Gideon's Sword
Gideon's Sword is a novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. It was released on February 22, 2011 by Grand Central Publishing.[1][2] The book is the first installment in the Gideon Crew series.
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| Author | Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child | 
|---|---|
| Country | United States | 
| Language | English | 
| Series | Gideon Crew | 
| Genre | Thriller, Science fiction | 
| Publisher | Grand Central Publishing | 
Publication date  | February 22, 2011 | 
| Media type | Print, e-book, audiobook | 
| Pages | 342 pp. | 
| ISBN | 978-0-446-56432-8 | 
| Preceded by | Fever Dream | 
| Followed by | Gideon's Corpse | 
Plot summary
    
The story introduces Gideon Crew, a scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory who is also a former art thief/master-of-disguise. He learns from his mother that his mathematician father—who had developed a flawed encryption—had actually warned his boss about the flaws, only to be murdered. Gideon exacts revenge from his father's murderer. As a result of this, he is recruited to be a freelance operative by an ultra-private security/engineering firm working for the Department of Homeland Security. His mission: to trace and retrieve plans for a mysterious super-weapon being brought to the United States of America by a Chinese scientist before the Chinese can recover them.
Film adaptation
    
In May 2010, the novel will be produced by Michael Bay and Paramount Pictures[3] and written by Chap Taylor.[4]
References
    
- "Gideon's Sword Hardcover". amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
 - "Gideon's Sword (Gideon Crew #1) by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child". goodreads.com. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
 - Sneider, Jeff (24 May 2010). "Michael Bay to Produce 'Gideon's Sword' for Paramount". The Wrap. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
 - Lesnick, Silas (28 September 2010). "Chap Taylor to Write Gideon's Sword". ComingSoon. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
 
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