The Forgotten Room
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Another page-turning installment in the Jeremy Logan series: A long-lost experiment of unknown intent ... a hidden room in a vast seaside estate ... an investigator marked for danger ... On a sprawling estate on the coast of Rhode Island, at the nation’s oldest and most prestigious think tank, an unfathomable tragedy takes place. No one knows what to make of the disturbing evidence left behind. Then reports begin to surface of increasingly bizarre behavior among the organization’s distinguished scientists. Called upon to investigate these strange happenings, history professor and analyst of inexplicable phenomena Jeremy Logan comes across an ingeniously concealed room in a long-dormant wing of the mansion. What he discovers within may provide answers—and, in the process, unleash a new wave of catastrophe. Don't miss Lincoln Child's new thriller, Chrysalis!
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6 primary books#4 in Jeremy Logan
Jeremy Logan is a 6-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by Lincoln Child.
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As usual, a winner from Lincoln Child! Jeremy Logan, enigmalogist, braniac and sleuth of the unexpected is summoned to a mysterious mansion where he is tasked to solve the strange death of a scientist there. A think tank is using this mansion, but it would seem that they have stumbled on something - a pandora's box that could destroy humankind: A forgotten room that holds many strange secrets.
I think the reason why I love Child's books so much is because it reminds me of The X-Files. Jeremy Logan is sort of like Fox Mulder, but with a more academic bent (the term is enigmalogist). Though, I have to admit, Logan's “empath” abilities always throw me off. It seems out of place, far too convenient and ability to have; it sometimes feels like a deus ex machina to me. Everytime it appears in a Jeremy Logan novel, I think to myself: “Spooky Mulder, much?”
Still, Child is a good thriller writer; he knows how to ratchet up the tension. Also, he does surprise me with the plot. Initially I thought the plot would go one way, but ended up in a totally unexpected area.
That's an ability I appreciate in any writer.
This is a great near future sci-fi thriller. There are old secrets to discover, science to figure out, and a world to protect. The bad guys will stop at nothing to get their hands on this revolutionary science, but it is too awful to share. Thank goodness Jeremy Logan is there to protect us. Fun read!
This book reminds me of Nick Thacker books. I am glad to discover another series like the Harvey Bennett series because I have more books to fill that “could it be real science?” thriller shelf.
