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    The Genesis Secret
    The Genesis Secret
    The Genesis Secret
    Audiobook12 hours

    The Genesis Secret

    Written by Tom Knox

    Narrated by Gideon Emery

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    About this audiobook

    In this epic thriller by popular British journalist and author Tom Knox, a secret lurks beneath blazing sands-triggering ritualistic slaughter and threatening the foun-dations of modern thought. When an archaeological dig in Kurdistan unearths a structure far older than Stonehenge or the Great Pyramids, British reporter Rob Lutrell rushes to the scene. But this intriguing assignment takes a turn for the worse when sabotage and murder cast a frightening shadow over the site.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateMay 29, 2009
    ISBN9781440718342
    The Genesis Secret
    Author

    Tom Knox

    Tom Knox is the pseudonym of the author Sean Thomas. Born in England, he has travelled the world writing for many different newspapers and magazines, including The Times, the Guardian, and the Daily Mail. His last book was a memoir, translated into eight languages; he also writes on art, politics, and ancient history. He lives in London.

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    • 3/5
      Not much to say about this book. It was a light read, but not great.
    • 3/5
      A journalist gets to opportunity to cover an archaeological dig in Kurdistan, and ultimately finds himself fighting for his daughter's life. There are two stories interwoven here: what is being uncovered at the dig, and a series of gruesome murders (with historical sacrificial elements) in the UK. The author manages to somehow bring the two stories together toward the end. I have to say I was really horrified at the brutality of the murders.
    • 4/5
      What forced people to start farming and start living of the ground? Why did they choose such arduous way of living instead of hunting game?Author gives a rather intriguing answer to these questions through this thriller – story mixes known archeological facts (existing sites and ancient religion cults, enchantment of old religions with sacrifices) with Biblical myths (Book of Enoch). Story itself is fast-paced and reads very fast but be aware – book is not for those faint at heart. There are scenes in the book that are rather disturbing and gory (and for that I hope they do not make the movie based on this book because I fear that the main element of the story would be second and that these massacres would dominate).Interesting book, slightly too bloody for my taste but nevertheless good.Recommended.
    • 4/5
      A harrowing tale of man's ancient history and ritual torture returned to modern times, this is a pretty decently scripted techno-suspense novel about man's origins and the roots of man's frequent inhumanity. It is told through the filter of some fairly compelling characters and relationships. The only caveat would be that the torture-murders inflicted by the bad guy in search of the Genesis Secret are graphically portrayed, and may well be too gruesome for many to read.
    • 3/5
      Journalist Rob Lutterell, gets a break from his usual assignments in war torn parts of the world to write a story on an interesting archaeological site in Kurdish Turkey. Events soon take a turn that pitch Lutterell into a tense and dangerous situation that draws him, his friends and family into the murderous world of a descendant of Hell Fire Club founders. As they seek to uncover the secrets of an ancient religious sect the threat of death gets closer and closer to Lutterell.Its a good read, started off a bit slow but picked up soon enough and the second half of the book is quite a page turner. The Genesis Secret is not going to win the Booker prize but it is an entertaining and satisfying, albeit gruesome at times, story.
    • 5/5
      Rob Luttrell is a journalist. Recovering from a close call, he's sent on a new assignment--to report on the discovery of the oldest city in the world, Gobekli Tepe, in Kurdistan. But strange things start to happen, including curses and death. In London, gruesome murders are taking place at historical sites.This is a good, gripping thriller. Quite gruesome at parts--even *I* had to put it down from time to time because it got to be too much. Which, I think, shows what a good writer Knox (a pseudonym) is.
    • 4/5
      If you ignore the religious affiliations that the title creates, clearly seeking admittance to the popular Dan Brown genre, Tom Knox has actually created a small gem which stands tall over most of the copycat trash circulating book stores right now.The Genesis Secret is a fast paced thriller, with a tightly knit cast of characters and a solid degree of realism. There are no transparent attempts at stalling the 'secret' of the story, which is well structured. The book is well researched which results in a solid and entertaining page turner.The only flaw is that in the finale the enemy becomes somewhat overinflated, stretching realism to create a larger than life villain. It's entertaining, however somewhat unnecessary. A very good début novel.
    • 3/5
      Some interesting tidbits of archaeology and history, but mundane in the telling. Graphic violence is used instead of well-plotted narrative to increase tension. I skimmed quite a bit of it, never a good sign for suspense. So. a diverting few hours, but that's about it.
    • 3/5
      It's not a bad story, though there are some seriously graphic murders detailed through the plot. Rob Luttrell finds a secret when he's reporting on an archaeological dig, a site that was deliberately burried 10,000 years ago, probable evidence of the first occupation of a city. Modern-day ritual murders link with the past and Luttrell starts to investigate. What he finds is a conspiracy of silence about the origins of man and twists truth and fiction together.It's the kind of book that makes me want to hunt up some archaeology books and ask some questions. I wasn't blown away by it and it is part of the cash-in on the Da Vinci Code but I found it less patronising than that story and less irritating.
    • 2/5
      This sounded promising and started off ok, a tale of the discovery of the Garden of Eden, but quickly turned into a ho-hum detective story without much substance. Just don't have much to talk about with this one. No reason to revisit this one or look into others by Knox based on just this one novel.