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A follow-up to Cast of Shadows is set in 500 B.C. coastal Italy, where the arrival of Pythagoras triggers revolutionary changes in science and philosophy that influence the modern-world life of a murdered composer's daughter.
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Guilfoile s fast and furious new thriller is jet-fueled by its author s unerring sense of character and his nimble, fleet-footed prose. The New York Times
The Thousand is thrilling, intellectually stimulating, and has some of the most vivid characters in contemporary literature. Chicago Tribune
Canada Gold is an emotionally realistic superhero. Los Angeles Times
A fast-paced thriller about perception, ambition, friendship, family, and the real powers that could rule our world. The Huffington Post
A taut suspense thriller about a gifted girl and the ancient cult that wants to use her mental abilities for its own sketchy ends. Entertainment Weekly
Takes math team to a new level . . . . Comparisons to The Da Vinci Code are understandable, but The Thousand is less about the secret or the secret society than the dozen characters ensnared by it, characters strung out between the pursuit of power and self-preservation. . . . Humor is not lost in The Thousand, which has the sly repartee of people keeping secrets. Time Out Chicago
The Thousand, which involves Pythagoras, Mozart s Requiem Mass, and intuitive art, shows Guilfoile s in-depth knowledge of music, mathematics, history, pop culture and philosophy. Set in Chicago and Las Vegas, the new novel has every vivid detail down pat when it comes to the sights, smells and particularly the attitudes of the two cities. Chicago Sun-Times
Guilfoile has the amazing ability to create perfect order out of what should rightfully be utter chaos. . . . Pitch-perfect. . . . Truly special. . . . He s managed to take heavy-hitting concepts like the relationship between math and magic . . . as well as the moral implications of advanced scientific research and testing and wrap them up in a package as enticing and thrilling as any Hollywood blockbuster; but more intelligent. . . . What The Da Vinci Code wants to be when it grows up . . . and it still won t be close. Savannah Morning News
The Thousand is a deftly original conspiracy thriller . . . with roller-coaster pacing and cracking good characters. Canada Gold gives Lisbeth Salander a run for haute female warrior of the year. Winnipeg Free Press
Even when I was otherwise occupied, I could not get The Thousand or its characters out of my mind. All I wanted to do was find a well-lit corner and read this riveting work, which is equal parts courtroom thriller, police procedural and antiquity hunt, with a dose of conspiracy and paranoia thrown in for good measure. And when I did, all else ceased to exist. Joe Harlaub, Bookreporter.com
Reading The Thousand is . . . a little like riding a roller coaster blindfolded: You can never anticipate the book s next hairpin turn, and it has enough steep drops to keep the adrenaline pumping. Richmond Times-Dispatch
Guilfoile s intimate prose works well in developing a large cast of characters. . . . Guilfoile also offers a familiar and humorous portrait of the Windy City, mostly through the eyes of a weathered south-side cop who loves his work, his booze, Mr. Beef, and Columbia College coeds half his age. Chicago Reader "
"Guilfoile's fast and furious new thriller... is jet-fueled by its author's unerring sense of character and his nimble, fleet-footed prose." --The New York Times
"The Thousand is thrilling, intellectually stimulating, and has some of the most vivid characters in contemporary literature." --Chicago Tribune
"Canada Gold is an emotionally realistic superhero." --Los Angeles Times
"A fast-paced thriller about perception, ambition, friendship, family, and the real powers that could rule our world." --The Huffington Post
"A taut suspense thriller about a gifted girl and the ancient cult that wants to use her mental abilities for its own sketchy ends." --Entertainment Weekly
"Takes math team to a new level . . . . Comparisons to The Da Vinci Code are understandable, but The Thousand is less about the secret or the secret society than the dozen characters ensnared by it, characters strung out between the pursuit of power and self-preservation. . . . Humor is not lost in The Thousand, which has the sly repartee of people keeping secrets." --Time Out Chicago
"The Thousand, which involves Pythagoras, Mozart's Requiem Mass, and intuitive art, shows Guilfoile's in-depth knowledge of music, mathematics, history, pop culture and philosophy. Set in Chicago and Las Vegas, the new novel has every vivid detail down pat when it comes to the sights, smells and particularly the attitudes of the two cities." --Chicago Sun-Times
"Guilfoile has the amazing ability to create perfect order out of what should rightfully be utter chaos. . . . Pitch-perfect. . . . Truly special. . . . He's managed to take heavy-hitting concepts like the relationship between math and magic . . . as well as the moral implications of advanced scientific research and testing and wrap them up in a package as enticing and thrilling as any Hollywood blockbuster; but more intelligent. . . . What The Da Vinci Code wants to be when it grows up . . . and it still won't be close." --Savannah Morning News
"The Thousand is a deftly original conspiracy thriller . . . with roller-coaster pacing and cracking good characters. Canada Gold gives Lisbeth Salander a run for haute female warrior of the year." --Winnipeg Free Press
"Even when I was otherwise occupied, I could not get The Thousand or its characters out of my mind. All I wanted to do was find a well-lit corner and read this riveting work, which is equal parts courtroom thriller, police procedural and antiquity hunt, with a dose of conspiracy and paranoia thrown in for good measure. And when I did, all else ceased to exist." --Joe Harlaub, Bookreporter.com
"Reading The Thousand is . . . a little like riding a roller coaster blindfolded: You can never anticipate the book's next hairpin turn, and it has enough steep drops to keep the adrenaline pumping." --Richmond Times-Dispatch
"Guilfoile's intimate prose works well in developing a large cast of characters. . . . Guilfoile also offers a familiar and humorous portrait of the Windy City, mostly through the eyes of a weathered south-side cop who loves his work, his booze, Mr. Beef, and Columbia College coeds half his age." --Chicago Reader
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The Thousand is thrilling, intellectually stimulating, and has some of the most vivid characters in contemporary literature. Chicago Tribune
Canada Gold is an emotionally realistic superhero. Los Angeles Times
A fast-paced thriller about perception, ambition, friendship, family, and the real powers that could rule our world. The Huffington Post
A taut suspense thriller about a gifted girl and the ancient cult that wants to use her mental abilities for its own sketchy ends. Entertainment Weekly
Takes math team to a new level . . . . Comparisons to The Da Vinci Code are understandable, but The Thousand is less about the secret or the secret society than the dozen characters ensnared by it, characters strung out between the pursuit of power and self-preservation. . . . Humor is not lost in The Thousand, which has the sly repartee of people keeping secrets. Time Out Chicago
The Thousand, which involves Pythagoras, Mozart s Requiem Mass, and intuitive art, shows Guilfoile s in-depth knowledge of music, mathematics, history, pop culture and philosophy. Set in Chicago and Las Vegas, the new novel has every vivid detail down pat when it comes to the sights, smells and particularly the attitudes of the two cities. Chicago Sun-Times
Guilfoile has the amazing ability to create perfect order out of what should rightfully be utter chaos. . . . Pitch-perfect. . . . Truly special. . . . He s managed to take heavy-hitting concepts like the relationship between math and magic . . . as well as the moral implications of advanced scientific research and testing and wrap them up in a package as enticing and thrilling as any Hollywood blockbuster; but more intelligent. . . . What The Da Vinci Code wants to be when it grows up . . . and it still won t be close. Savannah Morning News
The Thousand is a deftly original conspiracy thriller . . . with roller-coaster pacing and cracking good characters. Canada Gold gives Lisbeth Salander a run for haute female warrior of the year. Winnipeg Free Press
Even when I was otherwise occupied, I could not get The Thousand or its characters out of my mind. All I wanted to do was find a well-lit corner and read this riveting work, which is equal parts courtroom thriller, police procedural and antiquity hunt, with a dose of conspiracy and paranoia thrown in for good measure. And when I did, all else ceased to exist. Joe Harlaub, Bookreporter.com
Reading The Thousand is . . . a little like riding a roller coaster blindfolded: You can never anticipate the book s next hairpin turn, and it has enough steep drops to keep the adrenaline pumping. Richmond Times-Dispatch
Guilfoile s intimate prose works well in developing a large cast of characters. . . . Guilfoile also offers a familiar and humorous portrait of the Windy City, mostly through the eyes of a weathered south-side cop who loves his work, his booze, Mr. Beef, and Columbia College coeds half his age. Chicago Reader "
"Guilfoile's fast and furious new thriller... is jet-fueled by its author's unerring sense of character and his nimble, fleet-footed prose." --The New York Times
"The Thousand is thrilling, intellectually stimulating, and has some of the most vivid characters in contemporary literature." --Chicago Tribune
"Canada Gold is an emotionally realistic superhero." --Los Angeles Times
"A fast-paced thriller about perception, ambition, friendship, family, and the real powers that could rule our world." --The Huffington Post
"A taut suspense thriller about a gifted girl and the ancient cult that wants to use her mental abilities for its own sketchy ends." --Entertainment Weekly
"Takes math team to a new level . . . . Comparisons to The Da Vinci Code are understandable, but The Thousand is less about the secret or the secret society than the dozen characters ensnared by it, characters strung out between the pursuit of power and self-preservation. . . . Humor is not lost in The Thousand, which has the sly repartee of people keeping secrets." --Time Out Chicago
"The Thousand, which involves Pythagoras, Mozart's Requiem Mass, and intuitive art, shows Guilfoile's in-depth knowledge of music, mathematics, history, pop culture and philosophy. Set in Chicago and Las Vegas, the new novel has every vivid detail down pat when it comes to the sights, smells and particularly the attitudes of the two cities." --Chicago Sun-Times
"Guilfoile has the amazing ability to create perfect order out of what should rightfully be utter chaos. . . . Pitch-perfect. . . . Truly special. . . . He's managed to take heavy-hitting concepts like the relationship between math and magic . . . as well as the moral implications of advanced scientific research and testing and wrap them up in a package as enticing and thrilling as any Hollywood blockbuster; but more intelligent. . . . What The Da Vinci Code wants to be when it grows up . . . and it still won't be close." --Savannah Morning News
"The Thousand is a deftly original conspiracy thriller . . . with roller-coaster pacing and cracking good characters. Canada Gold gives Lisbeth Salander a run for haute female warrior of the year." --Winnipeg Free Press
"Even when I was otherwise occupied, I could not get The Thousand or its characters out of my mind. All I wanted to do was find a well-lit corner and read this riveting work, which is equal parts courtroom thriller, police procedural and antiquity hunt, with a dose of conspiracy and paranoia thrown in for good measure. And when I did, all else ceased to exist." --Joe Harlaub, Bookreporter.com
"Reading The Thousand is . . . a little like riding a roller coaster blindfolded: You can never anticipate the book's next hairpin turn, and it has enough steep drops to keep the adrenaline pumping." --Richmond Times-Dispatch
"Guilfoile's intimate prose works well in developing a large cast of characters. . . . Guilfoile also offers a familiar and humorous portrait of the Windy City, mostly through the eyes of a weathered south-side cop who loves his work, his booze, Mr. Beef, and Columbia College coeds half his age." --Chicago Reader
An ancient philosophy
A mysterious brotherhood
A young woman caught in a battle over the fate of mankind
In 530 B.C. a mysterious ship appeared off the rainy shores of Croton in what is now Italy. After three days a man disembarked to address the curious and frightened crowd that had gathered. He called himself Pythagoras. Exactly what he said that day is unknown, but afterwards a thousand men and women abandoned their lives and families to follow him.
Over the centuries they became a secret society of powerful individuals safeguarding the teachings of one of history's most brilliant mathematicians.
But now, triggered by a brutal murder in Chicago, the brotherhood erupts into civil war, and a young woman finds herself at the centre of ancient revelations that could become not just instruments of terror but a threat to modern existence. . .
Praise for Kevin Guilfoile:
'Gripping, creepy. Guilfoile does it with more panache than Crichton' New York Times
'A rare treat - a book to savour, contemplate, and admire' Stephen White
'A riveting new novel . . . you'll stay up all night until all the pieces fall into place' Sara Paretsky
'Guilfoile is a bright new star in the crime fiction universe, but so much more than that' C.J. Box
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