The Hammer of Eden

Nobody can cause an earthquake ... can they?This is the question that troubles hotshot young FBI agent Judy Maddox in Ken Follett's hold-your-breath thriller.Judy's boss has a grudge against her, so he gives her a dumb assignment: to investigate an anonymous threat from a group that claims that it can trigger earthquakes.Judy's research leads her to maverick seismologist Michael Quercus, who tells her it is possible for an earthquake to be caused deliberately. And when a tremor in a remote desert area shows signs of being machine-generated, Judy knows he was right.But who is responsible for the earthquake? Judy must find out before another tremor strikes. Helped by the erratic but attractive Michael, she races to pinpoint the terrorists' next target before they trigger the ultimate disaster.With The Hammer of Eden Ken Follett is at the top of his form, delivering a state-of-the-art suspense thriller to rival his best work.

'So exciting I found myself setting the alarm clock for four in the morning to finish it.' -- The Daily Mail
'Crackles with suspense.' -- The Daily Telegraph

Ken Follett, born 5 June 1949, was only twenty-seven when he wrote the award-winning Eye of the Needle, which became an international bestseller. His celebrated Pillars of the Earth was voted into the top 100 of Britain's best-loved books in the BBC's the Big Read and the sequel, World Without End, was published to critical acclaim. He has sold more than 130 million copies of his works and many of his books have reached the No. 1 ranking on the New York Times bestseller list. He lives with his family in London and Hertfordshire. January is a New York City based actor and voice artist, best known for her role as Noelle Ortiz-Stubbs in the long-running ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. She has appeared in productions on Broadway and Off-Broadway, and in several prime time network series. Named Publishers Weekly's Audiobook Narrator of the Year for 2013, January has an extensive body of work – and accolades – in both narration and commercial voiceover.

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