Codex 632 - The Secret of Christopher Columbus

Zusatztext "In the world of historical scholarship! the mystery surrounding the discoverer of America and his true roots remains unsolved. Codex 632 reminds us all of the historical investigation which has yet to be conducted." Informationen zum Autor José Rodrigues dos Santos is a professor at the New University of Lisbon and a journalist at RTP, the Portuguese public television station. He is the author of the international bestseller Codex 632 . Born in Mozambique, he lives in Portugal. José Rodrigues dos Santos nació en Mozambique en 1964. Es escritor y periodista y fue director de Información de RTP, la televisión pública de Portugal. Es también el autor de El códice 632. Klappentext Who was the enigma the world knows as Christopher Columbus . . . and why has his true identity been covered up for centuries? When an aged scholar is found mysteriously dead in his hotel room, Thomas Noronha, expert cryptographer and professor of history, is called upon to finish the man's unresolved investigation. In the course of unraveling the puzzles and cryptograms shrouding his late predecessor's work, Thomas discovers a code that will set him on a breathtaking race across the globe—from Lisbon to Rio to New York and Jerusalem—as he is drawn into one of the greatest mysteries of all time, a shocking revelation that will alter everything we've always believed about one of the world's most celebrated adventurers. Zusammenfassung Who was the enigma the world knows as Christopher Columbus . . . and why has his true identity been covered up for centuries? When an aged scholar is found mysteriously dead in his hotel room! Thomas Noronha! expert cryptographer and professor of history! is called upon to finish the man's unresolved investigation. In the course of unraveling the puzzles and cryptograms shrouding his late predecessor's work! Thomas discovers a code that will set him on a breathtaking race across the globe—from Lisbon to Rio to New York and Jerusalem—as he is drawn into one of the greatest mysteries of all time! a shocking revelation that will alter everything we've always believed about one of the world's most celebrated adventurers. ...

Product details

• Authors: Jose Rodrigues Dos Santos, Jos Rodrigues Dos Santos, José Rodrigues dos Santos, Josa(c) Rodrigues Dos Santos, Jose Rodrigues Dos Santos, José Rodrigues dos Santos
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 11.08.2009
• EAN: 9780061173196
• ISBN: 978-0-06-117319-6
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 202 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Historical romance, Romantic suspense, Historical fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, United States of America, USA, Historical crime and mysteries, Religious and spiritual fiction, Relating to religious groups, Relating to Christian people and groups, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: General, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Romance / Historical / American, FICTION: Romance / Suspense, FICTION: Christian / Historical, FICTION: Christian / Suspense, FICTION: World Literature / Portugal