The mysteries in Deception Point are around NASA. As in all other Dan’s
books the characters in this book are also copies of encyclopedias. I
wonder from where he gets all smart people who solve big mysteries with
small clues. Rachel Sexton the daughter of a Presidential nominee an
intelligence agent is called to verify the authenticity of a meteoroid that
NASA discovers in the depths of the icy Arctic Ocean. The discovery proved
that there exists life on planets other than on earth as there was a fossil
of an insect buried on the rock. Everybody was proud of NASA’s victory.
Experts proved that the rock is extraterrestrial. Just before they are
about to share the results Michael Tolland a famous oceanographer and
Rachel discover a deadly deception in the discovery. In this novel Rachel
plays the role of Robert Langdon. Rachel and Michael go hunting for the
truth. Some of their friends who were involved in testing the authenticity
of the rock lose their lives in the trial. There are lots of twists as to
who is behind the plot at every turning point. The motive behind the plot
is fame and political gain. Towards the end all the missing piece of
information is intelligently arranged at the correct places. Rachel and
Michael cross all the big hurdles and finally put forth the truth before
the public. The genius brains with all the information they have about
outer space, earthly object, oceanology, blah blah blah decipher each code.
The book was quite thought provoking.