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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780843960426
ISBN number: 0843960426
Label: Leisure Books
Manufacturer: Leisure Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 356
Printing Date: February 26, 2008
Publishing house: Leisure Books
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This is the very first book by Gregg Loomis that I've read and I discovered that the protagonist, Lang Reilly, had featured in some of his previous works as well. However, I was not left in the dark about how Reilly's previous escapades influenced what happened to him in this tale, as it was expertly woven into the storyline without interrupting any events.
Someone in Reilly's research organization discovered an old parchment that certain people are prepared to kill for, and they do too. Soon, they are following Reilly and are trying their utmost to do him in, but he is always one step ahead of the antagonists. Reilly leaves a trail of action thrills as he tries to get to the bottom of this.
Gregg Loomis interlaces the suspenseful action with plenty of international settings, ancient mysteries, science, discoveries and even a bit of romance. Reading this book was an enjoyable experience, and the only problem I had was that I had read a thriller by another author just before this book, that had used some of the same science and ancient mysteries (a lot of which is public knowledge, you can Google the stuff), therefore I could anticipate certain events in the story. That said; it is not Gregg Loomis' fault that I read the other book just prior his novel - I certainly look forward to read more of his work.
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Recommended for conspiracist readers. I do wish Amazon would show which books were writtine in what order from authors, I would like to read more of his work but already 3 books ahead with this one and I dont like reading about characters and events that I already have an understanding with.
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The star of this Gregg Loomis book is once again Lang Reilly. He still
heads up the foundation. He is a noted attorney in Atlanta, Georgia who
is defending the Mayor of Atlanta on corruption charges. The story begins when a scientest is murdered in Amsterdam. Then a scientest is murdered
in Atlanta anf his records journal is stolen. Both of these scientists work for the foundation. They are researching fossil fuels alternatives.
While at lunch someone takes a shot at Reilly. Reilly begins an investigation of the situation. He travels to Brussels,Cairo,Vienna, and
Tel Aviv. He discovers that an ancient parchment has been unearthed. He
discovers that a powerful group named Essenes is willing to commit murder
to keep this process a secret. This book is action packed and does not
have many halts in the action. Be sure to read this book.
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Loomis just gets better and better! Our friend Lang Reilly returns in this book with his keen intellect and biting wit. He is joined by his good friend Father Francis who provides ongoing reality checks for Lang. The story takes us on a fast track, globe hopping journey to places and possibilities that only a master story teller could dream of. Loomis' talent in combining the mysteries of antiquity with contemporary reality makes him one of the best authors in this genre. Loomis' recipe is filled with the factual ingredients of historic events, locations and todays scientific understanding which he combines to cook up excitement and intrigue that leaves us wondering if Lang is his alter ego. Highly recommended as a beach book for this season but you won't want to wait to get to the beach to read it.The Julian Secret
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The president of the United States is awakened in the middle of the night to meet with his top security advisors in the bunker because Iran fired nuclear missiles at Israel. However, as the missiles seemingly just vanish into thin air, the Israeli President calls his American counterpart to tell him not to worry and go back to sleep as he has no need to retaliate. The US president and his staff struggle with what happened.
Meanwhile Dutch scientist Dr. Yadish is visiting Bruges, Belgium when he is murdered just before another scientist Dr. Lewis is killed in Atlanta. The two have in common research into alternatives to fossil fuel funded by a foundation run by Lang Reilly. Trying to understand what is going on, Lang flies charter to Amsterdam, but is cleverly abducted at the airport. He escapes even as his kidnappers try to kill him. He continues to investigate with clues taking him to Tel Aviv as he finds another link involving a biblical era parchment that has people willing to kill to hide what has been unearthed.
The third Lang Reilly international thriller (see THE PEGASUS SECRET and THE JULIAN SECRET) is an action-packed tale that hooks readers from the moment the Americans realize the Israelis have some secret weapon that they imply comes from God. Although Reilly is too good at Houdini like escapes although they are exhilaratingly entertaining, readers will admire his dedication as he risks his life to uncover the truth and to prevent anymore of his grant scientists from being murdered. Thriller fans will appreciate Greg Loomis as it is no secret that he provides breathtaking novels.
Harriet Klausner
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