The Genesis Code - Hardcover

Case, John

3.86

3,995 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0712677089 ISBN 13: 9780712677080

Publisher: Century, 1997

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In a remote hill town in Italy, a renowned scientist enters the confessional. A dying man, he pours out the secret that has consumed his life for years - a sin of such magnitude that the shocked priest refuses him absolution. In a suburb of Washington DC, Joe Lassiter's only sister and her young son have been killed in a sudden fire that engulfs their home. The police believe it was arson; they soon discover that mother and child were brutally murdered before the blaze was set. As Lassiter tries to find out why they were killed, he comes to believe others may have been murdered in similar fashion. And still more people may die if he cannot discover the elusive connection that links the innocent victims together.

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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

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