Law firm partners Oscar Finley and Wally Figg see a chance for huge financial gain when they learn of a pending class action lawsuit against the makers of Krayoxx, a popular cholesterol-reducing drug suspected of causing heart attacks.
'The moment I heard how McAra died I should have walked away. I can see that now...' The narrator of Robert Harris' gripping new novel is a professional ghostwriter - cynical, mercenary, and with a nice line in deadpan humour. Accustomed to working with fading rock stars and minor celebrities, he jumps at the chance to ghost the memoirs of Britain's former prime minister, especially as it means flying to the American resort of Martha's Vineyard in the middle of winter and finishing the book in the seclusion of a luxurious house. But it doesn't take him long to realise he has made a terrible mistake. His predecessor on the project died in circumstances that were distinctly suspicious, and the ex-prime minister turns out to be a man with secrets in his past that are returning to haunt him - secrets with the power to kill.
A Blisteringly High-Concept Serial Killer Thriller Combined With Deliciousreligious Conspiracy Theory From A Hot New British Talent. Two Murders At Opposite Ends Of America, One In The Backstreets Of New York City, The Other In The Backwoods Of Montana. A Series Of Killings In Every Corner Of The Globe, From The Crowded Slums Of India To The Pristine Beaches Of Cape Town. There Can'T Possibly Be A Connection. That'S The Instinct Of Will Monroe, A Young, British-Born Reporter For The New York Times Until The Morning His Beautiful Wife Beth Is Kidnapped. Holding Her Are Men Who Seem Ready To Kill Without Hesitation. Desperate, Will Follows A Trail That Leads To A Mysterious Sect Right On His Own Doorstep Fervent Followers Of One Of Mankind'S Oldest Faiths. He Will Have To Break Through Multiple Layers Of Mysticism And Ancient Prophecy, Unearthing Riddles Buried Deep In The Bible Until He Finds The Secret That Is Said To Have Animated The World For Thousands Of Years, A Secret On Which The Fate Of Humanity May Depend. But With More Murders By The Hour, And Each Clue Wrapped In Layers Of Code, Time Is Running Out...