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Deception Point

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A shocking scientific discovery.
A conspiracy of staggering brilliance.
A thriller unlike any you've ever read....

When a new NASA satellite spots 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 Milne Ice Shelf to verify the authenticity 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 contact the President, she and Michael are attacked by a deadly task force…a private team of assassins controlled by a mysterious powerbroker who will stop at nothing to hide the truth. Fleeing for their lives in an environment as desolate as it is lethal, they possess only one hope, to find out who is behind this masterful ploy. The truth, they will learn, is the most shocking deception of all…

6 pages, Audio CD

First published January 1,2001
Places
arctic circle, washington d.c., 

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Format
6 pages, Audio CD
Published
January 1, 2004 by Simon \u0026 Schuster
ISBN
9780743501590
ASIN
0743501594
Language
English
Characters More characters
  • Rachel Sexton

    Rachel Sexton

    A data analyst for NRO and Senator Sextons daughter, Rachels relationship with her father is antagonistic because of his infidelity, which indirectly contributed to her mothers death in an accident. Her involvement in the authentication ...

  • Michael Tolland

    Michael Tolland

    An oceanographer and television celebrity-scientist, Tolland possesses excellent educational and social skills and does not exhibit unchecked anger, as other characters do. Tolland can remain calm under fire and think out of the box....

  • Thomas Sedgewick Sexton

    Thomas Sedgewick Sexton

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  • Corky Marlinson

    Corky Marlinson

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  • Zachary Herney

    Zachary Herney

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  • William Pickering

    William Pickering

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dan brown

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Dan Brown is the author of numerous #1 bestselling novels, including The Da Vinci Code, which has become one of the best selling novels of all time as well as the subject of intellectual debate among readers and scholars. Brown's novels are published in 56 languages around the world with over 200 million copies in print.

In 2005, Brown was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by TIME Magazine, whose editors credited him with “keeping the publishing industry afloat; renewed interest in Leonardo da Vinci and early Christian history; spiking tourism to Paris and Rome; a growing membership in secret societies; the ire of Cardinals in Rome; eight books denying the claims of the novel and seven guides to read along with it; a flood of historical thrillers; and a major motion picture franchise.”

The son of a mathematics teacher and a church organist, Brown was raised on a prep school campus where he developed a fascination with the paradoxical interplay between science and religion. These themes eventually formed the backdrop for his books. He is a graduate of Amherst College and Phillips Exeter Academy, where he later returned to teach English before focusing his attention full time to writing. He lives in New England with his yellow lab, Winston.

Brown's latest novel, Origin, explores two of the fundamental questions of humankind: Where do we come from? Where are we going?

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cjmariee
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April 16,2025
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I usually like Dan Brown stories, or at least the Robert Langdon series. For some reason though this book just didn't grab me. It had all the necessary items - government intrigue, buried science tech, romance - but it left me feeling kind of flat. The characters seemed stiff and the story kind of dragged.
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happystrawberrry
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April 16,2025
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Asshteroideh in mezzo ai ghiacci

Verifichiamo gli ingredienti: mega complotto ai danni della società; gruppo di cattivoni che vogliono uccidere perché sì; eroi figaccioni che mostrano doti atletiche di un campione di triathlon; computers con misteriose scritte sullo schermo; missili sparati a caso (quasi quanto la cartaccia della brioche che si lancia al mattino, con la speranza di centrare il cestino).
Da ricordare - nel tripudio galoppante di scemenze - il passaggio del sottomarino e la pisciata in mezzo agli squali.
Al termine della lettura ci si sente più rapinati di uno scippo in strada.
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OtakuGirrl
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April 16,2025
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Decisamente non ci siamo.
Quando leggo un thriller di Dan Brown non mi aspetto I fratelli Karamazov e sono disposta a chiudere un occhio (o anche tutti e due) su tante lacune in cambio di qualche ora di onesto intrattenimento, però qui si esagera. Per una logica perversa, in questo libro i consueti difetti in puro stile Dan Brown sono amplificati, senza però quelle atmosfere affascinanti che sono state la fortuna dei romanzi più riusciti, qui inspiegabilmente abbandonate in favore di una debolissima vicenda a sfondo scientifico-politico.
Immaginate i personaggi più stereotipati che vi vengano in mente: lei bellissima intelligentissima e coraggiosissima, lui pure di più (infatti si innamoreranno dopo circa 15/20 secondi che si sono incontrati); non dimenticate l'indispensabile comprimario buffo a sdrammatizzare la situazione, dei cattivi cattivissimi e poi dei cattivi che in fondo sono buoni. Aggiungete al mix un traditore (che banalmente sarà quello che tutti ci aspettiamo che sia già da pagina 30, tranne ovviamente i nostri astuti protagonisti che si fideranno di lui ciecamente finchè sarà lui stesso a rivelarsi). Ora prendete i nostri (super)eroi e infilateli nelle situazioni più ridicolmente improbabili che vi vengano in mente; a questo punto le cose si fanno difficili, perchè dovrete superare voi stessi e pensare a dei modi ancor più ridicoli e improbabili con cui dovranno riuscire ad uscire indenni da dette situazioni. Essenziale poi un tedioso prologo di 150 pagine, che si accompagna benissimo a delle dissertazioni pseudo-scientifiche buttate dentro un po' a caso, atte a dimostrare quanto siete fighi. Ciliegina sulla torta: il mistero più loffio della storia dei thriller. Un'organizzazione governativa crea una finta scoperta scientifica per aiutare un'altra organizzazione governativa: wow. Fremo di entusiasmo. Ora manca solo l'happy ending di rigore. Certo ci è scappato qualche morto, ma a chi importa? Erano bruttarelli e antipatici!
Ecco, questo è quello che vi aspetta se leggerete questo romanzo, e vi assicuro che non ho inventato o aggiunto niente.
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beanbrownie
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April 16,2025
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This a fun read. Better than a couple of the Langdon novels. If you are reading Brown only for Langdon, you are missing out!
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Tha_Red_Comet
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April 16,2025
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This is the third book by Dan Brown that I have read (the other two being The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons) and I think by now it's safe to say that I don't like him as an author.

This book, like the others, reads too much like a Hollywood script for me (in fact I can totally see this being made into a movie). It's not necessarily a bad thing I guess, just not to my personal taste. Also, if you've read other books by him you'll know what to expect: a male and a female protagonist, a mystery, lots of conspiracy theories, dangerous situations to survive miraculously from, and a twist at the end. This time though, we are not dealing with religious sects but with the NASA, the CIA and the government.

Like I said, this formula isn't necessarily a bad thing, and I'm guessing Dan Brown fans will like this book. But I must admit I found it a little boring and predictable, so I can't recommend it.
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Yilyx
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April 16,2025
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My favorite Dan Brown novel.

Just like his Robert Langdon series this is sometimes a little silly but, like the better Langdon novels, it's also a lot of page-turning fun.

It's about NASA's discovery of a meteorite in the Arctic ice which seems to contain evidence of extraterrestrial life. This would be a huge success for NASA after years of failure.

It also comes at a time of presidential election and with the current President and his challenger Senator Sexton having different stances as to what to do with NASA.
The discovery of the meteorite therefore becomes part of political powerplay in Washington and Sexton's daughter who's working for the NRO gets caught up in it.

She's sent to the Arctic along with oceanographer Michael Tolland and some other scientists and, suffice it to say, things do not go as planned and soon people are either running for their lives or searching for the truth or both.

The themes of that story are much more appealing to me compared to the other Dan Brown novels I've read. And this makes me much more willing to give him a pass for some of his cheap tricks and the odd scene that requires the suspending of disbelief.

4.5 stars

I had a lot of fun with this book and in fact do still rank it among my favorites.
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AndieJ
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April 16,2025
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هذه الرواية بجانب رواية الحصن الرقمي هما الوحيدتان اللتان كتبهما دان براون خارج سلسلة
روبرت لانجدون، عالم الرموز الشهير، فقررت أن أبدأ بهما قبل الدخول لعالم لانجدون المثير
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في الحقيقة كنت أود الكتابة عن أحداث الرواية وأبطالها والمعلومات التي فيها ... ولكن وجدت
مراجعة عظيمة وشاملة للصديق محمد العربي
وسأكتفي بالإحالة عليها، تجدوها على هذا الرابط
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الرواية كانت ممتعة بلا أدنى شك، ومشوقة في بعض صفحاتها، لكن كان هناك أمر وحيد أنقص
من استمتاعي بها، كم التشابه بين حبكتها وحبكة الحصن الرقمي، والتي قرأتها من مدة ليست بالبعيدة
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في الختام ، وكما أقول دوماً، هذه النوعية من الروايات تُقرأ من أجل التسلية وتزجية الوقت، أما من
يريد أفكاراً عظيمة وقيماً سامية واقتباساتٍ رنانة، فلن يجد مراده وسيخيب أمله إذا ما قرأها.


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Risan07
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April 16,2025
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What can I say? This book rules. Point blank, period.

It's like the X Files meets The West Wing. If you liked either of those back in the day, strap in for a real page turner. This is without a doubt my favorite Dan Brown book which is surprising because everyone usually goes right for the Robert Langdon series (Da Vinci Code, Origins, Angels and Demons etc.) but this stand alone story is great.

Aliens, check.
CIA Black Ops, check.
Presidential Candidate covering up sex scandal, check.





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