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No cover — Brad Meltzer: The book of lies (2008, Grand Central Pub.)

English language

Published Oct. 8, 2008 by Grand Central Pub..

ISBN:: 978-0-446-57788-5

Brad Meltzer--author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Fate--returns with his most thrilling and emotionally powerful novel to date. In Chapter Four of the Bible, Cain kills Abel. It is the world's most famous murder. But the Bible is silent about one key detail: the weapon Cain used to kill his brother. That weapon is still lost to history.In 1932, Mitchell Siegel was killed by three gunshots to his chest. While mourning, his son dreamed of a bulletproof man and created the world's greatest hero: Superman. And like Cain's murder weapon, the gun used in this unsolved murder has never been found.Until now.Today in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Cal Harper comes face-to-face with his family's greatest secret: his long-lost father, who's been shot with a gun that traces back to Mitchell Siegel's 1932 murder. But before Cal can ask a single question, he and his father are …

Brad Meltzer--author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Fate--returns with his most thrilling and emotionally powerful novel to date. In Chapter Four of the Bible, Cain kills Abel. It is the world's most famous murder. But the Bible is silent about one key detail: the weapon Cain used to kill his brother. That weapon is still lost to history.In 1932, Mitchell Siegel was killed by three gunshots to his chest. While mourning, his son dreamed of a bulletproof man and created the world's greatest hero: Superman. And like Cain's murder weapon, the gun used in this unsolved murder has never been found.Until now.Today in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Cal Harper comes face-to-face with his family's greatest secret: his long-lost father, who's been shot with a gun that traces back to Mitchell Siegel's 1932 murder. But before Cal can ask a single question, he and his father are attacked by a ruthless killer tattooed with the anicent markings of Cain. And so begins the chase for the world's first murder weapon.What does Cain, history's greatest villain, have to do with Superman, the world's greatest hero? And what do two murders, committed thousands of years apart, have in common? This is the mystery at the heart of Brad Meltzer's riveting and utterly intriguing new thriller

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speljamr reviewed The book of lies by Brad Meltzer

Review of 'The book of lies' on 'Storygraph'

3 stars

Pretty typical thriller in that it keeps a fast pace right from the get go. I was not completely thrilled with the switch from first person to third person and then back and forth. I would have preferred to stay in the third person for this story. I'm not sure how anyone else reading this did, but I thought the hidden bad guy was pretty easy to figure out.
The ending was nice, especially from a father's point of view.

Overall it was a pleasant read, if not my typical reading material.

cjhubbs reviewed The book of lies by Brad Meltzer

Review of 'The book of lies' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

At one point I like Meltzer... but this one: ugh.

Just when you think the DaVinci knock-offs have gone as far as they can go in the spectrum of ridiculousness, then comes Book of Lies, which tries to tie together mysteries surrounding Cain (from the Bible), a mysterious secretive group of Aryans, and... wait for it... the creator of the Superman comic.

Do yourself a favor and avoid.

Subjects

Family secrets -- Fiction