The Fourth Law

by Paul Stein

Two estranged cousins, Ryan Marshall and Jarrod Conrad, must overcome their longstanding mutual animosity and band together to defeat a common foe in the high-octane page-turner The Fourth Law by Paul Stein. An evil mastermind, Alastair Holloway, steals the revolutionary invention of Jarrod Conrad, an antigravity machine, but manages to pin the blame on Jarrod's cousin, Ryan Marshall. When the two embittered cousins realize they've been duped, they reluctantly join forces to fight back against their wicked archenemy. But are they any match for diabolical Holloway and a gang of ex-military mercenaries, who plan to steal one billion dollars in gold bullion from Fort Knox with the help of the antigravity technology? Full of larger than life characters and written in the vein of the great thrill masters Tom Clancy and Robert Ludlum, The Fourth Law mixes science fiction and corporate espionage with wit and panache. A thinking person's sci-fi adventure, The Fourth Law explores the Grand Unified Theorem of astrophysics. But The Fourth Law is also a deeply felt character study about the bonds that tie family members together, and how the force of good might triumph over the darkest most sinister evil. Full of plot twists and turns you won't see coming, The Fourth Law is a dramatic thriller that will have you guessing from the first page to the last!

Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction, Ebooks, Fantasy, Adventure

434 pages, Paperback

First published November 29, 2010

About the author

Paul Stein received a degree in biology from the University of San Francisco. The developer of a rainbow trout hatchery, he became the Chief Deputy Director of the California Department of Fish & Game. He served two terms as County Supervisor and maintains strong ties in the California political landscape. Paul writes from his ranch along the Mokelumne River in Calaveras County.

Reviews

[Sara Jo Schmidt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok.....I forced my way through this book. This was written by Paul Stein....scientist turned author. And as I like to think I have a fairly diverse vocabulary...parts of this book were difficult to read.
The story was great. In fact, I think it would be a good movie...or better yet...an episode of NCIS or something.

It was just hard to get into the story. And everytime things got interesting, it would go back to something completely irrelevant and basically start a new plot to the story.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy surprises and plot twists. But this guy was introducing new characters all the way up to the end.

My point here....good story line...good plots....poorly written. Did not keep the reader engaged.

I may try another one of his books in the future, just to see if there is a difference in his writing style before or after this book was written. Glad to be done...moving on......

[Leslie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't think the author had a good editor. The idea of the story was good, but there were sentences that were repeated and too much technical information that isn't needed.

[todd willisms · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not bad not good either.
It started out great good suspense with the parachute and all. But the end result with the goal of Fort Knox was a little far fetched. However I read and finished the book so like I said not great but.........

[Bob · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't finish the book. It needs a copy editor (in particular the overdue of italics), and the author takes some shortcuts leaving a story narrative to give background on the characters that is more like reading a Wikipedia style biography. Further, the comments about patent law were just wrong, and the physics references also didn't ring true, or at least did not allow for suspension of disbelief. The "astrophysicist" seemed more like an engineer.

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of the richest men in the world is not satisfied with his riches. He hires a team of mercenaries to pull off a highly-complicated heist involving murders, kidnappings, torture, thefts & all kinds of mayhem. Along the way a highly-fractured family outwits and outfights all the professionals and emerges a tightly-knit group.
The plot is extremely convoluted and pretty unrealistic, but it was an enjoyable thriller.

[Louise Goldenberg · Rating 2 out of 5]

A third of the way in. same Family issues over the years jealous. Just about done and it just started to pick up speed....I am now done and it was an ok read, but then what do I want for free. On to the next.

[Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed reading this. Over 1000 pages on ebook, but a fast read. Quite a thriller.

[Harold · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent, excellent book. It's one of those rare books that you can't wait to see how it ends, and then you're sorry that the story is over.

[Patty · Rating 5 out of 5]

An awesome read. I didn't want to put it down. Another book I would HIGHLY recommend if you are into fast-paced, drama. An EXCELLENT work!!! Kudos to the writer!!!!!!

[Heidi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wasn't a horrible book, just not what I had been use to reading about in the last few books I've read so took me longer to get through it than normal.

[John · Rating 1 out of 5]

Couldn't finish this one. It failed to keep me engaged after the first few chapters.

[Josh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great story executed with mediocrity. It's worth a read because it was still better than tv (well...most tv).

[Melinda Hargis · Rating 1 out of 5]

I give up. I'm going to find another book so I can enjoy reading again.