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The Genesis Code: A Thriller (Paperback)

by John Case (Author) "Father Azetti was tempted ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books (31 Mar 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0345483537
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345483539
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.2 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,559,178 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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You'll probably guess what's behind the murders of mothers and their very young sons long before investigator Joe Lassiter does, but that shouldn't spoil your enjoyment of this exciting and thoughtful new thriller that mixes science and faith with action. Lassiter's own sister and beloved nephew are among the victims, who were all patients at an Italian fertility clinic run by a doctor with some unusual ideas about DNA. Why this catches the attention of a dangerous religious order, and whether Lassiter can save one surviving woman and child from their wrath, should take up a good part of your night. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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51 of 55 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A thriller as it should be: a page turner for 500 pages, 11 Aug 2006
By Klaus van Amelrode "kmcva" - See all my reviews
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Wow, what a book! I could not put it down. This is a real page turner. The plot is excellent, one is drawn into the story with page one. The characters are well created and the whole plot develops in a fascinating, fast-moving way. Religion and medical development - a great theme as a background. The religious dimension is not as strong as in more recent thrillers but I found this more appealing. This is a real thriller and no pseudo-religious book.

It was a real pleasure reading it!!! Till the very last the tension is kept.
The authors - John Case is just a nom de plume (and an awful one one might add) - have written an amazing book which I can only recommended.

One last comment: why does every thriller have to be compared and judged by the Da Vinci Code? There is no need for this and the Da Vinci Code - as good as it is - is not the ultimate reference. These authors can easily hold their own among the major writers of thrillers
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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Read, Read...READ!!!, 16 Dec 1998
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This review is from: The Genesis Code (Paperback)
This book demands your total and undivided attention from the first page. The Genesis Code snakes its way through the physical, the metaphysical and the increasing eventuality of the possible.

In his novel, John Case challenges not only the very soul of Christianity but also the essence of the origins of the human race, and how science has unlocked it's ancient secrets. The main character, Lassister a high-flying Private Eye, tasks himself to find the killer of his sister and her young nephew.

His journey takes him from his descreet contacts in Washington to a dark and ominous sect in Europe. All over the world people, women and children, are being murdered - but for what reason? A confession in a remote Italian village church ignites a fire of controversy that has the potential of turning what we commonly accept into ashes. Fast behind are people willing to do anything to put the fire firmly out.

The Genesis Code is one BIG andrenlin rush and I advise anyone with a strong constitution to read it...before it's too late! M E Murphy

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A cracking read, 8 Feb 2006
I picked this up when I was on the last day of a summer Holiday and finished it a few hours later. I just kept turning the page again and again.

I would recommend this to any one interested in conspiracy theory thrillers.

The last hundred pages or so, aren't the best, but they're not bad. I just felt that the ending was a little bit rushed.

See if you can guess the ending. I didn't.

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