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There is a mystery older than the millennium, a puzzle whose solution has challenged the most brilliant minds humanity has ever known and a game that has been played by the famous and infamous. It is the secret of the Eight. Catherine Velis is a workaholic computer whiz who finds herself manipulated by sinister influences into using her unrivalled problem-solving skills to find and reassemble the legendary chess set. It is a journey that takes Cat throughout time and history, from the bloodshed of revolutionary France to the court of Catherine the Great and, finally, to Algeria, a land of tradition and mystery. It is the greatest treasure hunt of all time.
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The Eight, Katherine Neville
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- Released
- 1989
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- Title
- The Eight
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Katherine Neville
- Publisher
- Headline
- Released
- 1989
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 704
- ISBN10
- 0747232296
- ISBN13
- 9780747232292
- Series
- The Eight
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Adventure, Mystery Novels, Science Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, France, American Literature, Secrets, Past, Historical Mystery, Chess, Conspiracy, Riddles, Algeria, Interweaving of Past and Present
- First published
- 1988
- Original title
- The Eight
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- There is a mystery older than the millennium, a puzzle whose solution has challenged the most brilliant minds humanity has ever known and a game that has been played by the famous and infamous. It is the secret of the Eight. Catherine Velis is a workaholic computer whiz who finds herself manipulated by sinister influences into using her unrivalled problem-solving skills to find and reassemble the legendary chess set. It is a journey that takes Cat throughout time and history, from the bloodshed of revolutionary France to the court of Catherine the Great and, finally, to Algeria, a land of tradition and mystery. It is the greatest treasure hunt of all time.