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Here is one of those novels that spans centuries, interweaves stories from past and present, and involves a brave hero trying to uncover the truth behind an ancient conspiracy that unnamed individuals will kill to protect. It's hardly a new premise, but here's the good thing: in Khoury's hands, it feels fresh andexciting again. When archaeology professor Evelyn Bishop is kidnapped, her daughter, Mia, vows to find her and to find the secret behind the artifacts that apparently led to Evelyn's abduction. Her odyssey takes her into unexpected corners of history, quickly putting her own life at risk. The action takes place mostly in Iraq but also journeys toeighteenth-century Italy and present-day Lebanon. The large cast of characters includes plenty of villainous types, including "the hakeem," a doctor whose grisly medical experiments seem linked to a centuries-old mystery. There are dozens of ways this novel could have collapsed under its own narrative weight, but Khoury makes the conspiracy feel utterly believable and imbues his characters with infectious passion for finding the truth. A surefire hit with fans of conspiracy-based historical thrillers. Booklist
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The animal in the image was more than a serpent, had scales and exaggerated fangs, it was more like a dragon ... It was a sinister image that recalls a primary fear, yellowed and worn copy that emanated evil. The search for a dark secret, hidden between the pages of a book from 1700, leading to a geneticist and a CIA agent embark on a fatal adventure that will require them to travel to Europe, America and Asia, in a frantic trip. Naples, 1750. Three gunmen burst into the palace of a supposed Marquis. The Prince of San Severo accuses him of being an imposter, and demands to know a secret that only he has in his possession. In the struggle that follows, the false marquis escapes leaving behind him a burning palace and an angry prince who is obsessed with finding his quarry. Baghdad, 2003. In a routine mission, a unit of the army makes a horrifying discovery: a very modern secret laboratory in which dozens of people have died, victims of gruesome experiments. The mysterious scientist who was chased, a man who is believed, is working on a biological weapon, flee, taking with him the startling truth of his work. But leaves a clue: the Ouroboros, a symbol representing a snake biting its tail. When the power of this symbol comes to light, revealing the centuries of destruction that has left in its way arises an innocent woman in the center of a conspiracy that could change the world forever.
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Raymond Khoury is the "New York Times" and internationally bestselling author of four Reilly adventures, as well as two standalone thrillers. His debut novel, "The Last Templar", spent twenty weeks on the "New York Times" bestseller list and was adapted for television by NBC. His books have been translated into over forty languages and sold over ten million copies.
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- PublisherEDB FICCION
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 8466638318
- ISBN 13 9788466638319
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages480
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Book Description Cartoné. Condition: Nuevo. Dust Jacket Condition: Nuevo. El animal que aparecía en la imagen era más que una serpiente: tenía escamas y colmillos exagerados, se asemejaba más a un dragón. Sus ojos eran fríos e inexpresivos y miraban de frente, como si el acto de devorarse a sí misma fuera el más natural e indoloro de los actos. Era una imagen siniestra que rememoraba un miedo primario, una copia amarillenta y desgastada que despedía maldad. La búsqueda de un oscuro secreto escondido entre las páginas de un libro que data del año 1700, llevará a una genetista y un agente de la CISA a embarcarse en una aventura mortal que les obligará a viajar por Europa, América y Asia, en un frenético periplo. Nápoles, 1750. Tres hombres armados con espadas irrumpen en plena noche en el palacio de un supuesto marqués. El príncipe de San Severo lo acusa de ser un impostor y exige conocer un secreto que sólo él tiene en su poder. En la lucha que sigue, el falso marqués escapa por los tejados dejando tras de sí un palacio en llamas y un príncipe furioso y obsesionado con encontrar a su presa a toda costa. Bagdad, 2003. En una misión de rutina, una unidad del ejército realiza un descubrimiento horripilante: un modernísimo laboratorio secreto en el que han muerto docenas de personas víctimas de espantosos experimentos. El misterioso científico al que perseguían, un hombre que, según se cree, está trabajando en un arma biológica, huye llevándose consigo la sorprendente verdad de su trabajo. Pero deja una pista desconcertante: el Ouroboros, un símbolo que representa una serpiente que se muerde la cola. Cuando el poder de dicho símbolo sale a la luz, desvelando los siglos de destrucción que ha ido dejando a su paso, surge una mujer inocente en el centro de una conspiración que podría cambiar el mundo para siempre. Antiguas y misteriosas señales se mezclan con los últimos avances científicos en este thriller cinemático. El ritmo es trepidante; los diálogos, agudos; los personajes, muy bien perfilados. Khoury conoce su oficio a la perfección. Glasgow Evening Times LIBRO. Seller Inventory # 154316
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