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The Book of Lies | 
 enlarge | Author: Brad Meltzer
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $25.99
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Rating:  47 reviews
Sales Rank: 5343
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 6.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 044657788X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780446577885
ASIN: 044657788X
Publication Date: September 2, 2008
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Product Description
Brad Meltzer--author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Fate--returns with his most thrilling and emotionally powerful novel to date.
In Chapter Four of the Bible, Cain kills Abel. It is the world's most famous murder. But the Bible is silent about one key detail: the weapon Cain used to kill his brother. That weapon is still lost to history.
In 1932, Mitchell Siegel was killed by three gunshots to his chest. While mourning, his son dreamed of a bulletproof man and created the world's greatest hero: Superman. And like Cain's murder weapon, the gun used in this unsolved murder has never been found.
Until now.
Today in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Cal Harper comes face-to-face with his family's greatest secret: his long-lost father, who's been shot with a gun that traces back to Mitchell Siegel's 1932 murder. But before Cal can ask a single question, he and his father are attacked by a ruthless killer tattooed with the anicent markings of Cain. And so begins the chase for the world's first murder weapon.
What does Cain, history's greatest villain, have to do with Superman, the world's greatest hero? And what do two murders, committed thousands of years apart, have in common? This is the mystery at the heart of Brad Meltzer's riveting and utterly intriguing new thriller
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 Kryptonite of Fiction--2 1/2 Stars November 19, 2008
In BOOK OF LIES, Cal Harper is a former government agent who was forced to leave his position and now works as an advocate for the homeless, living with them at a residency shelter and helping them out of tough situations. While on "patrol" Cal picks up a homeless man who turns out to be his father, a man he hasn't seen in years. His father, Lloyd, was sent to prison for the accidental manslaughter of his wife, Cal's mother. Their reunion is the catalyst that sends Cal and Lloyd on a journey that is connected to Jerry Siegel, the creator of Superman, and Cain, Adam's eldest son who killed his brother Abel.
I picked up BOOK OF LIES because of the connection to the creation of Superman. Until recently, I was completely unaware that Jerry Siegel's father, Mitchell was shot in an alley at gunpoint when Jerry was a boy. When I learned of that and how BOOK OF LIES connected that event to the story of Cain from the Bible, I became very interested in reading the book.
I was quite disappointed. The book is a decent mystery-suspense story and has some real page-turning moments. However, as the story builds up and builds up to the climatic final confrontation and reveal, it's a huge let down. I was able to figure out the identity of the mastermind villain about halfway through the book. Despite this, I thought the payoff at the end of the book was going to be amazing. It's not. It's pretty unexciting and the last few chapters of the novel read as though they were thrown together in wrap the story up quickly. Also, the secret that's revealed inside the Book of Lies is even a bigger let down than the anti-climatic final confrontation.
Recommended if you enjoy reading suspense stories such as ANGELS AND DEMONS and THE DA VINCI CODE and if you have an interest in Superman and comics, you also might get something out of reading this book (some of the research about Jerry Siegel is very interesting).
 Fun Read; But Not Much Substance November 18, 2008
This book is what I would consider a beach/travel read. It was quick, it was fun, and did not require much thinking. I enjoyed the story, it was fairly interesting, but it was hardly engaging. It is another one of those scavenger hunt books, tracing around lore and religion looking for long lost clues that could revitalize the way we see the world.
However, the format of the book is just that, and nothing more. It is no "Angels and Demons" or other well researched, almost believable works of fiction.
I've enjoyed most of Meltzer's books, and I'm sure I will continue to do so. I just think that this book latched on to what is a popular storytelling format these days. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the book; but it was not as deep as I was hoping. It was, however, a fast paced and enjoyable story, and for that reason alone, it was worth reading.
J.Stoner
 Book of Mystery November 15, 2008
This suspense novel has a well-written fascinating premise that involves the teenaged creator of Superman comics, a back story of a Nazi quest during World War II for a book of power, mysterious people seeking the book today, and Cal Harper who is searching for this book.
The Prophet and The Leadership loom menacingly in the background, desperate to recover the book, which was stolen from them in 1900. Cal gets clues about where the book is and is tracked by an assassin, and meanwhile Cal is reunited with his dad under strange circumstances. Father and son were separated for 19 years while Cal's dad was in prison.
The Book of Lies may offer clues to the world's first murder weapon, used by Cain to kill Abel. I won't reveal any plot details since you will want to read this book if you enjoy a creative story in the form of a suspense tale.
 DISAPPOINTING ENDING!!! November 14, 2008
I listened to this via audiobook. It had great potential and it kept me with one hand on the wheel and one hand gripping my head for most of the way. Then...............IT ENDED STUPIDLY, UNSATIFACTORILY, TIED UP NOTHING - AND MADE NO SENSE!!!
I might try another of Mr. Meltzer's books - but I doubt it!
Disappointed November 10, 2008
A quick read that got rave reviews, but in the end, did not really like the book - empty calories. Set up as a thriller - but the story does not really hold together well. Maybe good for middle school readers.
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