Book Review: Deception Point - Author: Dan Brown
I don't know how many of you are of the same mindset as I am. You find one book by an author that you like, and it's almost addictive. For me, that was Dan Brown.
The first book I ever picked up by Dan Brown was Da Vinci Code; the mystery, the intrigue, the deception, the ultimate quest for the truth. I was hooked!! I wanted the next book. I followed up with Digital Fortress, which really seemed to appeal to my computer savvy brain. More. Give me more! So then came Angels and Demons, which was actually the Prequel to Da Vinci Code, oh wow could there really be lies and deception in Vatican City? Could Galileo really have been right? Why don't they want people to know? Ok so I digress!
I got my latest fix of Dan Brown last week. I found Deception Point sitting on my bosses bookshelf, and I was drawn to it, like a moth to a flame. Was this going to be another addictive read? Just like the three before it?
A book has to hook me in the first chapter or all is lost. This book grabbed me by the throat, shook me a little, then gently sat me down on the couch and refused to let me get up again! My only reply, whilst still with my nose buried in this book was.. Ok in a minute, give me just a minute, hold on a sec! I COULDN'T put it down, it was crazy.
There's murder, intrigue, deception, lies and scandal. What was the Government really up to? Was all this down to Nasa? The government? Did they really do that? I was on the edge of my seat the whole time, anxious to turn the next page.
This story is based on a discovery that a Canadian geologist makes in the Milne Ice Shelf in the Arctic. This is a discovery that could change the whole world's ideas about space! The story involves several central characters, Rachel, Corky, Mike, Senator Sexton, Gabrielle, The President and Margery. The plot takes many twists and turns, as data needs to be verified and someone is out to stop that from happening.
The identity of the key character, The Commander" remains a mystery until the end. The Commander has ordered murders by a crack team of Special Ops Soldiers. The secret, the truth, the data, are that important. This book keeps you guessing the whole time. If you think you have an idea who is in charge, or who is doing everything, then you will be surprised at the twists that it takes. The suspense is always there on the next page.
Dan Brown will definitely be on my watch list, and I will be in line to buy his next book, without fail. Hopefully you will like his work as much as I have.
Article written by Wendy Jones , © 2007 butyoudontlooksick.com
Deception Point
Dan Brown
ISBN 0-671-02738-7
Pocket Books
Comments
And doesn't it irritate you when you've finished all the books they have written? You then start hunting in the bookstores for maybe one that you've missed. You wait impatiently for the next book.
What's even worse when they are so inconsiderate and pass away! lol
I did the Dan Brown book orgy reading too. lol
Posted by: Carol | December 28, 2007 11:18 AM
I have had that feeling about several writers! the first to come to mind is May Sarton. Before her was Dorothy Sayers, a Theologian most noted as the author of the Lord Peter Wimsey novels. Rita Mae Brown, Mysteries, Audre Lord, Nikki Giovanni in poetry. Barbara Tuchman & Page Smith in History. Carl Sandburg, ALL
Posted by: Saagaadaa | December 28, 2007 12:50 PM
Carol, I got sucked in by so many different Authors. Iris Gower! Virginia Andrews, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Graham Masterton, Shaun Hutson ( not for the faint hearted, very gory, but a good read, especially Nemesis) When you find one you like, it's hard to put them down. And yeah Like Virginia Andrews, she passed away, and someone else was Ghost Writing, but the books weren't the same! The magic was gone.
Glad you liked the Review!
Posted by: Wendy Jones | December 28, 2007 01:44 PM