- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Ballantine Books; Reprint edition (July 26 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 034548424X
- ISBN-13: 978-0345484246
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 295 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,856,860 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When part-time legal investigator and full-time artist Danny Cray gets a chance to pick up some extra cash trying to trace the source of a smear campaign against a mysterious European tycoon, he jumps at it eagerly. But all is not as it seems in this taut, intricately plotted thriller--except Danny, of course, who turns out to possess unexpected resources of grit and brains. The action moves from Washington to Geneva to that volatile area of Turkey where tribal politics, religion, and corruption collide with explosive results. John Case mixes strong descriptive prose, interesting characters, a powerful narrative, and a dramatic denouement to come up with a sure winner in his fourth novel, one fans of Ludlum and le Carré are sure to enjoy. --Jane Adams
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From Publishers Weekly
When starving but hopeful 26-year-old artist Danny Cray upgrades his part-time work as a private investigator to full-time, his blind acceptance of misinformation coupled with a readiness to plunge headfirst into situations unknown transform a charming na‹vet‚ and spirit of spontaneity into fatal shortcomings that threaten to curtail a burgeoning career and endanger his life. In Case's new thriller (after The Syndrome), Cray embarks on escapades that are zesty and riveting, moving from the streets of Washington, D.C., to the Vatican Library to an entire city buried deep under eastern Turkey where a treasured religious object lies hidden. Ostensibly hired to protect the image of a famous businessman by discovering who is behind the smear campaign targeting his client, Cray quickly discovers that he has become involved in an imbroglio far more sinister than anything he expected; instead of the quick and simple high-profit, low-risk deal he envisioned, Danny is confronted with suspicious and terrifying deaths, dangerous technology and evil incarnate. Fast-paced and crammed with descriptions of experimental devices and potentially devastating scientific advances, the novel is unfortunately also saddled with repetitive language, some unrealistic stretches and improbable responses upon which the story line depends for further action. Still, the pieces fit nicely together and Case's fourth thriller is a satisfying and gripping read.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The Eighth Day Is A Five Star Read,
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This review is from: The Eighth Day (Paperback)
The husband and wife team who write under the pseudonym of John Case have another winner in The Eighth Day. Danny Cray, an aspiring sculptor and part time investigator for Fellner Associates, an international investigative firm, is invited to a private meeting by Jude Belzer, an attorney for Zerevan Zebek an Italian "businessman." At the meeting Danny is advised that Belzer would like to retain him for "a little damage control."Belzer advises that his client is a target of a campaign to destroy his reputation and offers to hire Danny to look into the people who are doing it and find out who is behind them. He will have an open budget and be paid $100 an hour (which is $75 an hour more than he gets from Fellner)and is given an advance retainer of $5000 against his time and expenses. Danny cannot say no, although he asks himself a question at the end of the meeting which he should have answered and saved himself a lot of toil and trouble. He notes that Belzer is traveling with three body guards and as he leaves the meeting he asks himself, "What kind of lawyer has bodyguards?" Danny starts his investigation and strikes some early paydirt which Belzer approves of and which leads him to ask him to go to Rome to follow up on information he has dug up. More money is forthcoming and off Danny goes on a trip to Hell as things turn very dangerous and very ugly for Danny and all whom he encounters in his travels. Telling more would only spoil the read and this is one read that does not want to be spoiled. Enjoy!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun Run Through Rome, Siena, Istanbul and Eastern Turkey,
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This review is from: The Eighth Day (Hardcover)
If you like your suspense hero to be a globe-trotting ingenue, then Case's Danny Cray is definitely your man. All of Case's books, 'The Genesis Code', 'The Syndrome' and 'The First Horse' as well as this one, utilize the same winning formula which seems to be working so well for Dan Brown in 'The DaVinci Code' and "Angels and Demons." A little technology is combined with myth, religion and human greed to create a fast-paced page-turner that is sure to please most recreational readers.In this offering, Case launches artist and part-time investigator Cray into the spheres of influence controlled by a Turkish billionaire---the trail begins with a professor of ancient religions committing suicide in Washington DC and quickly leads tracking a laptop computer to the Eternal City, meeting the billionaire at a fabulous party during the famous Palio in Siena and then proceeds at a lightning pace in a run-for-your-life dash for Istanbul and Eastern Turkey to uncover a plot that leads back to the mysteries of the Silicon Valley in California. I found the Italian and Turkish portions of the book thoroughly enjoyable; the science presented during Cray's dinner in California interesting but a little secondary to the overall plot---I felt as if the authors wanted to get in a little something about nanotechnology---which they do very well, but needlessly, as the science itself has little to do with any pivotal moments in the storyline. As other reviewers have commented, the authors stretch the limits of coincidence, their melding of science within the plot was shaky and Cray's most perplexing moments (i.e. puzzling out the professor's password)were annoying to read as they were easily remembered by the reader. But like "The Da Vinci Code", this book is out and out fun to read. Cray is likeable, we find ourselves rooting for him; we want him to convince his girlfriend of his innocence and we want his art show to be a success because we know he isn't a very good private investigator. Recommended to anyone who found "The DaVinci Code" enjoyable.
3.0 out of 5 stars
GOOD ENTERTAINING BUT NOT REALLY SMART,
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This review is from: The Eighth Day (Hardcover)
Dan Cray gets himself into trouble, the problem is we see it comming much before him.In Case's novel, Cray becomes (a la Ludlum) an international target. He is involved (a la Dan Brown) in what could be a religious conspiracy. The scientific mystery behind the plot is (a la Crichton) in nanotechnology.The novel, so, can be said to remind any of those authors. Only it doesn't, Ludlum persecusions are smarter, Crichton's scientific plots really have to do with the book's story). The Eight Day has a smart prose (much better than the overpraised Brown), nice descriptions and some good moments, but it is full of deux es machina solutions (that credit card near the ending, that simpatetic truck driver) and predictable turns (the blackmail, the torture, even the uzi). Nevertheless it is an entertaining read, just don't ask for more.
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