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    Deception Point
    Deception Point
    Deception Point
    Audiobook (abridged)6 hours

    Deception Point

    Written by Dan Brown

    Narrated by Boyd Gaines

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    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, and Inferno—now a major film directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones—comes a lightning-fast thriller about an astonishing NASA discovery that uncovers a vicious conspiracy leading all the way to the White House.

    When a new NASA satellite spots evidence of an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory...a victory that has profound implications for US space policy and the impending presidential election. With the Oval Office in the balance, the President dispatches White House Intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton to the Milne Ice Shelf to verify the authenticity of the find. Accompanied by a team of experts, including the charismatic academic Michael Tolland, Rachel uncovers the unthinkable: evidence of scientific trickery—a bold deception that threatens to plunge the world into controversy.

    But before Rachel can contact the President, she and Michael are attacked by a deadly team of assassins controlled by a mysterious power broker who will stop at nothing to hide the truth. Fleeing for their lives in an environment as desolate as it is lethal, their only hope for survival is to find out who is behind this masterful ploy. The truth, they will learn, is the most shocking deception of all.

    In his most thrilling novel to date, bestselling author Dan Brown transports readers from the ultrasecret National Reconnaissance Office to the towering ice shelves of the Arctic Circle, and back again to the hallways of power inside the West Wing. Heralded for masterfully intermingling science, history, and politics in his critically acclaimed thriller Angels & Demons, Brown has crafted another novel in which nothing is as it seems—and behind every corner is a stunning surprise. Deception Point is pulse-pounding fiction at its best.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateNov 1, 2003
    ISBN9780743550215
    Author

    Dan Brown

    Dan Brown is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Origin, The Da Vinci Code, Digital Fortress, Deception Point, The Lost Symbol, Angels & Demons, and Inferno. He is a graduate of Amherst College and Phillips Exeter Academy, where he spent time as an English teacher before turning his efforts to writing full-time. He lives in New England with his wife. Visit his website at DanBrown.com.

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    • 3/5
      Beginning was promising, and the idea was interesting. But at about 2/3 into the book, it became so improbable that the only thing left was to laugh about the plot and ending.
    • 5/5
      Très bien hi hi Hoboken how jok jok jok ko
    • 5/5
      A great book by a great author. Enjoyed even more by listening to it read by Boyd Gaines. I will now be looking forward to even more of Dan Brown's book on audio. Hopefully all read by Boyd Gaines. Thank you Dan and Boyd.
    • 5/5
      Good book, easy reading. Dan Brown is an excellent story teller. good character development. Intriguing science and plot twists.
    • 3/5
      The formula is pretty simple:
      Big Mystery Male Protagonist Female Protagonist Code to Solve OMG TRAITOR WITH TWISTED MOTIVES = Best Selling Novel.

      And it's worked, so I guess we can't hate on him too much. There are people who swear his books are the best thing they've ever read -- I certainly wouldn't say that. But they are successful and I have to confess, even I like them, and when it comes to books I am Picky with a most definite capital P.

      Digital Fortress is the first one I've reread -- I read it yesterday. Coming straight from that into Deception Point, I've noticed very quickly that Dan Brown recycles description/emotional response.

      "Although she had practically lived in Crypto since its completion three years ago, the sight of it still amazed her. The main room..." - Digital Fortress
      "As Rachel made her way into the maze of bustling corridors beyond, she was amazed that even after six years she was still daunted by the collosal scope of this operation. The agency..." - Deception Point
      "Susan waited for the punchline, but it never came." - Digital Fortress
      "Rachel waited for the punchline. It never came." - Deception Point

      All his characters might as well be the same people -- David Becker (Digitial Fortress) might as well be Robert Langdon (Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code) -- ordinary people caught up in higher things, in over his head and things somehow work out fine. Susan Fletcher (Digital Fortress) is, like Rachel Sexton (Deception Point) a professional woman, pretty, the best in her field, similarly in over her head and somehow coming out okay.

      Also, the infodumps get terribly annoying. A brief bit of dialogue and then an absolute shedload of explanation. Another characteristic of Dan Brown's novels -- all very formulaic, as I said.

      But hey, it's a formula that works.
    • 3/5
      What can one say? Better than Digital Fortress, not so good as Angels and Demons. Formulaic of course but within that schema, well written and maintains pace and suspense. Not unbelievable. If you like this sort of book, makes a good read for a journey or undemanding evening.
    • 1/5
      Audio was bad kept skipping. Missing sections hard to rate. Overall wasn’t as good as Dan Brown’s other books!
    • 3/5
      For me, this was one of the rare situations where I actually liked the movie more than the book. I love the story and the idea (which is why I love the movie) but something about Gaiman's writing style and the way he approached the story just put me off it.
    • 2/5
      If you enjoy sexist and racist books that are also trite, this is the read for you!
    • 3/5
      Good book, easy reading. Dan Brown is an excellent story teller. It took a little longer to get into this story than his later books, Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons. But once it gets going, it become hard to put down.
    • 4/5
      Dan Brown is one of the more well known of authors in United States. His series chronicling the adventures of Robert Langdon have gone on to be one if the most successful series in the world. A lesser known book, Deception Point, is actually one of my favorites of all of his works. It's full of twists and turns. But the biggest problem is the plot, which is simply a copy of his other novels but set around different circumstances.Deception Point revolves around the story of a major NASA discovery amidst a string of failures and controversy. The findings will have a major impact for humankind and it has come during a pivotal moment in the race for the presidency of te United States. What follows is a roller-coaster ride from the Artic Circle to the heart of Washington D.C. as the story slowly unravels its secrets in a very-well planned manner. The whole premise of the novel is based the notion of surprise, so I don't want to give away too much, but there were some very interesting plot twists throughout the book that kept me on my toes as I made my way through the story.If this is one of the first books by Dan Brown that you read, it is probably going make for a much better read than if you have read many of his others. The thing is, Deception Point is structured very much like all the rest of Brown's novs. Even the characters are just recasts of the same mould he uses for every single book.In this case, Rachel Sexton, the daughter of the candidate running for the Presidency against the current President and also the White House Liason for the NRO (National Reconnaissance Office). She is the typical protagonist of Brown's novels: intelligent and very resourceful, Rachel finds herself thrown into and whole different world as everything she knew is challenged and now she is tasked with preventing a major disaster (Sounds like something familiar?). And, of course, you have the other secondary characters present: the strong and respected figure that the protagonist has looked up to and also a romantic interest that develops over the course of the story. I've read all of Dan Brown's books at least once or twice and this formula is definitely getting a little bit old. Deception Point is one of the first novels he ever published, but it's still a bit worrying to see that not much has changed from book to book. Compared to his previous novel, Digital Fortress, this book is simply the SAME exact plot with different characters and subject matter.I do really like the subject he took on and felt that he does a very good job at bringing out the finer details and points of the story. I'm a huge NASA fan and this book deals with something that I'm fascinated with. Brown does a good job of bringing the story to life and really integrating strong factual basis into crafting a compelling story. Deception Point on its own is a very great novel. It has all the makings of a great thriller: numerous plot twists, strong subject matter, and a well-paced plot. However, it falls short due to the fact that it really is just the same old story told again. For fans of Dan Brown books: don't expect any deviation from the tried and true formula he has worked on over the part few years. Still, it's entertaining to read.
    • 3/5
      Not Dan Brown’s greatest book, but entertaining, and fast paced
    • 2/5
      God what a terrible book. Shallow characters, a basic, predictable plot based on completely ludicrous ideas. Sorry Dan. Your worst book :/
    • 4/5
      Great! some of the terms used were a little confusing, but the context helped.
    • 4/5
      Excellent mystery about Rachel? who is a senator's daughter and gets messed up with a conspiracy with NASA etc. to pretend that there is extraterristerial life.
    • 2/5
      Scary that all the technology featured in this book is extant! If the government can fly in your window and see/hear what you are doing isn't this a paranoia-inducing thing? A rather predictable story, but at least it moves quickly.
    • 4/5
      A decent, but not great, suspense novel that's good for airplane reading. I liked the protagonist and the political intrigue. Some suspension of disbelief required, and some of the action scenes were not really that exciting. Characters could have been better developed. Still, I liked it better than The Da Vinci Code and would read it again.
    • 5/5
      Very interesting and suspenseful. Enjoyed it very much!! Enjoy it!!
    • 4/5
      Wonderfully written, and as usual throws your internal detective off at all the right places :-)
    • 4/5
      An enjoyable read, but the ending is a bit disappointing.

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    • 2/5
      The ending became too unbelievable that I started laughing. The hero and heroine beat Delta Force, dodged bullets by expert marksmen, survived Mother Nature’s toughest and more completely unscathed. If it kept the plot twists without the over the top superhero antics, it would have gotten at least three stars.

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    • 4/5
      Gone with the Wind is indeed a classic. So many people know the story of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara, that I shall not go into that. Instead, here are my thoughts on the book:I admire Scarlett doing whatever it took to feed her family and keep Tara. However, I found her to be a bit selfish and Rhett, too. There world changed so much from before the war to after. It truly was Gone With the Wind. She did whatever it took to survive.However, the book left me wondering...how did Scarlett get Rhett back?
    • 4/5
      Great characters with a riveting plot. Very believable.
    • 4/5
      If I can describe a book as delicious...this would be it. The writing keeps the reader consuming page after page (my God!...is this voodoo?). Dan has found the vaccine for boredom.
    • 5/5
      Like all Dan Brown books, this one pulled me into an outstanding, action-packed thriller that had me reading all night.
    • 5/5
      Well written, suspenseful, exciting fiction that kept me turning pages every time I picked it up. After trying several works of suspense writing from other writers last year and being disappointed in them, I was delighted to find something that made me want to read it and satisfied me when I had. The characters are drawn well, the plot hangs together, the action escalates as it ought to in a thriller, the details support the action and the overall result is a wonderful read that lovers of good, tight suspense novels will surely enjoy.
    • 3/5
      I really don't think this is his best and not only do I not think this is his best, but it may be his worst, so I feel I'm being generous in giving it three stars. Not recommended.
    • 3/5
      I was just talking with a friend about I sometimes will pick out a book and not realize I've already read it until I get to a certain point in the story and will remember something I shouldn't know at that point. I kind of had that feeling with this book though my online bookshelves don't show I've read it in the past--so I don't know if it is just Brown's formulaic plot or if I read something else with similar storyline.POTENTIAL SPOILER ALERT****There's a scientific angle of the supposed discovery of a meteorite containing fossils. There's the political angle of two men vying for the presidency with NASA being a point of contention between the two. What I liked:-once the plot got going, it was gripping-the plot kept me guessing. I was sure Tench was in on it until the reveal on the Goya.-There was a good balance of information the reader needed to know to understand (both on meteorites and on sea life) but it didn't read like an information dump like some of the Langdon books do.-Herney is trying his best to be an honest and non-negative politician in a world that doesn't thrive on that type of person.What I didn't like:-Senator Sexton's disregard for his daughter and for his aide. He's willing to use them and discard them.-The plot was somewhat formulaic for both Brown and for a thriller
    • 2/5
      Decisamente non ci siamo.Quando un leggo un thriller di Dan Brown non mi aspetto "I fratelli Karamazov" e sono disposta a chiudere un occhio (o anche tutti e due) su tante lacune in cambio di qualche ora di onesto intrattenimento, però qui si esagera. Per una logica perversa, in questo libro i consueti difetti in puro stile Dan Brown sono amplificati, senza però quelle atmosfere affascinanti che sono state la fortuna dei romanzi più riusciti, qui inspiegabilmente abbandonate in favore di una debolissima vicenda a sfondo scientifico-politico.Immaginate i personaggi più stereotipati che vi vengano in mente: lei bellissima intelligentissima e coraggiosissima, lui pure di più (infatti si innamoreranno dopo circa 15/20 secondi che si sono incontrati); non dimenticate l'indispensabile comprimario buffo a sdrammatizzare la situazione, dei cattivi cattivissimi e poi dei cattivi che in fondo sono buoni. Aggiungete al mix un traditore (che banalmente sarà quello che tutti ci aspettiamo che sia già da pagina 30, tranne ovviamente i nostri astuti protagonisti che si fideranno di lui ciecamente finchè sarà lui stesso a rivelarsi). Ora prendete i nostri (super)eroi e infilateli nelle situazioni più ridicolmente improbabili che vi vengano in mente; a questo punto le cose si fanno difficili, perchè dovrete superare voi stessi e pensare a dei modi ancor più ridicoli e improbabili con cui dovranno riuscire ad uscire indenni da dette situazioni. Essenziale poi un tedioso prologo di 150 pagine, che si accompagna benissimo a delle dissertazioni pseudo-scientifiche buttate dentro un po' a caso, atte a dimostrare quanto siete fighi. Ciliegina sulla torta: il mistero più loffio della storia dei thriller: [SPOILER] un'organizzazione governativa crea una finta scoperta scientifica per aiutare un'altra organizzazione governativa: wow. Fremo di entusiasmo.[FINE SPOILER] Ora manca solo l'happy ending di rigore. Certo ci è scappato qualche morto, ma a chi importa? Erano bruttarelli e antipatici!Ecco, questo è quello che vi aspetta se leggerete questo romanzo, e vi assicuro che non ho inventato o aggiunto niente.
    • 3/5
      This is a typical Dan Brown novel - DC power players, high-ranking bad guys... this one was much more action packed and interesting.