La sombra se Dios ( The Eighth Day, 2002)

Para Danny Cray, investigador privado a tiempo parcial, la oferta es demasiado buena para ser verdad: un abogado rico y misterioso, Jude Belzer, le ofrece una enorme suma de dinero para que investigue a Terio, un teólogo italiano que ha aparecido muerto de una forma que recuerda al os suicidios de anacoretas. Lo que descubre no podía ser más inquietante: horas antes de morir, Terio había contactado con un jesuita del Vaticano que investigaba antiguas sectas y que, al volver de un viaje al Kurdistán, le dijo que había visto al diablo en persona. Pero a medida que Danny avanza en su investigación se hace más evidente que nada es lo que parece. La secta que investigaba Terio sostiene que Dios creó el mundo en siete días y al octavo, cansado, le pasó el relevo a Satán. la secta sólo espera que llegue su momento... Desde el poderoso mundo de Washington, DC hasta la grandeza de la antigua Roma, desde los misterios de Estambul hasta el escenario sofisticado de Silicon Valley, Danny se ve envuelto en una complicada conspiración, oscura e inquietante.

And on the Seventh Day, He rested.
Genesis, 2: 2-3

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Genesis Code and The Syndrome, here is a spellbinding new thriller of international intrigue, religious prophecy, cutting-edge science, and unrelenting suspense.

Publishers Weekly

When starving but hopeful 26-year-old artist Danny Cray upgrades his part-time work as a private investigator to full-time, his blind acceptance of misinformation coupled with a readiness to plunge headfirst into situations unknown transform a charming na vet and spirit of spontaneity into fatal shortcomings that threaten to curtail a burgeoning career and endanger his life. In Case's new thriller (after The Syndrome), Cray embarks on escapades that are zesty and riveting, moving from the streets of Washington, D.C., to the Vatican Library to an entire city buried deep under eastern Turkey where a treasured religious object lies hidden. Ostensibly hired to protect the image of a famous businessman by discovering who is behind the smear campaign targeting his client, Cray quickly discovers that he has become involved in an imbroglio far more sinister than anything he expected; instead of the quick and simple high-profit, low-risk deal he envisioned, Danny is confronted with suspicious and terrifying deaths, dangerous technology and evil incarnate. Fast-paced and crammed with descriptions of experimental devices and potentially devastating scientific advances, the novel is unfortunately also saddled with repetitive language, some unrealistic stretches and improbable responses upon which the story line depends for further action. Still, the pieces fit nicely together and Case's fourth thriller is a satisfying and gripping read. (Dec.) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

For Danny Cray, a struggling artist and part-time private investigator, the offer is too good to be true. A wealthy, enigmatic lawyer, Jude Belzer, would like to retain Danny for a little damage control. His client, an elusive billionaire named Zerevan Zebet, is the target of a vicious campaign in the Italian press that threatens to destroy his reputation. Belzer wants Danny to find out who is responsible and he will pay handsomely. Danny's only lead is the meager estate of a recently deceased professor of religious studies, a man so deeply terrified that he buried himself alive in the basement of an isolated farmhouse. Belzer swears that if Danny can get at the late professor's files, the conspiracy against his own reclusive client will unravel. It's the perfect assignment, in a way, and Danny can sure use the money. But the more he probes, the more apparent it becomes that nothing is what it seems. There is something he isn't being told. Something that's not quite right. Something dark, fast, and sinister that's coming at him from behind. From the powerful world of Washington, D.C., to the ancient grandeur of Rome, from the mysteries of Istanbul to the high-stakes drama of Silicon Valley, The Eighth Day is a briskly paced, globe-trotting thriller of electrifying suspense. Packed with unexpected reversals and astonishing twists of plot, this is John Case's most gripping novel to date For Danny Cray, a struggling artist and part-time private investigator, the offer is too good to be true. A wealthy, enigmatic lawyer, Jude Belzer, would like to retain Danny for a little damage control. His client, an elusive billionaire, is the target of a vicious campaign by the Italian press that threatens to destroy his reputation. Belzer wants Danny to find out who is responsible--and he will pay handsomely. There is something he isn't being told. Something that's not quite right. Something dark, fast, and sinister that's coming at him from behind IT WAS the mailman who reported it, calling 911 half an hour before Delaney's shift was supposed to end.