According to his website, Tom Knox became intrigued with the Turkish archeological site Gobekli Tepe several years ago. The site which is over 10,000 years old just felt like the basis for a good historical thriller only problem was Knox did not write thrillers at the time. When his finacial situation changed, he returned to the idea and after a couple of years of hard work The Genesis Secret was born. I picked up the book at last fall’s book sale at the Cinnaminson Library and it’s Book 7 of 2012 and it was a good one!
As frequent readers may know, one of my favorite types of books are ones with an historical basis, like The DaVinci Code or James Rollins and Steve Berry books. The setting of this book is Gobekli Tepe: The World’s First Temple? Rob Luttell is a journalist who recently survived an attack by a suicide bomber in Iraq is given a cake assignment to visit Gobekli Tepe, take a few pictures, and write a fluff piece. But the fluff piece soon turns deadly, as the leader of the dig is killed. Soon Rob and Christine a compatriate of the leader of the dig are on a quest to figure out what happened. Meanwhile, a second story is unraveling in England as Scotland Yard detective D C Forrester is trying to solve a series of brutal, sadistic murders across England that seemed to be tied to the Hellfire Club.
I must say that I was not in love with the first half of the book, but as the stories started to blend, and the action picked up (some of it very grizzly and graphic) I became entrawled and couldn’t wait to find out the Genesis Secret. And when the Secret was finally unraveled it really gives the reader something to think about!!
After finishing the book, I went to Knox’s website and read about all the aspects of the book that are true, including all of the graphic and grizzly stuff. So if you enjoy historical basis and aren’t put off by graphic violence you’ll enjoy this book! As for me I’ll be on the look out for more books by Knox!
