«Absorbente», The Washington Post«Un thriller excelente», Publishers Weekly
Un enorme engaño amenaza con hundir el mundo en el caos.
Un nuevo satélite de la NASA demuestra la existencia de un extraño objeto enterrado en el hielo del Ártico. Este descubrimiento supone una victoria muy necesaria para la política espacial de Estados Unidos y es clave para la futura elección de su presidente. La analista de inteligencia Rachel Sexton y el académico Michael Tolland son los encargados de verificar la autenticidad del hallazgo. Pero en su búsqueda descubren algo impensable: todo ha sido un engaño. Antes de que puedan hablar con el presidente, Rachel y Michael son atacados por un grupo de asesinos a sueldo. Un misterioso hombre los lidera, y no se detendrá ante nada para ocultar la verdad.
Dan Brown transporta a los lectores desde la Oficina Nacional de Reconocimiento (NRO), en Virginia, hasta las plataformas de hielo del círculo polar ártico y a los pasillos del Ala Oeste de la Casa Blanca en un emocionante thriller que recorre los secretos mejor guardados del servicio secreto estadounidense.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
Heralded for masterfully intermingling science, history, and politics in his critically acclaimed thrillers The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, New York Times bestselling author Dan Brown has crafted another pulse-pounding novel in which nothing is as it seems -- and behind every corner is a stunning surprise.
A shocking scientific discovery. A conspiracy of staggering brilliance. A thriller unlike any you've ever read....
When a NASA satellite discovers an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory -- a victory with profound implications for NASA policy and the impending presidential election. To verify the authenticity of the find, the White House calls upon the skills of intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton. Accompanied by a team of experts, including the charismatic scholar Michael Tolland, Rachel travels to the Arctic and uncovers the unthinkable: evidence of scientific trickery -- a bold deception that threatens to plunge the world into controversy. But before she can warn the President, Rachel and Michael are ambushed by a deadly team of assassins. Fleeing for their lives across a desolate and lethal landscape, their only hope for survival is to discover who is behind this masterful plot. The truth, they will learn, is the most shocking deception of all.
By:
Dan Brown Translated by:
Ma Jose Diez Imprint: Booket Dimensions:
Height: 191mm,
Width: 124mm,
Spine: 41mm
Weight: 476g ISBN:9788408099246 ISBN 10: 8408099248 Series:Bestseller (Booket Unnumbered) Publication Date:03 January 2011 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
