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Three Novels: A Calculated Risk, The Eight, and The Magic Circle
A trio of heart-stopping thrillers from the New York Times –bestselling author—including the “vibrant and cerebral” #1 international bestseller, The Eight ( Los Angeles Times ) .
People magazine said of Katherine Neville’s debut novel and #1 international bestseller, The Eight : “With alchemical skill, Neville blends modern romance, historical fiction, and medieval mystery . . . and comes up with gold.” Mining a fertile territory of international intrigue, complex conspiracies, history-spanning storylines, and unstoppable female heroines, Neville has arguably struck gold with all three of these thrillers.
A Calculated Risk : In this New York Times Notable Book, computer expert Verity Banks is the one of the most powerful women in finance and has a shot at becoming director of security at the Federal Reserve. When her boss sabotages her career ambitions, Verity decides to get revenge by targeting the company’s balance sheet. Her old mentor, Zoltan Tor, will help her, but only if Verity agrees to an outlandish and dangerous wager. To beat both Zoltan and her boss, Verity must risk her professional reputation—and her very life.
The Eight : In sweeping parallel stories set in the 1970s and the 1790s, Catherine Velis, a computer expert, and Mireille and Valentine, novices in an abbey during the French Revolution, must prevent a legendary chess set containing secret powers from falling into the wrong hands. With its “combination of historical references, conspiracy theory and action/thriller format,” this #1 international bestseller “may have paved the way for books like The Da Vinci Code ” ( Publishers Weekly ).
The Magic Circle : Suddenly in possession of a mysterious cache of medieval manuscripts that have the power to alter the destiny of humankind, nuclear scientist Ariel Behn is swept into the deadly center of international intrigue—and a mystery that dates back to the time of Christ—as she races to prevent a worldwide catastrophe in this USA Today bestseller.
People magazine said of Katherine Neville’s debut novel and #1 international bestseller, The Eight : “With alchemical skill, Neville blends modern romance, historical fiction, and medieval mystery . . . and comes up with gold.” Mining a fertile territory of international intrigue, complex conspiracies, history-spanning storylines, and unstoppable female heroines, Neville has arguably struck gold with all three of these thrillers.
A Calculated Risk : In this New York Times Notable Book, computer expert Verity Banks is the one of the most powerful women in finance and has a shot at becoming director of security at the Federal Reserve. When her boss sabotages her career ambitions, Verity decides to get revenge by targeting the company’s balance sheet. Her old mentor, Zoltan Tor, will help her, but only if Verity agrees to an outlandish and dangerous wager. To beat both Zoltan and her boss, Verity must risk her professional reputation—and her very life.
The Eight : In sweeping parallel stories set in the 1970s and the 1790s, Catherine Velis, a computer expert, and Mireille and Valentine, novices in an abbey during the French Revolution, must prevent a legendary chess set containing secret powers from falling into the wrong hands. With its “combination of historical references, conspiracy theory and action/thriller format,” this #1 international bestseller “may have paved the way for books like The Da Vinci Code ” ( Publishers Weekly ).
The Magic Circle : Suddenly in possession of a mysterious cache of medieval manuscripts that have the power to alter the destiny of humankind, nuclear scientist Ariel Behn is swept into the deadly center of international intrigue—and a mystery that dates back to the time of Christ—as she races to prevent a worldwide catastrophe in this USA Today bestseller.
- GenresThriller
1584 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 27, 2018
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Katherine Neville
35 books1,406 followersKatherine Neville is an American author. Her novels include The Eight, A Calculated Risk, and The Magic Circle. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and she previously worked as a photographer, a model, a consultant at the Department of Energy, and a vice president of the local Bank of America.
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July 19, 2023
Amazing stories
What a journey...each and every novel was so ingeniously researched and told with such honesty that I am in thrall to the author. They are so absorbing, each and every one, and so intrinsically weaved that I was literally sometimes holding my breath with all the mysteries being revealed. Whether real or not, they were the best read/ride I've been on for a long time. I was so caught up in these stories, I truly wish I could have been someone else and done other work in my life to value the world as Katherine Neville most certainly has. She is the best there is.
What a journey...each and every novel was so ingeniously researched and told with such honesty that I am in thrall to the author. They are so absorbing, each and every one, and so intrinsically weaved that I was literally sometimes holding my breath with all the mysteries being revealed. Whether real or not, they were the best read/ride I've been on for a long time. I was so caught up in these stories, I truly wish I could have been someone else and done other work in my life to value the world as Katherine Neville most certainly has. She is the best there is.
September 4, 2023
The worst thing I can say about these stories is that it is dangerous to start them. I feel like I did not sleep for days as I couldn't put them down. Every point I checked out to see if it was historically correct only added to my awe of Katherine Neville. I learned a great deal of history and geography from this read and my continued fact-checking. I'm not sure exactly where the fiction part really started, except I know that the author could not really be quoting conversations between people who lived centuries ago, and I know what I didn't find when checking.
I will definitely seek out other works by this author. I could also hope for an autobiography of a fascinating life.
I will definitely seek out other works by this author. I could also hope for an autobiography of a fascinating life.
January 3, 2022
El ocho es un thriller histórico fantástico con este libro me enamoré de los thriller.
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