Fredrik T. Olsson

Der Code : Thriller

A stunning debut thriller about a code that threatens humanity - and the only man can crack it. William Sandberg, once a well-respected military cryptologist pursuing cutting-edge research, is a ruined man. His career is in shambles, his marriage is over, and he's succumbed to a dark depression. But William's talents haven't gone unnoticed. A nameless, top-secret organization abducts him and tasks him with a daunting mission: decode a message that will reveal the disastrous prophecies hidden in our DNA before it is too late. Meanwhile, William's ex-wife Christina is haunted by his absence and suspects there is more to his disappearance than just the reclusive impulse of a depressed man. Driven by her hunch, she sets out to find him and joins an eclectic cast of characters all drawn to a mysterious chateau in the Alps where the secret organization is plotting something-but is it revenge? Or a rescue mission? What is the organization hiding? What does the code have to do with the potent virus suddenly spreading around the world? And can William uncover the truth before it's too late? A thrilling novel about humanity on the verge of crisis, taking readers from the streets of Berlin and Stockholm to a chateau in the Alps, Chain of Events explodes and then reconfigures the ties that bind us to one another: marriage, politics, and our DNA.

A Novel

Chain of Events

Every second could be our last unless one man can rewrite our future... DAY ONE: KIDNAP 'We've been looking for you,' they tell William Sandberg when they abduct him. Imprisoned at a secret location, this broken genius can only win his freedom by completing an impossible task. DAY TWO: OUTBREAK Out on the streets, people begin to die horrible, gruesome deaths. Every moment that William fails to complete his task, more will perish. DAY THREE: CHAOS The search is on to rescue William as catastrophe after catastrophe kills thousands. But soon William realises the answer to the puzzle might be the most terrifying secret of all.

THE EXPLOSIVE, APOCALYPTIC FIRST THRILLER BY THE AUTHOR OF Acts of Vanishing. The future of humankind rests in the hands of a disgraced military code-breaker and a journalist--his ex-wife. William Sandberg, once a well-respected military cryptologist, is a ruined man. His career is in shambles, his marriage is over, and he's succumbed to a deep depression. But William's talents haven't gone unnoticed. A nameless, top-secret organization abducts him and tasks him with a daunting mission: decode a message that will reveal the disastrous prophecies hidden in our DNA before it is too late. Meanwhile, William's ex-wife Christina sets out to find him. She connects with an eccentric group at a mysterious chateau in the Alps, where the secret organization is plotting the destruction of humankind--unless the ex-lovers can reunite and put a stop to the plan. A thrilling, globe-spanning novel about humanity on the verge of crisis, Chain of Events explodes and then reconfigures the ties that bind us to one another.

Strhující pátrání po velkých životních záhadách sleduje několik zdánlivě samostatných dějových linií, které se posléze protnou v neuvěřitelném a děsivém příběhu. V Amsterdamu beze stopy zmizí mladá lingvistka, v zapadlé berlínské uličce dojde k vraždě neznámého muže, ze stockholmské nemocnice je po neúspěšném pokusu o sebevraždu unesen padesátiletý William Sandberg. Zprvu se zdá, že spolu podivné události nijak nesouvisí, postupně však vyplouvají na povrch hrůzné důsledky dávného, přísně střeženého tajemství. Bývalý vojenský špion William Sandberg se probere z bezvědomí na starobylém zámku, kam jej převezla tajná organizace, aby rozluštil obsáhlý šifrovaný text záhadného odesílatele. Williamova bývalá manželka, novinářka Christina, se s mužovým zmizením odmítá smířit a společně se svým asistentem Leem postupně odhaluje stále strašnější pravdu. Williamův úkol má pouze zastřít sktečné plány jeho únosců, a zatímco si špion se svou spoluvězenkyní, sumeroložkou Janine, láme hlavu nad zprávou, čas nemilosrdně běží... Konec řetězce je skvěle napsaný napínavý román, který kromě kriminální záplatky a širokého geografické záběru přináší i zajímavé otázky týkající se původu lidstva a skrytých hrozeb, jenž se mu v budoucnu mohou stát osudné.

Konec řetězce

'Olsson has the page-turning power of Michael Crichton' The Sun A father's search. A daughter in danger. A terrifying secret. It was ten past four on the afternoon of the third of December. Everything was darkness and ink, and the snow falling turned to water. Through it ran Sara Sandberg, the girl who was about to die, and somewhere in the cold, lead-grey hell that was Stockholm was a man who called himself her father. In her rucksack, she had a warning for him. Now whether he would receive it or not was all down to her. From international bestseller and renowned Swedish screenwriter Fredrik T. Olsson comes a gripping, visionary Swedish thriller that's impossible to put down. Praise for Fredrik T. Olsson: 'Boy are you ever going to love this book' Simon Toyne 'A colourful blockbuster' Independent 'Gets high marks for developing an original concept and building suspense' Publishers Weekly

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