Foretold by Thunder
A Thriller
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4.1 • 10 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The author of The Napoleon Complex delivers "everything I like: action, history, secrets, and conspiracies" (Steve Berry, New York Times–bestselling author).
When journalist Jake Wolsey stumbles upon a declassified file showing Winston S. Churchill's interest in the ancient, esoteric Etruscan civilization, his curiosity is piqued—but a series of deadly coincidences seems to surround the file and everyone who knows of its existence. Wolsey soon attracts the unlikely attention of alluring archaeologist Florence Chung—and that of MI6. As the journalist and archaeologist are pursued across Europe and Africa in search of a sacred Etruscan text, danger closes in and more questions than answers arise. Are there powers in the sky modern science has yet to understand? Could the ancients predict the future? And what really explains the rise of Rome, that of Nazi Germany, the ebb and flow of history itself? In a thrilling race against time and enemies known and unknown, Wolsey fears the very survival of the West may depend on his ability to stay one step ahead of his adversaries.
An assured rollercoaster full of unexpected twists and turns, E.M. Davey offers up a gripping read for fans of Dan Brown in this bombastic debut.
"We have ourselves a cracking good read . . . This is a thriller injected with inside news as well as well-placed heart-attack-inducing paranoia, appealing to all who like their adrenaline rushes fast [and] engrossing." —The Bookbag
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Early in BBC journalist Davey's first novel, a Da Vinci Code knockoff, historian Roger Britton, a professor at King's College London, phones journalist Jake Wolsey after reading a brief newspaper article written by Jake reporting that Winston Churchill met in 1941 with the head of MI6 to discuss "the ancient Etruscan matter." Britton claims to know why Churchill was interested in the ancient Etruscans; Jake politely listens, dismisses the man as a "nutter," and ends the call. After a bolt of lightning strikes Britton dead on the Embankment, Jake decides to learn more about the academic's work. His conversations with Britton's stunningly attractive graduate assistant, Florence Chung, give him enough information to persuade his boss to allow him to travel with her to Turkey in search of missing sacred Etruscan texts. Unbeknownst to Jake and Florence, an MI6 operative is keeping tabs on them. Readers should be prepared for an over-the-top climax and some banal prose ("As Jenny sat on the Heathrow Express that evening she had things on her mind").
