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The Genesis Secret

By Tom Knox

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Book Description

A gripping high-concept thriller for fans of Dan Brown and Sam Bourne.In the
sunburnt deserts of eastern Turkey, archaeologists are unearthing a stone ...

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THE GENESIS SECRET

I must admit to having a penchant for religious / archaeological mysteries. Maybe it was growing up watching the Indiana Jones films, I don’t know. Unfortunately, since the success of The Da Vinci Code, there’s been a veritable flood of second-rate m ... (read full critics)

shotsmag published on Thu, 30 Sep 2010

2 Reviews

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Flimsy

I really don't know what to say about The Genesis Secret. Good premise, but weak execution (no pun intended). As other reviewers noted, the story starts out with an interesting premise, but quickly devolves into an utterly implausible conflict acted out by paper thin characters on two continents. I' ... (continue)

I really don't know what to say about The Genesis Secret. Good premise, but weak execution (no pun intended). As other reviewers noted, the story starts out with an interesting premise, but quickly devolves into an utterly implausible conflict acted out by paper thin characters on two continents. I'm not sure where the author's obsession with ritual killing comes from, but it doesn't help hold the reader's interest - at least not this reader; I struggled to finish this flimsy story.
The intriguing discovery starting the story (and the fact the novel is loosely based on real archaeology and organizations) aside, the best I can say is that it didn't end with the plot twist I had predicted from about the halfway point of the book. I think, though, my ending was better...

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Andyberschauer said on Feb 16, 2010 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

an object lesson in the miracles of googling (it's google that saves the day, in the end). quite entertaining post-davincicode plot, but too gory, really .

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Elsastella said on Jul 19, 2011 | Add your feedback