Top-shelf writers arent made--theyre born, and you can tell in two pages when youve found one. Simon Toyne has got the gift, and THE SEARCHER proves it-his imagery, his language, and the cool mystery surrounding Solomon Creed and where hes going. I think youll love this one. (Greg Iles, author of Natchez Burning and The Bone Tree)Not a dull page to be found anywhere. A thriller gem. Simon Toyne is a first class talent, speeding in the fast lane to the top of the genre. (Steve Berry)In Simon Toynes The Searcher, Toyne begins a new series with a page-turning thriller Thriller fans should enjoy this vibrant and exciting story. (The Missourian)Toyne has turned out a subtle yet compelling religion-flavored thriller that engenders a one more page, one more chapter urgency, much like his previous trilogy. (Library Journal (starred review))A combination of Lee Child-the Jack Reacher books-and Stephen King! How likely does that sound? But in fact the comparisons are apt Vividly evoked action and electrically alive emotion. And a satisfying climax after breathstopping suspense. Look, just get started on this series. Youll be glad you did. (Sullivan County Democrat)Compelling, vivid and profound, I loved it. It stays with you long after youve finished the final page. (Peter James)Intrigue, mystery, atmosphere . . . it will draw you in and hold you there. Solomon Creed is a thriller with smarts and class. (Scott Mariani)Who is Solomon Creed? Hes the hero of a fabulous new series of thrillers. Simple as that. (Mark Billingham)When you read Sanctus, youll see just how frightening, ruthless and relentlessly entertaining an order of monks can be. Haunting in the best way. (Brad Meltzer)[Sanctus] might turn out to be the next great cliffhanger conspiracy thriller. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)Hard to think of it as a debut, better to think of it as the beginning of a massive new adventure, and a so-long to Dan Brown. . . . (Daily Mirror (UK) on Sanctus)If you like your secrets deeply hidden and your action breakneck, then Toynes sophomore thriller is just the ticket. . . . As in his debut, Toyne delivers a gripping, intricate story of religious and political intrigue that?s sweeping yet somehow intimate and very personal. Wow. (Booklist (starred review) on The Key)Toyne cranks up the drama with the second entry in a conspiracy thriller series. . . . Well-written, fast-paced and delivered with an admirable economy of words, this book offers an edge-of-the-seat story filled with action and adventure. (Kirkus s on The Key)Toynes descriptive skill makes for a story that is cinematically vivid. . . . The relentless pace makes the action addicting. (Publishers Weekly on The Tower)The Tower is the best of the three novels, no mean feat considering that the first two, Sanctus and The Key, were also exciting and thoughtful. . . . Do not fail to read this unique and extraordinarily inventive novel. (Examiner.com on The Tower)Fascinating, brilliantly conceived and executed, and filled with the kind of profound symbolism and thematic gravitas that separate Toynes work from others of the genre. . . . Will keep you involved from beginning to end. . . . A fine piece of literature. (Examiner.com)How do you create suspense?... Thats the defining strategy of THE SEARCHER, as Simon Toyne holds information tantalizingly out of reach over the course of his wild, mysterious novel I read it in a two-day fever. (New York Times Book )Both marvelous and unsettling, full of myth and grounded in the real world, a bloody noir and a contemporary western, a mystery and a thriller Solomon Creed is entirely original, even as he reminds you of everyone from Lee Childs Jack Reacher [to] Dan Browns Robert Langdon. (Bookreporter.com)One of the best and most original thrillers of the year A nail-biting, relentlessly suspenseful effort that grabs us on page one and never lets go The Searcher lives up every bit to its terrific premise, a tale as wondrously conceived as it is brilliantly realized. (Providence Journal)From the Back CoverTop-shelf writers arent madetheyre born, and you can tell in two pages when youve found one. Simon Toyne has got the gift. GREG ILESHOW DO YOU SAVE A MAN WHOS ALREADY DEAD . . . ?In Redemption, Arizona, people gather to bury a man who died in a tragic accident, but the occasion is disrupted by a thunderous plane crash.Sheriff Garth Morgan speeds toward the accident, nearly hitting a man running down the road with no shoes and no memory. The only clue to his identity is his name: Solomon Creed. Solomon knows only that hes here to save a man he has never met . . . a man who was buried that very morning.Miles away, three men scan the skies for a plane carrying an important package. They suspect something is wrong, and that the man who has sent them will demand a heavy price if the package has been lost.To uncover his real identity, Solomon must expose the truth behind the death of the man he is there to save. But there are men who are prepared to call on the darkest forces to prevent Solomon from succeeding.About the AuthorSimon Toyne is the bestselling author of The Searcher and the Sanctus trilogy: Sanctus, The Key, and The Tower. A writer, director, and producer in British television for twenty years, he worked on several award-winning shows, one of which won a BAFTA. His books have been translated into twenty-seven languages and published in over fifty countries. He lives with his wife and family in England and the south of France, where he is at work on his next Solomon Creed novel. how do i download books The Searcher: A Novel (Solomon Creed)
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Well done puzzleBy Kim HenningAfter enjoying the Sanctus trilogy, I wasn't sure I would like Simon Toyne's new series as much. I found I like it better. Solomon Creed is an enigma but I find I like knowing we are gradually learning more about him, like a sketch brought to life with the incremental addition of color.Also, I disagree with other reviewers that the style is like a series of cliffhangers. The short chapters that move from character to character are more analogous to randomly added pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that gradually produce a complete picture. The difference is that we don't get all of Solomon's pieces at the end just the main characters in one portion of a larger whole.I look forward to more Solomon Creed books.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Brisk story with too many unbelievable elementsBy Steve GrossCompelling story that really gripped me, but the last 100 pages were very disappointing and unbelievable. Story had lots of moving parts that were not adequately explained and did not cohere. Left me feeling that I had wasted my time.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Interesting and a bit mysteriousBy Charles F. KartmanSimon Toyne's "The Searcher" features a mysterious, amnesiac albino, Solomon Creed, gifted with all sorts of knowledge at those moments when it might be useful. What or who it is he is searching for is tangled up in the badness that is hanging over the desert town of Redemption -- a young sheriff's funeral interrupted by a plane crash, a prairie fire, and the approach of a vengeful drug lord. The writing is very good, and the events hold the reader's interest. There is a story embedded in it about the founding of Redemption and one assumes it must play a central role in how events are unfolding in the present. My one reservation is that Creed himself holds more promise than is actually delivered in what promises to be the first of a series of books featuring him. I found myself wanting him to acquire more substance than his lack of memory, or past, allowed. The rest of the book proceeds in a satisfying way, with a reasonable number of surprises.