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PublisherCrown Publishing Group, T.H.E.

ISBN-100609603086

ISBN-139780609603086

eBay Product ID (ePID)392838

Product Key Features

Book TitleHammer of Eden

Number of Pages416 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1998

TopicThrillers / General, Thrillers / Terrorism, Mystery & Detective / General

GenreFiction

AuthorKen Follett

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight24.2 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN98-026882

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"Follett ratchets up the Richter scale of suspense." --USA Today "PEERLESS PACING AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT . . . THE HAMMER OF EDEN WILL NAIL READERS TO THEIR SEATS." --People (A Page-turner of the Week) "THE THRILLS HIT UNNERVINGLY CLOSE TO HOME IN FOLLETT'S LATEST WHITE-KNUCKLER." --San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle "RIVETING . . . TAUT PLOTTING, TENSE ACTION, SKILLFUL WRITING, AND MYRIAD UNEXPECTED TWISTS MAKE THIS ONE UTTERLY UNPUTDOWNABLE." --Booklist (starred and boxed review) From the Paperback edition.

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal823.914

SynopsisKen Follett hits the top of his form withThe Hammer of Eden, a state-of-the-art suspense thriller to rival his best. When controversial radio talk host John Truth broadcasts a terrorist threat of a man-made earthquake, few people take it seriously. Crackerjack young FBI agent Judy Maddox is assigned to track down the elusive, sinister group called the Hammer of Eden. Judy's boss, who has a grudge against her, thinks he has given her a waste-of-time assignment. But Judy's research leads her to maverick seismologist Michael Quercus, who gives her the shocking news that it might just be possible for an earthquake to be deliberately triggered. And when a tremor in a remote California desert shows evidence of being machine-generated, Judy knows the threat is terrifyingly real. Suddenly in charge of a life-or-death investigation, Judy must pinpoint the terrorists' next target, with the help of the erratic but attractive Michael. Their compelling romantic drama is played out as they race to beat the terrorist deadline and prevent an unthinkable disaster. Unknown to them, Michael's estranged wife, gorgeous but angry, has fallen under the spell of a clever, sexy cult leader called Priest--and they have stolen from Michael's computer the key data that enables the Hammer of Eden to carry out their cataclysmic threat. Worse still, Michael's son is with his wife--and under the control of Priest. All of them are in mortal jeopardy as Judy and Michael fight to save San Francisco from being brought down in ruins. Ken Follett became a best-selling author in 1978 with the publication ofEye of the Needle,which won the Edgar award and became a major motion picture. He has since written numerous other best-selling thrillers and historical novels, includingThe Third Twin,andA Place Called Freedom.

LC Classification NumberPR6056.O45H3 1998