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Codex
THE OLDEST STORY IN THE WORLD. BETRAYAL.
When Jack Bernstein's prodigal daughter Lara is killed as a result of the bombing of flight 320, the chess grandmaster is completely unaware that the flight was downed for one reason… to stop his daughter coming home.
Having been summoned via a strangely coded message to a meeting with a man referring to himself only as 'Simon', Jack is made aware that his daughter was leaving a lot more than her new life behind. She was also leaving a secret… one that has been building for centuries and one which a global group of corporations will stop at nothing to protect. It soon becomes apparent that Lara Bernstein's new life was no accident. Lara was selected to become part of an ever-expanding belief and her selection was a direct result of her father's company's near-perfection of the one thing they need - true artificial intelligence, computer systems capable of cracking the most complex codal system known to man.
Slowly, Jack Bernstein is being drawn into a global game of chess in which he has been an unwitting pawn for over a decade. To keep him in the game they have already killed his wife and now his daughter. When the game is over, they will kill a whole lot more unless Jack can find the one thing he doesn't believe exists.
When Jack Bernstein's prodigal daughter Lara is killed as a result of the bombing of flight 320, the chess grandmaster is completely unaware that the flight was downed for one reason… to stop his daughter coming home.
Having been summoned via a strangely coded message to a meeting with a man referring to himself only as 'Simon', Jack is made aware that his daughter was leaving a lot more than her new life behind. She was also leaving a secret… one that has been building for centuries and one which a global group of corporations will stop at nothing to protect. It soon becomes apparent that Lara Bernstein's new life was no accident. Lara was selected to become part of an ever-expanding belief and her selection was a direct result of her father's company's near-perfection of the one thing they need - true artificial intelligence, computer systems capable of cracking the most complex codal system known to man.
Slowly, Jack Bernstein is being drawn into a global game of chess in which he has been an unwitting pawn for over a decade. To keep him in the game they have already killed his wife and now his daughter. When the game is over, they will kill a whole lot more unless Jack can find the one thing he doesn't believe exists.
578 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 5, 2010
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July 27, 2011
masterful and brilliant- Mr. Dawson ranks with the very top of intelligent thriller writers
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October 11, 2014
Il codice degli innocenti è il romanzo d'esordio di Adrian Dawson, edito dalla casa editrice Nord. Tutto inizia con l'esplosione di un volo Boeing 747. Il caso viene archiviato come un attentato terroristico e con l'arresto dei presunti colpevoli. Tutti ne sono convinti, anche Jack Bernstein, miliardario a capo di un'agenzia informatica, la cui figlia era su quel volo, di ritorno a casa dopo molti anni che se n'era andata senza dare spiegazioni.
Jack scoprirà che nulla è come sembra e che le persone di cui si fida pienamente in realtà hanno sempre giocato alle sue spalle.
Si ritrova ad essere pedina di una partita più grande di lui: tutto gira intorno agli scacchi e nell'incipt c'è proprio un bel paragone tra la vita e una partita di scacchi. Ma chi c'è al comando?
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Jack scoprirà che nulla è come sembra e che le persone di cui si fida pienamente in realtà hanno sempre giocato alle sue spalle.
Si ritrova ad essere pedina di una partita più grande di lui: tutto gira intorno agli scacchi e nell'incipt c'è proprio un bel paragone tra la vita e una partita di scacchi. Ma chi c'è al comando?
CONTINUA SU
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December 1, 2017
Probably one of the most ludicrous plots I've ever read. I had to force myself to go on listening and only did so because of all the great reviews. However, if you like minute detail about computers, AI, chess and crazy religious cults you will absolutely love this book so don't take my word for it.
December 5, 2020
L'histoire d'un grand maître d'échecs et aussi président d'Intellisoft, une multinationale de l'informatique, apprend que sa fille dont il est sans nouvelle depuis 3 ans, était a bord de l'avion Francfort-New York qui vient d'exploser en plein vol.
Thriller au suspense oppressant avec une incursion dans les mystères de la Bible.
Dans la lignée du code Da Vinci de Dan Brown.
Excellent a lire.
Thriller au suspense oppressant avec une incursion dans les mystères de la Bible.
Dans la lignée du code Da Vinci de Dan Brown.
Excellent a lire.
April 20, 2020
Non memorabile...
August 13, 2016
Il codice degli innocenti è il romanzo d'esordio di Adrian Dawson, edito dalla casa editrice Nord. Tutto inizia con l'esplosione di un volo Boeing 747. Il caso viene archiviato come un attentato terroristico e con l'arresto dei presunti colpevoli. Tutti ne sono convinti, anche Jack Bernstein, miliardario a capo di un'agenzia informatica, la cui figlia era su quel volo, di ritorno a casa dopo molti anni che se n'era andata senza dare spiegazioni.
Jack scoprirà che nulla è come sembra e che le persone di cui si fida pienamente in realtà hanno sempre giocato alle sue spalle.
Si ritrova ad essere pedina di una partita più grande di lui: tutto gira intorno agli scacchi e nell'incipt c'è proprio un bel paragone tra la vita e una partita di scacchi. Ma chi c'è al comando?
CONTINUA SU
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Jack scoprirà che nulla è come sembra e che le persone di cui si fida pienamente in realtà hanno sempre giocato alle sue spalle.
Si ritrova ad essere pedina di una partita più grande di lui: tutto gira intorno agli scacchi e nell'incipt c'è proprio un bel paragone tra la vita e una partita di scacchi. Ma chi c'è al comando?
CONTINUA SU
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July 19, 2016
For a debut novel, it is intelligent, thought provoking and incredibly well written to boot. Much better, in my opinion at least, than similar novels by Dan Brown, which seems to be the DeFacto standard by which all novels of this genre are based upon.
Characterisation is very well done. The main players are well fleshed out, and the supporting cast are also well defined. Excellent plot development, twists and turns, and a sting in the tail. What more can you want? Great stuff.
Maybe one day, the comment "If you liked the Da Vinci Code, you will like this" will be replaced by "If you liked Codex..."
Characterisation is very well done. The main players are well fleshed out, and the supporting cast are also well defined. Excellent plot development, twists and turns, and a sting in the tail. What more can you want? Great stuff.
Maybe one day, the comment "If you liked the Da Vinci Code, you will like this" will be replaced by "If you liked Codex..."
December 12, 2014
It's rare to say this, but this book would work much better as a movie. It has plenty of twists and would make for a nice action-thriller. However, unlike a movie, a book lets you pause and think about what is happening, and the problem here is that the bad guy is such a caricature and his actions in pursuit of his goals are so dumb that I found it hard to keep interested. Given what we learn that the bad guy wanted and what he had at his disposal, the only point in the plan he put in practice is that it makes for a more interesting story.
Disappointing.
Disappointing.
April 9, 2012
I was hooked from page 1, Wow I loved reading Codex, it had so many twists & turns you never knew where it was going. Every time I thought i'd got it all sussed Adrian threw in another twist.
How on earth does a human brain come up with a storyline like that? The attention to detail & the continuous changes in direction had me on the edge of my seat.
How on earth does a human brain come up with a storyline like that? The attention to detail & the continuous changes in direction had me on the edge of my seat.
October 1, 2013
esordio letterario per Adrian Dawson e che primo libro!
era da un po che non leggevo una Thriller così carico di tensione, mistero, enigmi con quel tocco di paranormale alla "fringe" che tanto mi piace.
assolutamente da leggere, e non aggiungo niente per non rovinare le sorprese.
era da un po che non leggevo una Thriller così carico di tensione, mistero, enigmi con quel tocco di paranormale alla "fringe" che tanto mi piace.
assolutamente da leggere, e non aggiungo niente per non rovinare le sorprese.
May 8, 2011
A thriller based on similar myths to those in the Da Vinci code - the plot includes codes and Da Vinci references.
May 4, 2011
As the publisher of Codex, I'm biased and think the book is brilliant - but don't take my word for it - you can see a selection of reviews here.
May 10, 2011
This was the first book I had published...although it was the third I had written..
February 16, 2012
Too much going on in such a short space of time gave up about 1/5 of the way through
June 3, 2012
Found this hard going, I think mainly due to techno jargon. After about page 300 I was skim reading.
January 26, 2013
Thought it was OK but not brilliant. Bit slow for the first 300 pages but then picks up speed and I enjoyed the last 200 pages.
February 5, 2016
J'avoue avoir failli abandonner. On a du mal à entrer dans l'histoire. Il faut quasiment lire 1/3 du livre pour enfin être aspiré par l'histoire et en plus la fin est totalement surprenante.
August 8, 2014
Kill me now!!!!!
April 25, 2015
Not too bad. Reminiscent of Dan Brown, but not too derivative.
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