The Genesis Code: A Novel of Suspense - Softcover

Case, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345422317 ISBN 13: 9780345422316

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1998

Synopsis

A phone call in the dead of night brings Joe Lassiter shattering news. His sister and young nephew have died in a fire in their home near Washington, D.C. Yet Lassiter soon learns a chilling fact: His loved ones were brutally murdered before the blaze was set. . . .

The mysterious suspect's identity only raises more questions. Then Lassiter uncovers another crime--another innocent mother and child murdered. The more he unearths, the larger the web of conspiracy grows, as his search for answers leads him on a dangerous international chase toward a truth that will shock him--and the world--to the very bone. . . .

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Review:

You'll probably guess what's behind the murders of mothers and their very young sons long before investigator Joe Lassiter does, but that shouldn't spoil your enjoyment of this exciting and thoughtful new thriller that mixes science and faith in with its action. Lassiter's own sister and beloved nephew are among the victims, who were all patients at an Italian fertility clinic run by a doctor with some unusual ideas about DNA. Why this catches the attention of a dangerous religious order, and whether Lassiter can save one surviving woman and child from their wrath, should take up a good part of your night.

From the Publisher:

A GREAT THRILLER ... perhaps the fastest first 200 pages you'll ever read! I read a lot of these, and when I passed along the first couple hundred pages of this ms. prior to the hardcover publication, I had buyers screaming at me for the rest of the book! Luckily for you, its all here in one easy to transport package!
-Mark Bloomfield, Ballantine Sales

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0345422317
• ISBN 13: 9780345422316
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 467