Gideon's Sword (Gideon Crew series Book 1)

Name: Gideon's Sword (Gideon Crew series Book 1)
Price: 7.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.1 (2799 reviews)
Author: Douglas Preston

by Douglas Preston

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4.1 (2,799)

4.1 stars from 2,799 reviews. Top 72% of Mystery Thriller books we track.

253 pages~4.2 hr readPublished by Hachette UKPublished 2011-04-28

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Perfect for you if...

You enjoy fast-paced thrillers with clever protagonists who outwit their opponents through brains rather than brute force.
You like starting a series that promises to develop its central character across multiple books without abandoning the standalone story.
You appreciate heist narratives with real emotional stakes beneath the scheming and spectacle.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer slower character studies where motivation and psychology matter more than plot momentum.
You want standalone novels rather than the beginning of a series that asks you to keep reading.
You're looking for grounded, realistic fiction rather than high-concept adventure plots.

About this book

Gideon Crew witnesses his father, a world-class mathematician, accused of treason and killed when Gideon is twelve years old. At twenty-four, summoned to his dying mother's bedside, Gideon learns the truth: his father was framed and deliberately murdered. With her last breath, his mother asks him to avenge his father's death. With this new purpose, Gideon devises a meticulous and spectacular mission of vengeance against the person responsible for his father's destruction. The plan succeeds. However, someone powerful has been watching from the shadows—someone impressed by Gideon's abilities and in need of a renegade with his particular skills. For Gideon, this operation may mark only the beginning of what lies ahead.

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Currently #7,504 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller.

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Currently 4.1★ from 2,799 reviews

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