Gideons Corpse, Douglas Preston
Gideons Corpse, Douglas Preston
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Gideon's Corpse

Author: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Narrator: David W. Collins

Unabridged: 11 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/10/2012


Synopsis

A top nuclear scientist goes mad and takes an innocent family hostage at gunpoint, killing one and causing a massive standoff.
A plume of radiation above New York City leads to a warehouse where, it seems, a powerful nuclear bomb was assembled just hours before.
Sifting through the evidence, authorities determine that the unthinkable is about to happen: in ten days, a major American city will be vaporized by a terrorist attack.
Ten days. And Gideon Crew, tracking the mysterious terrorist cell from the suburbs of New York to the mountains of New Mexico, learns the end may be something worse--far worse--than mere Armageddon.

About Douglas Preston

Douglas Preston is the author of more than thirty books, both fiction and nonfiction, more than twenty of which have been New York Times bestsellers. He has worked as an editor at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and taught nonfiction writing at Princeton University. His first novel, Relic, coauthored with Lincoln Child, was made into a movie, and launched the famed Pendergast series of novels. His recent nonfiction book, The Monster of Florence, is also being made into a film. In addition to books, Preston writes about archaeology and paleontology for the New Yorker, National Geographic, and Smithsonian.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Matthew on November 20, 2017

I am a bit torn on this one. I would hate to ever feel like giving Preston and Child less than 4 stars, but the first 2/3 to 3/4 of this book was definitely 3 stars for me. However, the last part of the book they really ramped things up and definitely brought the overall rating to a solid 4 stars. I......more

Goodreads review by Mark on March 27, 2012

A frustrating read for those who know what these two authors are capable of. It seemed to have much potential but instead felt contrived and shallow. Seemed, unfortunately, to be a check list book... We must make Gideon a complex character. Nuclear scientist - CHECK Art thief - CHECK Social engineer - C......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on October 31, 2018

Serviceable thriller with a few twists and turns, interesting villains and a whole lot of improbable action scenes. This may not be my favorite Preston and Childs novel, and yet, it was a page turner... always fun to read.......more

Goodreads review by Nuria on August 06, 2020

4/5🌟 Me ha gustado mucho. Ya de por si la historia está bastante bien e interesante y las cosas que van sucediendo a medida que va avanzando la historia te dejan con ganas de seguir leyendo para ver qué rumbo sigue la historia y como se va descubriendo todo. Sobre todo quién está detrás de todo esto. S......more

Goodreads review by K.D. on January 01, 2023

Exciting read I enjoyed reading Gideon’s Corpse. The main characters were relatable, humorous, and a bit snarky. Great plot that held my attention from beginning to end. I’m looking forward to reading the next book in the series.......more