The Genesis Secret - Hardcover

Knox, Tom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670020885 ISBN 13: 9780670020881

Publisher: Viking Pr, 2009

Synopsis

A remarkable discovery has been made in the far reaches of Kurdistan. A Western archaeological team has discovered what is the oldest human civilization, more than twice as old as the Pyramids and three times as old as Stonehenge. From this region came the birth of modern religion - Judaism, Christianity and Islam - but so too a horrifying truth about their foundations. Sent to cover the famed Gobekli Tepe dig is war reporter Rob Luttrell, who, having survived a Baghdad suicide bomber, only wishes to return home to his daughter. What at first is intriguing quickly becomes fascinating and, finally, dangerous as the site is sabotaged and a terrible murder is staged.
Meanwhile, a Scotland Yard detective is fast on the trail of a series of spectacularly gruesome, possibly mystical murders throughout the British Isles. Detective Forrester must decode a secret of a different sort: Why these elaborate acts of violence? Why to these seemingly innocent victims? And what are the connections with the ancient religions of the Middle East and beyond?

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Review:

‘Steeped in both blood and history and keeps up a scorching pace from start to finish’ Northern Echo

From the Back Cover:

Humanity's most ancient secret is about to be revealed...

In the sunburned deserts of eastern Turkey, archaeologists are unearthing a stone temple, the world's most ancient building. When Journalist Rob Luttrell is sent to report on the dig, he is intrigued to learn that someone deliberately buried the site 10,000 years ago. Why?

Only one man knows the secret - a secret so shocking it may threaten the social structure of the world - and he is intent on destroying the evidence before it can be recovered.

Spanning the globe from the ruined castles of Ireland to the desolate wastes of Kurdistan, Tom Knox's intense and compelling thriller weaves together genuine historical evidence, scientific insights and Biblical mysteries into an electrifying tale that grips the reader mercilessly from beginning to end.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Pr
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0670020885
• ISBN 13: 9780670020881
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 369