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The author took obvious delight in building up the impression that some revelations would never be made, but eventually he came through. The presence of one character seemed totally superfluous until the very end, when he made an observation that cast the whole story in a new light. A quick, fun read.

I've been a longtime fan of Child, but this was a comparative dud. It was rather formulaic, nearly identical to The Relic, but much weaker.

This book could have been the book on which "The Thing" was based - except that it post-dates the movei by almost 50 years.
Although it was still a good yarn, I can't call this Mr. Child's best work - especially since it borrows so heavily from "The Thing".
It so happens that i just watched the original version of "The Thing".
Everything from setting to plot to strategies used to defeat the monster come directly from the movie.
The side story - Film industry megalomaniacs and divas and their "daring" escape attempt failed to do much for me.

A good, quick read. Well developed plot and characters. A bit sci-fi meets action thriller.

Entertaining read from Lincoln Child that relies on many of the same tricks that he and Preston have been using for years in their works together and apart. A mix of scientific fact and supernatural gives the reader the experience of perhaps being part of a major discovery. The pace is quick, although there was something somewhat disappointing in the "mystery" in this book and the ultimate conclusion.