Praise for J. A. Konrath's thriller Fuzzy Navel:
"Fuzzy Navel is Konrath at his best - a hilariously heartstopping thriller." --...
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