Deception Point by Dan Brown (2002, Paperback)

"Deception Point" opens in Washington, DC, during a tight Presidential campaign. The incumbent, a man of strong principles, is a major NASA supporter. His opponent, who is basing his campaign on turning NASA into a private, non-governmental agency, thus saving the US taxpayer billions of dollars annually, is way up in the polls. He is also accepting enormous illegal campaign contributions from private aerospace companies who have billions to gain from the privatization of NASA. After many failures & much spending, NASA is badly in need of a success.

Then a NASA satellite detects a large, high-density rock buried 200 feet below the Milne Ice Shelf on Ellesmere Island, high in the Arctic Circle. NASA scientists determine the rock to be a meteor containing fossils proving that life exists elsewhere in the universe.

To verify the authenticity of the find, the White House sends a team of independent experts to the NASA habisphere, built over the meteor in the Arctic Circle. One of these experts is the intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton, the daughter of Senator Sedgewick Sexton. Senator Sexton is the man running for election against the President of the United States. The plot thickens.

Rachel, while in the Arctic, uncovers what could be scientific trickery - an incredible deception that could cause political and scientific upheaval and cost the President his bid for re-election. When she & her colleagues attempt to investigate further, they are plunged into life threatening danger. To escape assassination they flee for their lives. Their only hope for survival is to discover who is behind this extraordinary plot and expose the truth.

Dan Brown has proven to be one of the top writers in the suspense-thriller genre. The originality of his plots, his amazingly accurate research, and his ability to catch the reader's interest from the get-go and hold it until the last word in the last sentence of the last page, make him an exceptional author. Plus, after completing each of Dan Brown's books, the reader usually comes away from the experience having learned much more than a storyline. I loved "Deception Point" - couldn't put it down. I also highly recommend "The Da Vinci Code" and "Angels and Demons."

This book is tied in 2nd. place alongside "Digital Fortress" on my Dan Brown favorites list (#1 is Angels & Demons and #4 is Da Vinci Code). I'm LOVING this author! Same thing happened with his other 3 books, I just couldn't put them down once I started reading them!

If you like intelligent books, THIS is the one 4 U! It's filled with twists and turns and will keep you guessing, you won't be able 2 put it down!

"Brown's fascination with intricate science serves him well in DECEPTION POINT, as he skillfully weds earth sciences and high-tech weapons systems to a complex story of political ambition and intrigue. Deftly revealing a convincing plot, he gives readers an action-packed ride through an exotic and exciting landscape."
- BOOKPAGE

I will first say that I did buy and read both "The Da Vinci Code" and "Angels & Demons." I loved them both, which is why I purchased "Deception Point" in the first place.

The opening action scene was a great & exciting start to the book, (similar in general concept to his others). However as Dan Brown then started to develop the characters, I became hugely disappointed. I actually stopped reading the book by page 5, after being so turned off by a few of his male-bashing comments, and then when he set up the political villain to be (surprise, surprise) a Conservative politician...

The rest of the book "may" have been great, if Mr. Brown would just keep politics out of it, everyone could enjoy it.

This book is a real pageturner, you will find its hard to put it down.

In Deception Point Dan Brown weaves a fascinating story of betrayal, military force, and scientific intrigue.

As his other books this one is also extremely good researched.
The story includes some spectacular action, unexpectes turns, and lots of suspense.
It keeps you wanting to go on and on, to finally learn more about, how the story developes.

Reasons enough for me to strongly reccomend this one. It is one of the best Thrillers i have read.

THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ!! I JUST LOVE DAN BROWN BOOKS!! OK, THIS BOOK IS ABOUT AN INTELLIGENCE EXPERT NAMED RACHAEL SEXTON WHO IS CHOSEN BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. TO MAKE A HUGE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE WORLD ABOUT A CERTAIN NASA DISCOVERY. RACHAEL LEARNS ALONG THE WAY THAT THERE IS SOME DECEPTION GOING ON BUT SHE ISN'T SURE WHO IS TO BLAME: NASA, THE PRESIDENT OR EVEN SOMEONE ELSE. RACHAEL MUST SOLVE THE MYSTERY AND FIND OUT WHAT THE TRUTH IS ABOUT THE DISCOVERY BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE AND THE WHOLE WORLD IS TOLD A BOLDFACE LIE. EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT READ AND I GUARANTEE YOU YOU WILL READ THIS BOOK VERY QUICKLY AS IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO PUT DOWN. THE BEST DAN BROWN BOOK IN MY OPINION, A MUST READ!!