A top nuclear scientist goes mad and takes an innocent family hostage at gunpoint, killing one and causing a massive standoff.

A plume of radiation above New York City leads to a warehouse where, it seems, a powerful nuclear bomb was assembled just hours before.

Sifting through the evidence, authorities determine that the unthinkable is about to happen: In ten days, a major American city will be vaporized by a terrorist attack.

Ten days. And Gideon Crew, tracking the mysterious terrorist cell from the suburbs of New York to the mountains of New Mexico, learns the end may be something worse - far worse - than mere Armageddon.

The action zigzags like an out-of-control rocket toward a double-deceptive conclusion * Kirkus *
Like Michael Crichton, Preston and Child weave their stories at a thrilling pace...Preston and Child never fail to entertain. And GIDEON'S CORPSE is a thriller that ranks high among their many co-authored offerings to date * Bookreporter.com *
On the trail of the clandestine terrorist cell, Gideon Crew travels to the mountains of New Mexico with one terrifying mission: prevent Armageddon. * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *
Preston and Child have again delivered a terrifying roller coaster nightmare that only stops on the final page * TELEGRAPH & ARGUS *

Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child are the co-authors of a string of bestselling thriller and suspense novels, including the Agent Pendergast adventures and their new series starring Gideon Crew. Douglas Preston and his family live on the coast of Maine, while Lincoln Child lives with his wife and daughter in New Jersey.