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 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…
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About the bookdeception point is a story that revolves around the discovery of an extremely rare object that is buried deep inside layers of arctic ice when this rare find is discovered by a nasa satellite, the world thinks it to be a path-breaking find, while the space agency declares it to be a huge victory that could lead to many more victories in the days to come this find could have strong effects on the nasa policy and on the upcoming presidential elections as well the white house then decides to check the legitimacy of this rare find it decides to send an experienced intelligence analyst named rachel sexton, who, with the help of a scholar named michael tolland and a team of experts, must check the genuineness of this find they must travel all the way to the arctic to do this however, they soon come to know what they did not expect, which is the possibility of trickery in this so-called discoverybefore any word of such foul play can reach the president, both rachel and michael find themselves trapped by assassins, who could wipe out their existence from the face of the earth the only chance of escape that they have is to find out who really is responsible for this treachery however, they soon discover that the biggest deception lies in their answer to that very questionthe export ed edition of deception point has been published by rhuk, ireland, in the year 2009 and is available in paperbackkey features the book is set in a rather uncommon location, which is the arctic the narrator has kept his readers captivated with a gripping storyline that has many twists and turns
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National Reconnaissance Office, Washington: Intelligence analyst, Rachel Sexton, is summoned by the President of the United States to verify a discovery which NASA claims will change the future of the planet itself.
Milne Ice Shelf, Arctic Circle: teams work feverishly to unearth an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the ice. But, accompanied by charismatic academic Michael Tolland, Rachel soon uncovers the unthinkable: evidence of scientific trickery. They soon find out this is not a discovery that anyone wants to hear.
Fleeing for their lives in an environment as desolate as it is lethal, their only hope for survival is to find out who is behind this masterful ploy. And the truth, they will learn, is the most shocking deception of all…
About the Author
Dan Brown is the bestselling author of Digital Fortress, Deception Point, Angels and Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol and most recently, Inferno. Three of his Robert Langdon novels have been adapted for the screen by Ron Howard, starring Tom Hanks. They have all been international blockbusters.
Dan Brown is a graduate of Amherst College and Phillips Exeter Academy, where he has taught English and Creative Writing. He lives in New England.
