'The biggest challenger to Dan Brown's crown' Mirror
Sam Bourne is the pseudonym of Jonathan Freedland, an award-winning journalist and broadcaster. He has written a weekly column for the Guardian since 1997, having previously served as the paper’s Washington correspondent, and presents Radio 4’s contemporary history programme, The Long View.In the annual What the Papers Say Awards of 2002 Jonathan Freedland was named Columnist of the Year, and in 2008 he won the David Watt Prize for Journalism. His first novel, The Righteous Men, was a Sunday Times Number 1 bestseller. His subsequent novels have all been top five bestsellers. He lives in London with his wife and their two children.
'The best thriller I've read in years.' Piers Morgan 'The biggest challenger to Dan Brown's crown ! a highly charged, theologically accurate tale' Mirror 'Compulsive reading ! successfully blends ancient teachings with the highly charged ways of the 21st century ! bears all the hallmarks of a blockbuster' Daily Express 'More readable than The Da Vinci Code -- the sense of menace is darker and the characters more believable' Esquire 'A turbocharged thriller' In Style 'Will be compared, inevitably, to The Da Vinci Code. The similarities are difficult to ignore, but it's far better written ! will thrill any conspiracy-theory fans ! a highly enjoyable read' Psychologies
'The best thriller I've read in years.' Piers Morgan 'The biggest challenger to Dan Brown's crown ! a highly charged, theologically accurate tale' Mirror 'Compulsive reading ! successfully blends ancient teachings with the highly charged ways of the 21st century ! bears all the hallmarks of a blockbuster' Daily Express 'More readable than The Da Vinci Code -- the sense of menace is darker and the characters more believable' Esquire 'A turbocharged thriller' In Style 'Will be compared, inevitably, to The Da Vinci Code. The similarities are difficult to ignore, but it's far better written ! will thrill any conspiracy-theory fans ! a highly enjoyable read' Psychologies
Will Monroe, a young and ambitious New York Times journalist investigating the seemingly unrelated deaths of men with widely disparate backgrounds on opposite ends of the country, becomes ensnared in a nightmare when his wife is kidnapped. Desperate to save her, Will enlists the assistance of computer genius Tom Fontaine, a former college friend, and Will's brilliant ex-girlfriend, T.C. Lieberman. Tracing the computer threats to an Internet caf? located in an ultraorthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn, Will and T.C. uncover an assassination plot to kill 36 righteous men mentioned in an obscure biblical legend. Their race to save these men leads to a shocking revelation. Bourne's swiftly moving plot is hampered by awkward characterization, but the multiple action scenes and shocking twist at the end are sure to please readers. Offering a new take on the religion-based thriller, this fiction debut by Bourne (a pen name for British journalist Jonathan Freedland) is recommended for popular fiction collections. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 5/15/06.]-Joy St. John, Henderson Dist. P.L., NV Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
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