书名：Deception Point 骗局

作者：Dan Brown

出版社名称：Corgi

出版时间：2009

语种：英文

ISBN：9780552159722

商品尺寸：12.7 x 3.6 x 19.7 cm

包装：平装

页数：586 （以实物为准）

陨石、冰架、空军一号、三角洲部队、性丑闻、政治黑幕……美国悬疑惊悚小说大师丹·布朗凭借高超的想象力将这些元素有机地糅合在《骗局》中，堪称惊险小说和智力解谜相结合的典范之作。 推荐理由： 1.丹·布朗，美国畅销小说家，作品被翻译为52种语言，并屡屡创下书市记录； 2.《骗局》是丹·布朗的第三部小说，创作于《达·芬奇密码》之前； 3.小说情节曲折，故事紧凑，并以扎实的科学知识为基础，可读性强； 4.一部集扣人心弦的故事情节和令人瞠目的阴谋诡计于一体的惊悚小说； 5.英文原版，无删减，有助于提高文学素养和英文水平。 

Deception Pointis a 2001 techno-thriller novel by Dan Brown. The plot concerns a meteorite found within the Arctic Circle that may provide proof of extraterrestrial life, and attempts by the antagonists to prevent the evidence against it from becoming public.

Deception Point《骗局》美国总统大选在即，共和党总统候选人参议员塞奇威克•塞克斯顿猛烈抨击现任总统的航空航天政策，得到了大多数美国选民的支持，形势对现任总统的连任极为不利。就在这个关键时刻，国家航空航天局向总统报告了一项惊人的科学成果：他们在北冰洋之下有重大发现……为了证实这项非同小可的发现，总统派遣国家勘测局的情报分析员雷切尔•塞克斯顿与极富个人魅力的偶像型科学名人迈克尔•托兰以及几位来自不同领域的科学家前往冰川覆盖、气候恶劣的北极圈一道对之进行核查。雷切尔和迈克尔意外地发现了一个不可思议的科学骗局…… 

When a new NASA satellite detects evidence of an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory...a victory that has profound implications for U.S. space policy and the impending presidential election. With the Oval Office in the balance, the President dispatches White House Intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton to the Arctic to verify the authenticity of the find. Accompanied by a team of experts, including the charismatic academic Michael Tolland, Rachel uncovers the unthinkable— evidence of scientific trickery— a bold deception that threatens to plunge the world into controversy...

丹·布朗（Dan Brown）（1964— ）美国畅销作家，毕业于阿默斯特大学，曾是一名英语教师。一九九六年开始写作，先后推出了《数字城堡》、《骗局》、《天使与魔鬼》《达·芬奇密码》和《失落的秘符》五部小说。《地狱》是他2013年5月14日出版的新作。 Dan Brown is an American author of thriller fiction who is best known for the 2003 bestselling novelThe Da Vinci Code.And he isalsothe bestselling author ofDigital Fortress,Angels & Demons, andDeception Point.

Toulos Restaurant, adjacent to Capitol Hill, boasts a politically incorrect menu of baby veal and horse carpaccio, making it an ironic hotspot for the quintessentialWashingtonian power breakfast. This morning Toulos was busy—a cacophony of clanking silverware, espresso machines, and cellphoneconversations. The maitre d’ was sneaking a sip of his morning Bloody Mary when the woman entered. He turned with a practiced smile. “Good morning,” he said.“May I help you?” The woman was attractive, in her mid-thirties, wearing grey, pleated flannel pants, conservative flats, and an ivory Laura Ashley blouse. Her posture was straight—chin raised ever so slightly—not arrogant, just strong. The woman’s hair was light brown and fashioned in Washington’s most popular style—the“anchorwoman” —a lush feathering curled under at the shoulders… long enough to be sexy, but short enough to remind you she was probably smarter than you. “I’m a little late,” the woman said, her voice unassuming.“I have a breakfast meeting with Senator Sexton.”  The maitre d’ felt an unexpected tingle of nerves. Senator Sedgewick Sexton. The senator was a regular here and currently one of the country’s most famous men. Last week, having swept all twelve Republican primaries on Super Tuesday, the Senator was virtually guaranteed his party’s nomination for President of the United States. Many believed the senator had a superb chance of stealing the White House from the embattled President next fall. Lately Sexton’s face seemed to be on every national magazine, his campaign slogan plastered all across America. Stop spending. Start mending. “Senator Sexton is in his booth,” the maitre d’ said. “And you are?” “Rachel Sexton. His daughter.” How foolish of me, he thought. The resemblance was quite apparent. The woman had the senator’s penetrating eyes and refined carriage-that polished air of resilient nobility. Clearly the senator’s classic good looks had not skipped generations, although Rachel Sexton seemed to carry her blessings with a grace and humility her father could learn from.