Tonopah [Paperback]

Christopher A. Lane (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1999

She found the fossils out in the sun-baked Tonopah desert, along with more trouble than she'd ever dreamed of . . . . If Melissa Lewis had known that she and her three high school students were trespassing in a restricted military zone, they'd have left before they ever stumbled across the fossilized bones. As a creationist in paleontology, Melissa suspects she's onto something incredible. What she doesn't know is that she's under surveillance by U.S. Marines. And that's just for openers. Her discovery has also placed her in the cross-hairs of hired killers. And it's about to sweep her into a deadly vortex of top-level government scandal, FBI investigations, high-tech military maneuvers, and nuclear testing. Through it all, one thing becomes abundantly clear. Someone will do anything to gain possession of Melissa's fossils. Between Melissa and a hit man's bullet stands only her faith . . . and one courageous marine. But can he protect her from circumstances deadlier than the brutal Nevada desert? From the best-selling author of Appearance of Evil and Eden's Gate comes Tonopah: gut-twisting action woven with insights into the origins of the world and the relationship between personal choice and eternal destiny.

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She found the fossils out in the sun-baked Tonopah desert, along with more trouble than she'd ever dreamed of. . . . If teacher Melissa Lewis and her three high school students had only known they were trespassing in a restricted military zone, they'd have left before they ever stumbled across the fossilized bones of a tyrannosaurus rex . . . and those of a human. Now, however, Melissa unwittingly is under surveillance by U.S. Marines. But that's just for openers. Her discovery has also placed her in the cross-hairs of Mafia hit men. And it's about to sweep her into a sinister world of top-level government scandal, FBI investigations, high-tech military maneuvers, and nuclear testing. Through it all, one thing becomes abundantly clear. Someone will do anything to gain possession of Melissa's fossils. And murder is no obstacle at all. Melissa's interest in the creation-versus-evolution debate has taken a deadly twist--spiced with a growing romantic interest. But can love survive the heat of circumstances more deadly than the brutal Nevada desert? For that matter, can Melissa herself survive? To both questions, Melissa's faith alone holds the answer. >From the best-selling author of Appearance of Evil and Eden's Gate comes Tonopah--a fast-paced thriller with enough red herrings to keep the most discriminating suspense readers happy.

From the Author

Christopher A. Lane is the author of Eden’s Gate and the best-selling Appearance of Evil, as well as several children’s books, one of which was awarded a Gold Medallion. He and his wife own Alpha-Omega Productions, which provides media reviews to subscribers. They live in Colorado Springs with their children

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan (February 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310215684
• ISBN-13: 978-0310215684
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,533,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tonopah=Suspense!, October 27, 2002

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Alyssa (Milwaukee, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tonopah (Paperback)

Tonopah, is one of the best action books I have read. Christopher Lane really shows his best in creating such a story that makes us want to read more and more, I just couldn't put the book down! The suspense in the book is phenomenal, it kept me on the edge of my seat.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Loved It!, May 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Tonopah (Paperback)

If you like suspense and archaeology, this book is for you. I found this book to be fast-paced, exciting, and a real thriller. While I don't believe that the government is "out-to-get-you", I found the plot fascinating and the characters memorable.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Errors detracted from story, August 26, 2004

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J. Cotton (Garner, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tonopah (Paperback)

Christopher Lane needs to learn to do a little basic research before writing, apparently. His errors on military structure (a sergeant, which is a non-commissioned officer, is trying to make "non-com" -- hello, he already is one) and paleontology (saying T. Rex never got further south than Colorado, when remains have been found in Texas) really set my teeth on edge. The military etiquette mistakes grated on me as well. I also had problems with his "creation science" stance, but if you're religious that probably won't bother you. However, even most creation science people have admitted by now that all the supposed dinosaur-man trackways are just dinosaur trackways or outright fakes, so having a character in the book who really ought to know better saying that there are several such sites was also annoying. Other than that, it was an almost decent book.