When a new NASA satellite detects evidence of an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory... a victory that has profound implications for U.S. space policy and the impending presidential election.

With the Oval Office in the balance, the President dispatches White House Intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton to the Arctic to verify the authenticy of the find. Accompanied by a team of experts, including the charismatic academic Michael Tolland, Rachel uncovers the unthinkable - evidence of scientific trickery - a bold deception that threatens to plunge the world into controversy.

But before Rachel can make her findings known, she realises, perhaps too late, that such knowledge puts her and Tolland in deadly jeopardy. Fleeing for their lives in an environment as desolate as it is lethal, they possess only one hope for survival: to find out who is behind this masterful ploy. The truth, they will learn, is the most shocking deception of all...

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2001, softcover, 585 pages

Luckily I didn't read the back cover before I read the book. It reveals too much and I don't think I've read the book to the end if I've known the info from the backcover beforehand. To me finding out what was the first deception was definitely the best part! I usually don't like books including a lot of politics and this was full of it, however I must admit this was unputdownable at times because there were so much more as well.

Tätä Dan Brownin kirjaa en ole lukenutkaan. Onneksi en muuta kuin vilkaissut takakansitekstiä miitissä. Kiitos varoituksesta ja kirjasta, BD!

Tämä onkin tuttavan hyllyssä suomenkielisenä. Hän karsii kirjojaan ja saan kuulemma ilomielin Meteoriitin. Vien tämän kirjan nyt miittiin. Jos ei sieltä sitä kukaan lukupinoonsa nappaisikaan, niin ehkäpä joku ottaa sen kesäpäiville vietäväksi. :)

Caught this book at the Summer 2012 Bookcrossing Meet-up in Tampere. This book will be on its way to Gambia via Sirah's charity container. Happy reading to new readers!

This book goes to build a school library in Gambia. Happy reading!