The Genesis Secret

This is my first time with a Tom Knox book and as with all 'unknown' authors I was unsure what to expect.
What I got was a real shock! He is an excellent writer who really gets you into the characters. But, a word of warning, the book contains some very graphic scenes of violence! The book really makes you think about the state of some people's minds, and what drives them to commit such atrocities on others (got you hooked yet?). The narration is superlative which fantastic characterisations by Gideon Emery (again another first for me). I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did. I will be looking for more books from this author.

thought this was going to be a cracker, with all my favourite elements but what a shock - way too much gory & sadistic detail. may hit some people's buttons but definitely not mine! should have had some kind of warning in the write-up

Starts like a sub-Dan Brown thriller (archeological dig with mysterious goings on) but gradually degenerates into something less entertaining.

As the book goes on, the narrative becomes less and less plausible, and starts to focus on descriptions of death and torture which are graphic but completely unconvincing.

It just gets bogged down in its own nastiness. I gave up three quarters of the way through - kind of unpleasant and tedious at the same time - why bother?

First half of book very gripping and really enjoyed the story and the characters. Couldn't wait to see how the various threads of the story would unfold. Unfortunately the last third of the book totally lost me. Without giving too much away some of the latter scene descriptions are pretty harrowing. As a consequence I lost empathy with the main characters and actually debated not finishing the book. I suspect I struggle with graphic violence but I won't be sharing this with friends or family.

If you enjoyed the above books this is well worth a listen..

This plot is hackneyed and predictable. And too long, and repetitious. Difficult to say more without giving too much away. It is a pity, because the background is interesting.

Although this story was beautifully narrated I struggled to reach the end as it went on for too long, and there were a number of very graphic descriptions of extreme violence. The denoument was not as much earthshattering as predictable as it was signalled fairly early on. Although it started well, I felt by about half way that there was a lot of 'padding' and I got impatient for the end. That said, it may appeal to those with stronger stomachs then myself.