The Joshua Stone - Softcover

Barney, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062021397 ISBN 13: 9780062021397

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks, 2013

Synopsis

Some secrets belong to the past. Others refuse to stay there . . .

In 1959, in an underground laboratory in a remote region of West Virginia, a secret government experiment went terribly awry. Half a dozen scientists mysteriously disappeared, and all subsequent efforts to rescue them failed. In desperation, President Eisenhower ordered the lab sealed shut and all records of its existence destroyed. Now, fifty-four years later, something from the lab has emerged.

When mysterious events begin occurring along the New River Valley in West Virginia, government agents Mike Califano and Ana Thorne are sent to investigate. What they discover will shake the foundations of science and religion and put both agents in the crosshairs of a deadly, worldwide conspiracy. A powerful and mysterious force has been unleashed, and it's about to fall into the wrong hands. To prevent a global catastrophe, Califano and Thorne must work together to solve a biblical mystery that has confounded scholars for centuries. And they must do so quickly, before time runs out . . . forever.

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About the Author

James Barney is the critically acclaimed author of The Genesis Key. He is an attorney who lives outside Washington, D.C., with his wife and two children.

From Booklist

*Starred Review* Barney mixes the political thriller, technology gone awry, religion, and even some elements of science fiction in this page-turning adventure spectacle. Scientists working in a top-secret lab in 1959 have disappeared; what they found before the disappearance, we learn, has the potential to destroy the modern world. Government agents Mike Califano and Ana Thorne investigate, but what they discover seems utterly unbelievable. Then, in the small town where the scientists disappeared, an out-of-place man arrives in a diner with clothing and money from an earlier era. Could he be one of the missing scientists? Barney does a phenomenal job juggling all of the elements, creating a thriller unlike any other. Imagine a mix of Michael Crichton, Dan Brown, and Dean Koontz, with a sprinkle of Brad Thor—and maybe a touch of Stephen King’s 11/22/63. The Joshua Stone is completely original and totally terrific. Readers will quickly be looking for Barney’s previous novel, The Genesis Key (2011), and will likely become a fan of his writing for life. --Jeff Ayers

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0062021397
• ISBN 13: 9780062021397
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 416