- Adventure stories, Conspiracies, Fiction, Secret societies
A sinister fire in a Copenhagen bookstore ignites a relent-less hunt across four continents. Arson and murder reveal an insidious plot to steal a Bible that once belonged to Charles Darwin, the father of evolutionary theory.
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Epic, classical in form, relentless and grave.
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
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About the book
- Author
- James Rollins
- First published
- 2006
- Pages
- 509
- Publisher
- HarperLargePrint, BBC Audiobooks, BBC Audiobooks America
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780061792786
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