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Publication

2006-04-01 - Pocket, New York, USA, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

184,250 words, Guess

Page Count

737 pages

Physical Format

Mass Market Paperback

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and 7 more
  • Goodreads57197711
  • Library of Congress Control Number2006274129
  • OCLC Control Number971696339
  • Better World Books770-BAA-190
  • Better World Books9781416524809
  • Better World BooksP6-AOC-711
  • Open LibraryOL19561918M

Classifications

  • DDC813/.54
  • LCCPS3552.R685434 .D4 2006

Description

Deception Point is a 2001 mystery-thriller novel by American author Dan Brown. It is Brown's third novel. It was published by Simon & Schuster. The novel follows White House intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton's involvement in corroborating NASA's discovery of a meteorite that supposedly contains proof of extraterrestrial life, resembling the ALH84001 case. The discovery comes at a time close to the United States presidential election in which her father is running. The discovery will aid the campaign of her employer, the incumbent president of the United States, Zachary Herney, but put her further at odds with her already estranged father, Senator Sedgwick Sexton, a senator who is running for election. Sexton, accompanied by a team of experts, must uncover the authenticity of the meteorite which will either make or break the campaign of President Herney. Contains: [Deception Point [1/2]](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL25327019W) [Deception Point [2/2]](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL30946570W)

Description

When a NASA satellite discovers an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory—a victory with profound implications for NASA policy and the impending presidential election. To verify the authenticity of the find, the White House calls upon the skills of intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton. Accompanied by a team of experts, including the charismatic scholar Michael Tolland, Rachel travels to the Arctic and uncovers the unthinkable: evidence of scientific trickery—a bold deception that threatens to plunge the world into controversy. But before she can warn the president, Rachel and Michael are ambushed by a team of assassins. Fleeing for their lives across a desolate and lethal landscape, their only hope for survival is to discover who is behind this masterful plot. The truth, they will learn, is the most shocking deception of all. (back cover)

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