The Book of Fate

by Brad Meltzer

Book Overview

"Six minutes from now, one of us would be dead. None of us knew it was coming." So says Wes Holloway, a young presidential aide, about the day he put Ron Boyle, the chief executive's oldest friend,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446530999
• ISBN13: 9780446530996
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Warner Books (NY)
• Length: 510 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.2" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Surprise from first book

This was the first book I got my hands on from Brad Meltzer. This was given to me by my friend. He said that book was fine. I fell in love with it in first pages. This book is great if you like mystery, secrets, action and stories about Freemasons. Brad will take you spinning in the mystery through out the book. It will keep you up at night time and it will be hard to put down. Really recomend it to people who like mysteries and Freemason stories. After this book I started to read more about Freemasons. Also I thing Meltzer has done a good job on research for this book. Enjoy.

Good solid read

This is my first Meltzer book, and I have to confess that I am mystified by the poor reviews. It grabbed me by the throat from the first page, and took me on an amazing journey. I highly recommend this book, and I will definitely buy his other books. I didn't expect much since books can often be disappointing, but in this case my worries were groundless. The protagonist is interesting, likable and engaging. When I find myself admonishing a character, I know that it has gotten under my skin! This was a wonderful discovery for me, and I hope to take more literary journeys through Meltzer's universe.

Books

Loved this book as I do all of Brad Meltzer's books. He really brings you right into the mystery, hard to put the books down.

glad I listened to the abridged version

I'm glade I bought the abridged version of this book after reading the two reviews on this site. I enjoyed this book, thought it was very interesting. I liked the twists and plots but then I like stories that keep me guessing till the end.

Sensational: A Must to Read

Captivating characters. Well put together prose and the plot intrigues as the story unfolds and does not fail with providing entertaining details keeping the reader wanting to turn the pages. I disagree with the Miami Herald's comment "Meet the next John Grisham." Meltzer's writing far exceeds Grisham's; that being, "The Book of Fate" holds together like peanut butter to bread and mesmerizes the reader as watching fireworks hit the sky one at time does. This is not a book that was written in haste. I would guess that Meltzer cares not about deadlines when it comes to his writing. You will not want to stop until you reach the last page and even then you'll want to go on to San Francisco with Will, Lisbeth and Rogo: all characters that the author makes sure you get to know along the way. Development gets an A+ in "The Book of Fate" The character Rogo gets the prize for humor, Will the prize for integrity and Lisbeth the prize for learning honor.