A compulsively readable novel
Iain Pears
A genuine treat, with its sneaky plot and richly textured storytelling. It also moves so fast that readers won't realize how smart it is
San Francisco Chronicle
<i>Codex</i> takes its place on the shelf [with] <i>The Name of the Rose</i>, <i>Possession </i>and<i> A</i> <i>Case of Curiosities,</i> and it's as entertaining as any of them
New York Times
Fabulously entertaining ... By turns fascinating, compelling, and deliciously disturbing. It's an intelligent thriller that truly is just that: intelligently thrilling
Boston Globe
Mesmerizing from start to finish ... A fabulous double-helix of a novel
Baltimore Sun
A long lost library. A priceless manuscript. A deadly secret...
About to depart on his first vacation in years, Edward Wozny, a young hot-shot banker, is sent to help one of his firm's most important and mysterious clients. When asked to unpack and organise a personal library of rare books, Edward's indignation turns to intrigue as he realises that among the volumes there may be hidden a unique medieval codex, a treasure kept sealed away for many years and for many reasons.
Edward's intrigue becomes an obsession that only deepens as friends draw him into a peculiar and addictive computer game, as mystifying parallels between the game's virtual reality and the legend of the codex emerge and the lines between reality, fantasy and mysterious legend start to blur ...
Edward's intrigue becomes an obsession that only deepens as friends draw him into a peculiar and addictive computer game, as mystifying parallels between the game's virtual reality and the legend of the codex emerge and the lines between reality, fantasy and mysterious legend start to blur ...