Product Description

A gripping high-concept thriller for fans of Dan Brown and Sam Bourne. In the sunburnt deserts of eastern Turkey, archaeologists are unearthing a stone temple, the world's most ancient building. When Journalist Rob Luttrell is sent to report on the dig, he is intrigued to learn that someone deliberately buried the site 10,000 years ago. Why? Meanwhile, in London, a bizarre attack is baffling the police. When a weird killing takes place on the Isle of Man, followed by another in rural Dorset, DC Mark Forrester begins to discern a curious pattern in these apparently random murders. What weaves together these two stories is the Genesis Secret: a revelation so shocking it may threaten the social structure of the world. Only one man knows the secret, and he is intent on destroying the evidence before it can be uncovered. Spanning the globe from the ruined castles of Ireland to the desolate wastes of Kurdistan, Tom Knox's intense and compelling thriller weaves together genuine historical evidence, scientific insights and Biblical mysteries into an electrifying tale that grips the reader mercilessly from beginning to end.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #52817 in Books
• Published on: 2009-03-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 530 pages

About the Author
Tom Knox is the pseudonym of the author Sean Thomas. Born in England, he has travelled the world writing for many different newspapers and magazines, including The Times, the Guardian, and the Daily Mail. His last book was a memoir, translated into eight languages; he also writes on art, politics, and ancient history. He lives in London.

Customer Reviews

A classic and gripping adventure tale - a perfect read
Tom Knox's Genesis Secret is a gripping and classic adventure tales.

Fact and fiction, past and present are woven into a convincing whole. It is fast, it is entertaining, never boring as twist and turns keeps the reader busy and wanting to know what happens next. It is a page turner -from page one to the very last page. Well, I suppose you get my message: I loved it!!

But why do all books in this genre have to be compared to Dan Brown's work and describe to be even better? Dan Brown has his very own style and he opened this genre to a mass market. But many other authers have written before and after him and they can tell a tale wonderfully too. Different, not better or worse, just different. They can stand on their own. Tom Knock is one of them. He has his very own style, his own way of telling a great story.

Enjoy this perfect read!!!!! Maybe one day it will be turned into a movie.

A gripping opening hampered by a rather contrived ending
What connects a gruesome attempted murder in London with an archaeological dig in Kurdistan?

Two plots run concurrently in this initially absorbing thriller, set both in the UK and in Turkey. However - a word of warning - if you are of a squeamish nature, turn away now. Rest assured, this book is NOT for you and read no further! If you think my review contains gruesome details, you won't enjoy this book at all. Scenes of torture and mutilation occur not infrequently with at least 5 very unpleasantly descriptive murders by a sadistic psychopath who is well read in the different types of human sacrifice.

The UK part of the plot opens with a gruesome attempted murder just off Covent Garden. The caretaker of Thomas Jefferson's former London home is attacked. A Star of David is carved into his chest and his tongue is removed. Why has this happened? What is going on?

At the same time, a journalist - Rob Luttrell - has just arrived in Turkey to look into the dig at the ancient site of Gobeki Tepe - a site thought to be around twelve thousand years old. (It really exists - Google it if you want to see how fact and fiction roll together!). He is taken to the dig, where he amazed by what has been uncovered - but why should it have been deliberately covered over some 2000 years later; and how did the early hunter-gatherers have the technology necessary for the amazing sites uncovered there?

The murder of one of the senior archaeologists and a further murder in the UK, still seemingly unconnected lead the reader to want to know more. What is the connection? Could it be something to do with Satanism and could it possibly be connected with the infamous Hellfire club of the 18th century?

But how could the two stories possibly be connected?

The story starts strongly, and keeps the reader guessing. It reaches a high level of excitement about three quarters of the way through, and you wonder quite where the author is going to take it. At this stage, it could have been a book to compete with those by Dan Browne, Sam Bourne, James Twining and others of a similar vein. Unfortunately I felt that it fell at the last hurdle when the author appeared to lose his way connecting the two branches of the story fully, and I was left feeling rather disappointed with an ending that seemed rather contrived and unconvincing - taking it from a potentially 4 star book to a mere 3 stars.

A real shame!

This is true research from beggining to end
I bought a pack of 3 books from ASDA and this gem was amongst them. What a truly inspired piece of writing. Tom Knox has obviously done his homework and research and written a book partially based on fact and scientific evidence. He also touches some rather controversial nerves with his thought provoking writing. His writing style, I found, is very deep and educated, but not snobby or biased in any way. He also pulls at the reality of being a hard working father who spends too much time away from home, which would hit home with many hard working people out there.

The story, or should I say stories are very cleverly linked so that it feels like you're reading two novels at once. Think of a Thriller and a Horror rolled into one.

I can recommend this book and will certainly be purchasing more of Mr Knox's scriptures in the future. Do your self a favour and buy it.