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The World Beneath (Joe Tesla Series Book 1) by [Rebecca Cantrell]

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Rebecca Cantrell

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***Winner of International Thriller Writers's Best Ebook Original Novel award!***

In this USA Today bestselling book, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Cantrell drops you into a vast, dark world: 100 miles of living, breathing, tunnels that is the New York City underground. This subterranean labyrinth inhales three million bustling commuters every day. And every day, it breathes them all out again... except for one.

Software millionaire Joe Tesla is set to ring the bell on Wall Street the morning his company goes public. On what should be the brightest day in his life, he is instead struck with severe agoraphobia. The sudden dread of the outside is so debilitating, he can't leave his hotel at Grand Central Terminal, except to go underground. Bad luck for Joe, because in the tunnels lurk corpses and murderers, an underground Victorian mansion and a mysterious bricked-up 1940s presidential train car. Joe and his service dog, Edison, find themselves pursued by villains and police alike, their only salvation now is to unearth the mystery that started it all, a deadly, contagious madness on the brink of escaping The World Beneath.

Praise for The World Beneath:

“Cantrell's THE WORLD BENEATH simply blew me away: exciting, visceral, inventive, illuminating. The main character, Joe Tesla, is as charming as he is resourceful. He's an agoraphobic trapped within the dark bowels of New York City who must face a threat to the bright world above him. Full of tantalizing true secrets of that subterranean world, matched with a breakneck pacing of a shocking thriller, here is a novel that shines a light on the beauty and horror hidden just out of sight beneath the world's greatest city. So grab a flashlight and get ready an adventure like no other.” – James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The Eye of God

“The World Beneath is a unique, non-stop action thriller…Cantrell creates a deadly – yet also cozy – underworld beneath the streets of Manhattan, where trapped hero Joe Tesla and his dog Edison battle evil below our feet for the fate of mankind. The author grabs you on the first page and drags you into the dark depths for a wild subway ride that races to a fatal finish and leaves you breathless and begging for more.” - Kieran Crowley, New York Times bestselling author of HACK, A Shepherd Novel.

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January 10, 2014
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"Cantrell's THE WORLD BENEATH simply blew me away: exciting, visceral, inventive, illuminating...shines a light on the beauty and horror hidden just out of sight beneath the world's greatest city...get ready an adventure like no other." - James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Labyrinth"Cantrell's unique mystery is set in Manhattan's subway system, and Jeffrey Kafer's spirited narration delivers the story to perfection...Listeners are in for chills as Joe and Edison, his psychiatric service dog, close in on the criminals." -- Audiofile Magazine

"The World Beneath is a unique, non-stop action thriller...The author grabs you on the first page and drags you into the dark depths for a wild subway ride that races to a fatal finish and leaves you breathless and begging for more." - Kieran Crowley, New York Times bestselling author of HACK"THE WORLD BENEATH by Rebecca Cantrell is a heart-pounding thriller with an infective puzzle! Rebecca Cantrell brings to life the amazing world beneath the sidewalks of New York...a virtual page-turner!" -- Publisher's Marketplace --This text refers to the paperback edition.

About the Author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Cantrell has published twelve novels in over ten different languages. Her novels have won the ITW Thriller, the Macavity, and the Bruce Alexander awards. In addition, they have been nominated for the GoodReads Choice award, the Barry, the RT Reviewers Choice, and the APPY award. She and her husband and son live in Berlin. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00GWNT3UW
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 10, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 6755 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 315 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #9,862 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #22 in Medical Thrillers (Kindle Store)
- #30 in Assassination Thrillers (Kindle Store)
- #47 in Technothrillers (Kindle Store)

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New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Cantrell's works have won the ITW Thriller, the Bruce Alexander and the Macavity awards and been nominated for the Barry, Mary Higgins Clark, GoodReads Choice, APPY, RT Reviewers Choice, and Shriekfest Film Festival awards. She and her husband and son live in Hawaii.

She is the author of the following series:

* The Joe Tesla mystery thriller series, including The World Beneath, The Tesla Legacy, The Chemistry of Death, and The Steel Shark.

* The Hannah Vogel mystery series, including A Trace of Smoke, A Night of Long Knives, A Game of Lies, A City of Broken Glass, and the prequel novella, Cigarette Boy and Other Stories.

* She co-writes the Malibu comedy mystery series with Sean Black, including A is for Asshat, B is for Bad Girls, C is for Coochy Coo, D is for Drunk, E is for Exposed, and F is for Fred.

* She co-wrote the Order of Sanguines gothic thriller trilogy with James Rollins, including The Blood Gospel, Innocent Blood, and Blood Infernal.

* As Bekka Black, Rebecca wrote the critically-acclaimed YA cell phone novels iDrakula and the iFrankenstein.

* She has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list several times, starting on November 18, 2012, hitting the top ten list for the first time on January 27, 2013.

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WWII, a medical project gone bad. Amazing story.

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2018

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WWII, a medical project gone bad. Post-war leftover tests, are they possible? are they safe? will they help or kill? This is a fascinating book that goes in many directions, the biggest concern at this point in time is an infected monkey, but just how deadly and what is the infection? A strong and gripping tale will keep the reader glued to the book.

Looking for a safe place to work or store the paperwork on this infection, those in the know have reached a strong possibility; a location holding information on the war, and possibly the various testings, labs, no doubt even the doctors and patients involved. This location is probably not where these people expect to spend their last days.

There is a train car, a piece of history underground, a particularly interesting train car, the very car that US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt innocently traveled across the country in, a trip meant to buoy up the people at home during the war. Why is it here?

How is it here? Soldiers start bricking up walls in front and behind the famous train. It doesn't take long to realize the people and a caged monkey currently in the train that has just arrived are doomed as the last bricks are placed.

The author then jumps to present day New York Grand Central Station. In the present there seem to be some leftovers. Are these people with mental and physical problems infected? Were they given the "infection" all those years ago? The symptoms are all wrong, no two seem to be capable of a "normal" life, but they seem to have small differences of reactions to the infection. Could it be the result of how long ago infection occurred, or has the original been manipulated?

Joe Tesla lives his life in the subterranean tunnels with his psychiatric rescue dog, a probable victim years before and is trying desperately avoid becoming a victim again. This part of the story is fascinating and terrifying. This is one book I can truly say has lots of twists and surprises, especially where our psychologically handicapped hero and rescue dog live. Fantastic story, I could happily read it again! Rebecca Cantrell is a force to be reckoned with, well-researched, I loved this book.

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Deborah L. Baugher

Don't miss this book!

Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2022

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Yes, this is the first book of a series, and I broke my own rule to buy it. And yes, it is an ending that leaves an open ended question (which is usually why I steer clear of series's of books). In this case, however, the events that are taking place do come to a conclusion and the reader is left with just one, new question that leads you into the next book, NOT the notorious "cliffhanger" ending that is so very annoying. I liked all the characters (except the ones I wasn't supposed to like), I loved the setting and the story and I'll definitely get the next ones in the series. (Without feeling like I'm being forced to do so in order to figure out what happens next.) Overall just a very enjoyable, well written book that I highly recommend.

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2022

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This novel is a story of what agencies in our country will do to have fighters that respond better to war. Unfortunately, the agencies are not honest with their subjects and place them in harm's way during trials. What happens to them and others when we have scientists who disclaim problems and an agency who wants a cover-up is the subject of this read.

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Avirs59

I'm hooked on Tesla and Edison!

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2015

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An unusual and interesting premise, and a very entertaining read. I downloaded this book when it was offered for free, and I enjoyed it so much that I plan to read the next book in the series. I saw that this was Book 1 when I downloaded it, so was not expecting all the loose ends to be wrapped up in the last chapter as other reviewers seemed to have expected. There was no cliffhanger ending that required purchasing the next book; it was a standalone read with the key plot points resolved. I would have preferred more backstory on the secondary characters and their relationships with Joe, but assume that will be given in the other books in the series. I was puzzled about how Tesla could know certain things and about how his laptop was able to run for days without the batteries dying, but overall, the author did an excellent job engaging me in the story, and I'm hooked on Tesla and Edison!

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C.A.Beck

A Captivating, Fresh Story, Steeped in Historical and Modern Facts That Leaves You Wanting More!

Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2014

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Rebecca Cantrell is a brilliant writer! This book has it all in the suspense/thriller genre. Anybody that has traveled in the New York subway system will appreciate this whole new world beneath; those who haven't, will immediately want to experience it for themselves. Cantrell weaves together the brutal mind control experimentation of the Nazis into modern day, CIA Guantanamo " special projects", (reference Projects MKUltra & Bluebird), into an insidious plot lead by an evil, amoral doctor. Then, she transplants the battle of good vs.evil in the lap of an agoraphobic, computer genius who dwells in the "safety" of the NYC tunnels with his psychiatric service dog. The common denominator amongst all the players in this deadly match, is their ties to the CIA, both old and new, and the extraordinary measures taken by black ops to "preserve their weapon". History, does in fact, repeat itself - but who wins this time? True to Rebecca Cantrell's excellence in writing, she left me wanting to delve into my own research on some of the subjects covered, and, of course, begging for the next book in this new series! 5 STARS!!!!!

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Action, adventure and a little historical fiction

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2020

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Based in the New York underground this story is quite good and sets up the main character for the future series of books without spoiling this book. The writing is well done and easily pulls the reader into the the story. A killer, the CIA, a forbidden love and so much more. At first I thought the basis of the story a little far fetched but the story unfolded so well that I was soon living underground with Joe Tesla. Give this book a try. I’m glad I did and will now look for more Joe Tesla stories.

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The Sea-Green Witch

The tunnels have their secrets

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2020

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This is a book about the world under an American City.
There is a crime which runs through the book and a Hero of course.
In fact several crimes take place but we are concerned with the murder of a person and the hunt for another.
Agrophobia is mentioned all through so if thats not something you find you want to read about , its probably going to irritate .
I like the main character very much because he is not perfect and questions homself a lot.
At the end of the book there is a summing up and you can tell the author has researched their scenario well.
The underground house is particularly worth seeing (in your imagination).

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Tedious

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 29, 2022

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The style and tone of the writing was not for me, I found it tedious. There are two prologues which is ridiculous. The second should have been told in the main novel. It takes too long to get to the main character.

sharon dentith

great story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 21, 2022

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a fast paced read with interesting characters. It was nice to read something a little bit different.

Jeff kendrick

Good but incredulous read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2017

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Good read that you have to carry on reading but at the same time extremely incredulous in places.
Enjoyed it though.

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Leeds Loiners

Very Good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 22, 2017

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Found it a bit slow to start but it soon developed into a fascinating read. It's rather far fetched at times with a full scale house built in the underground but it adds a different slant on thriller books. Well written and well paced with very good strong characters and a faithful yellow dog. Will now move on to book 2 hoping Joe can overcome his short comings.

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