Don’t miss the this exciting adventure from #1 New York Times-bestselling authors Preston & Child, in which the secrets of a mysterious ancient tablet may point the way to untold treasure-or unspeakable danger.
“I just want to be crystal clear about this: if it has value, we’re gonna steal it. Are you with me?”
Effective Engineering Solutions has been inexplicably shut down and the head …
Effective Engineering Solutions has been inexplicably shut down and the head of the company, Eli Glinn, has all but vanished. Fresh off a diagnosis that gives him only months to live, Gideon Crew is contacted by one of his coworkers at EES, Manuel Garza, who tells him the two have mere hours to collect their belongings before the office closes forever. After years of dedicated service and several high-risk missions, theirs seems like the most ignoble of terminations-until Gideon and Garza happen upon an incredible discovery.
After centuries of silence, a code-breaking machine at EES has cracked the long-awaited translation of a centuries-old stone tablet, the Phaistos Disc, that dates back to an otherwise completely unknown, ancient civilization. The mysteries of the message itself hint at incredible treasures, and perhaps even a world-altering secret. No one remains at EES to take on this most remarkable mission but Gideon and Garza. The two agree to solve the mystery of the disc’s message and split the spoils: the perfect parting gift their employer doesn’t know he has given.
What lies at the end of the trail may save Gideon’s life-or bring it to a sudden, shocking close. As Gideon and Garza soon discover, some missions are more dangerous than others. But as Gideon has proved again and again, there’s no such thing as too great a risk when you’re living on borrowed time.
Interesting plot and end of series of five books.
I really like reading these authors when they write together!
These guys are the best
Filled with wild tales, lots of adventure, and plenty of fun. Great read!
it was a page turner…if u like history about egypt u will love this book
Could not put it down. I would recommend it to any reader.
I inhaled this book in one sitting. I would highly recommend it.
This is one writing team, as we all know, that causes the adrenaline to race every time they release a new book. Their incredible characters, from Aloysius (“Xavier”) Pendergast to Gideon Crew, make all book lovers drool.
This time out, it is Gideon Crew who is back to entertain and intrigue. Just as brilliant as ever, this thief/adventurer/scientist is the one who is highly surprised when this book first begins. Eli Glinn, a former employer of Gideon’s, has literally disappeared and no one has a clue as to where he could be. In addition, the man’s lab, Effective Engineering Solutions, has also shut down with no warning or word to anyone as to why it went dark almost overnight.
Gideon soon finds out from a former coworker named Manuel that EES was working on something highly secretive; something that could, possibly, change the world. We are talking about a tablet that was the property of an undiscovered civilization: The Phaistos Disk. (For those who are into the truly historical, this Disk happens to be real. Created from fired clay and discovered at the Minoan palace of Phaistos on the island of Crete, it is still surrounded by mystery.) With markings and pictures on both sides of this odd-looking coin, it may just hold a key to unleashing the power that could save Gideon’s life.
With only months to live, this may just be the last bastion of hope Gideon has to find a cure for his own body’s predator, while also solving a puzzle that has stumped the scientific community since, perhaps, the Bronze Age.
As always with this team, Preston & Child have done their homework and taken a very interesting relic in order to produce, one again, a story that will have readers thrilled and excited and begging (still) for more of their creations to come as fast as possible.
Not child’s usual interesting book
Sorry this is the end of Gideon Crew
Not my favorite book. Eli Quinn is not only emotionally cold but almost inhumanly heartless. Gideon Crew is mostly in the background, and his lack of action at times of crisis is almost cowardly. Garza is stalwart and heroic. I loved the ending.
This was a fitting conclusion to the Gideon Crew books. No sappy ending, but no escape from his fate. I enjoyed the book until the ending. I didn’t like the religious slant at the end. This could have been eliminated without changing the tone of the book, and would have not set a negative tone for some of us.
Didn’t think this one was up to pare with the rest of the series. Too many convenient circumstances aid the main characters.
Pretty slow reading.
Completely different from anything else Preston and Child has written. Not a bad story, but doesn’t advance the Gideon Crew story. I found it disappointing.
I’ve been a fan of Preston & Child for years and enjoyed this new series. The series ends well, tying up loose ends. Couldn’t put it down.
It only gets 4 stars out of 5 because the paranormal element that I’ve come to expect was noticeably absent. But still a huge fan.
Typical of Preston and Childs. The ending is rather a cop out.