The Eighth Day [Import] [Hardcover]

John Case (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Century (2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0712662790
• ISBN-13: 978-0712662796
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,365,915 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars story line always goes at hyperspeed, December 16, 2002

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Eighth Day (Hardcover)

In his mid twenties, Danny Cray cringes at the image of the starving artist as he has chosen to supplement his meager earnings as a sculptor with sleuthing. His latest customer, charismatic and wealthy attorney Jude Belzer hires Danny to do some research into whom and why someone has been attacking the reputation of a client. Danny easily succeeds and in return receives a nice fee.

Jude asks Danny to dig deeper so the part time detective flies to the Vatican to conduct more research as lure of the first class accommodations are too impossible to resist. However, Danny uncovers a lot more than he was supposed to and he now knows the deadly game his benefactor plays. His discovery leads to Belzer sending his thugs to dispose of Danny, who now flees for his life.

When it comes to an action-packed thriller, the writing team of John Case is as sure a bet as fans will find out. The latest tale, THE EIGHTH DAY, never eases off the throttle as readers follow Danny walk deeper into trouble one step at a time. Though this theme of relative innocence deluded by glamour into a deadly scenario is as old as the bible, readers will root for Danny to defeat his much more powerful foe even if it takes unrealistic spins for him to have a slim chance. The case on this book and previous novels by this writing duo (see THE SYNDROME and THE GENESIS CODE) is that the story line always goes at hyperspeed driven by a likable hero in over their head against a clever villain.

Harriet Klausner

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A disappointment, March 21, 2005

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Elizabeth Schweitzer (Florissant, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Eighth Day: A Thriller (Mass Market Paperback)

I'm a John Case fan and this one was a real disappointment. I liked the Genesis Code so much I read it twice, and the others were very readable too, but this one just became way too unbelievable to be enjoyed. The story was contrived and the main character a little too stupid. Sorry - this one made me think twice about running out to get the next one.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Eighth Day read in one., December 17, 2002

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Konrad Kern (OFallon, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Eighth Day (Hardcover)

See book description above.

A John Case novel never seems to disappoint my reading fix. His scientific thrillers are timely, and once you start reading, hard to put down.
One of the main subjects in the book is nanotechnology. This subject has been the theme of several books over the last couple years but Case does a superb job by taking you all over the world on an adventure that includes everything from 'The Contrade' (a brutal horse race in Italy) to the land of the Kurds. There is also talk of Yezidis', Anchorites, 'Black Writing', and more.
A well rounded thriller sure to keep you entertained.

Highly recommended.