Book Description
Ken Follett hits the top of his form with The Hammer of
Eden, a state-of-the-art suspense thriller to rival his best.
When controversial radio talk host John Truth broadcasts a
terrorist threat of a man-made earthquake, few people take it
seriously. Crackerjack young FBI agent Judy Maddox is
assigned to track down the elusive, sinister group called the
Hammer of Eden.
Judy's boss, who has a grudge against her, thinks he has
given her a waste-of-time assignment. But Judy's research
leads her to maverick seismologist Michael Quercus, who gives
her the shocking news that it might just be possible for an
earthquake to be deliberately triggered. And when a tremor in
a remote California desert shows evidence of being
machine-generated, Judy knows the threat is terrifyingly
real.
Suddenly in charge of a life-or-death investigation, Judy
must pinpoint the terrorists next target, with the help of
the erratic but attractive Michael. Their compelling romantic
drama is played out as they race to beat the terrorist
deadline and prevent an unthinkable disaster.
Unknown to them, Michael's estranged wife, gorgeous but
angry, has fallen under the spell of a clever, sexy cult
leader called Priest--and they have stolen from Michael's
computer the key data that enables the Hammer of Eden to
carry out their cataclysmic threat. Worse still, Michael's
son is with his wife--and under the control of Priest. All of
them are in mortal jeopardy as Judy and Michael fight to save
San Francisco from being brought down in ruins. Ken Follett
became a best-selling author in 1978 with the publication of
Eye of the Needle, which won the Edgar award and became a
major motion picture. He has since written numerous other
best-selling thrillers and historical novels, including The
Third Twin, and A Place Called Freedom.
