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The Ark

A Novel

by Boyd Morrison
Boyd Gaines
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In nationally bestselling author Boyd Morrison's debut, the unraveling of one of the greatest archeological mysteries from the bible—Noah's Ark—could threaten civilization itself in this blockbuster hailed by James Rollins as "a stunning thriller."
When brilliant archaeologist Dilara Kenner is contacted by Sam Watson, an old family friend who says that he has crucial information about her missing father, Dilara abandons her Peruvian dig and rushes to Los Angeles to meet him. But at the airport, Sam speaks instead of Noah's Ark—the artifact her father had long been searching for—and the possible death of billions. Before Sam can explain, he collapses. With his dying breath, he urges Dilara to find Tyler Locke—a man she's never heard of.

Two days later Dilara manages to track down former combat engineer Tyler Locke on an oil rig off Newfoundland. Her helicopter transport goes down well short of the oil rig's landing pad and Dilara and those aboard nearly drown. No sooner is Dilara safely on the rig than she convinces Tyler the crash was no accident. Tyler agrees to help her uncover the secret behind Noah's Ark and, more important, her father's disappearance. As the picture begins to come into focus, they realize they have just seven days to find the Ark before its secret is used to wipe out civilization once again.

With a chilling premise and a blistering pace, Boyd Morrison combines all the best elements of a blockbuster thriller with an intelligent and fascinating exploration of one of the Old Testament's great mysteries.

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    May 11, 2010

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781442305137
      • File size: 409833 KB
      • Duration: 14:13:49

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Dr. Dilara Kenner abandons her archaeological dig in Peru to meet Sam Watson, a longtime family friend, to learn crucial information about her missing father. They meet at LAX, where Watson reveals that the artifact her father searched years for, Noah's Ark, has been discovered. But before she can hear the details, a stranger bumps into Watson with a deadly contact poison. With his dying words Watson tells her to find Tyler Locke, a man she's never heard of. Boyd Gaines's convincing delivery keeps listeners guessing in this Old Testament mystery. Especially memorable is his chilling portrayal of a cultist's plan to annihilate humanity within seven days. With impeccable timing and flawless handling of multiple accents, characterizations, and plot shifts, Gaines engages listeners in this perfect blend of biblical history, archaeology, and religious fanaticism. G.D.W. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 8, 2010
      At the start of Morrison's debut, a routine quest thriller that attracted attention through Amazon's self-publishing Kindle program, combat engineer Tyler Locke executes a daring rescue after the helicopter carrying archeologist Dilara Kenner crash-lands in the sea near the floating oil rig where Tyler is working 200 miles off the Newfoundland coast. Dilara has come to enlist Tyler's help in finding Noah's ark, previously discovered by her father, Hasad Arvadi, who was murdered before he could announce this momentous find. Arvadi's killer, Sebastian Ulric, the head of a religious cult, plans to use a prion disease found on the ark as a weapon. Tyler, Dilara, and Tyler's sidekick, Grant Westfield, are all that stands between Ulric and the death of virtually every human on earth. Morrison breaks the story into several main sections involving various battles before finally honing in on what impatient readers will have been awaiting, the actual discovery of the ark. 5-city author tour.

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