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Brown has done an excellent job of crafting a complex plot that keeps readers guessing until the very end. The book is a rollercoaster ride of suspense, political intrigue, and science fiction. I like that the plot moves around in scenery from the Arctic to Washington, DC and a few points in-between keeping the action flowing and the characters moving around instead of being static in one place.ĭeception Point by Dan Brown is a thriller that takes readers on a gripping adventure from start to finish. From start to finish Deception Point takes the ball and runs with it like any other Dan Brown thriller. I found this novel to be right on par with Digital Fortress and thought that it was a very well-written thriller. Delta Force team: A team of three, apparently male, they are the death squad of William Pickering.Īnother fast-paced thriller dealing with the NASA from Dan Brown.William Pickering: The main antagonist, director of NRO and the handler of the Delta Force team.Lawrence Ekstrom: Administrator of NASA.Gabrielle Ashe: Senator Sexton’s aide and one-time mistress.Marjorie Tench: Senior Adviser to the president.Senator Thomas Sedgewick Sexton: Rachel’s father and an ambitious presidential candidate.Zachary Herney: The President of the United States.Wailee Ming: A paleontologist with an impeccable dress habit.

Corky Marlinson: A world-renowned astrophysicist and a staunch proponent of the authenticity of the meteorite.

Michael Tolland: An oceanographer and television celebrity-scientist,.

Rachel Sexton: A data analyst for NRO and Senator Sexton’s daughter.

With the Oval Office in the balance, the President dispatches White House Intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton to the Arctic to verify the authenticity of the find.Īccompanied by a team of experts, including the charismatic academic Michael Tolland, Rachel uncovers the unthinkable – evidence of scientific trickery – a bold deception that threatens to plunge the world into controversy… Characters: Deception PointĪuthentication team: During the story, NASA invites five external experts to help authenticate the meteorite finding as secondary sources: space policy and the impending presidential election.

When a new NASA satellite detects evidence of an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory…a victory that has profound implications for U.S. Theme: Deception and the search for the truth Narrator: third person from the different perspectives of the various characters. Main Characters: Rachel Sexton, Michael Tolland, Thomas Sedgewick Sexton, Corky Marlinson, Zachary Herney, William Pickering