Library of the Dead (2009)

A good read if you don't mind a bit of fantasy and the supernatural mixed in with your mystery and action! ( )

Secret of the Seventh Son - Glen Cooper

First line:
~ David Swisher spun the trackball of his Blackberry until he found the e-mail from the CFO of one of his clients ~

I found this to be a fascinating read! I was caught up in the story right from the beginning, got a little confused as we jumped back and forth in time and then it became so interesting in the last quarter that I couldn’t put it down.

The suspense built for me nicely. I did not figure out who the serial killer was until the author revealed it.

I really liked the way the distant past events, the three separate story lines all come together at the end. Unlike others who have reviewed this book here, I found the characters quite believable and enjoyable to follow. I look forward to the sequel. (4 stars) ( )

Glenn Cooper's debut novel, Secret of the Seventh Son is an unusual thriller, set in three different time periods.

In present day, New York City, nine strangers are found slain. The homicide detectives can't find any connections among the victims or the manner of their deaths. But each of these people received a postcard with a coffin announcing the date of their death. A legendary FBI profiler Will Piper is burned out and just counting time until retirement but he's forced to take over the "Doomsday killer" case. Will Piper is assigned perky, enthusiastic Nancy Lipinski. Lipinski is a little overweight when they start on the Doomsday Killer case, but her weight fluctuates much like their success in their hunt for the killer.

While in a small town in France, a child is born - the seventh son born on the 7th day of the 7th month of 777. His parents are superstitious and when the child refuses to speak, he is abandoned to a monastery. The monks discover the child's gift and keep his existence a secret for decades. Until the child's legacy is uncovered by archeologists in the 1940s.

Winston Churchill and Harry Truman work together to keep the monk's secret from coming out. The discovery becomes the heart of an expensive government secret project.

Will Piper, the Doomsday Killer, and the secret that has survived centuries tie together in an engrossing and complicated novel.

ISBN-10: 0061721794 - Mass Market Paperback $7.99
Publisher: Harper; Original edition (July 28, 2009), 419 pages.
Review copy courtesy of the publisher. ( )

good read and an interesting concept. ( )

Mi dispiace non aver apprezzato questo libro perchè l'idea della Biblioteca e della sua nascita sono assolutamente originali, ma il personaggio principale Will Piper proprio non mi è piaciuto, è il solito protagonista maschile americano con forti problemi di alcolismo, storia difficile alle spalle, sciupafemmine, spaccone ma in realtà tanto, ma tanto buono e nello specifico pure agente dell'FBI e abitante di New York. Ma anche Mark, il nerd che più di così non si può, o la collega Nancy Lipinsky sono più adatti alla sceneggiatura di un TVMovie che a un libro, secondo me. ( )