The Six Messiahs

Mark Frost

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In The Six Messiahs, Mark Frost creates a novel of nineteenth-century mystery, adventure, and terror with Arthur Conan Doyle - the creator of the Sherlock Holmes books - at the center of the heart-stopping action. Now off to America for his first book tour, Doyle is joined by his impetuous younger brother, Innes, and a cryptic Irish priest. During their voyage across the Atlantic, the men are stalked by an otherworldly order of assassins attempting to steal a precious piece of the ship's cargo: a priceless book of ancient mysticism. The Book of Zohar is the first piece of a lethal puzzle that will draw Doyle across the burgeoning young nation. From the filthy slums of lower Manhattan to the dark alleys of Chicago to a final apocalyptic confrontation in the searing Arizona desert, Doyle and his companions track the paths of six mysterious strangers who are united by a single, eerie dream. A dream of a black tower rising out of a wasteland - and a river of blood. As their trails converge at the source of this terrifying vision, Doyle and company confront an evil so dark and profound that it threatens to obliterate the very fabric of the world.

Book Details

Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Publish Date: Sep 1st, 1996
Pages: 464
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 6.89in - 4.18in - 1.24in - 0.49lb
EAN: 9780380722297
Categories: • Mystery & Detective - Traditional• Mystery & Detective - Historical• Occult & Supernatural

About the Author

Frost, Mark: -

Mark Frost was the co-creator and executive producer of the cult classic television series, "Twin Peaks", and is the author of several books including the bestseller, "The Greatest Game Ever Played". He attended school in Pittsburgh, where he studied acting, directing, and playwriting before leaving to begin his impressive career in television, film, and literature. He received a Writer's Guild Award and an Emmy nomination for his work as executive story editor on the acclaimed television series Hill Street Blues. He lives in Los Angeles and upstate New York.

Praise for this book

"[A] clever series...classical-style, slam-bang adventure." -- Publishers Weekly

"Takes off like a runaway brougham . . . a compulsive puzzler." -- Los Angeles Times

"Plenty of detail and fast-paced action." -- Denver Post

"Hair-raising." -- Orlando Sentinel

"Dark, brooding . . . a heart-thumping, bizarre tale." -- Buffalo News

"Dark and compelling entertainment . . . an irresistible page turner." -- Clive Barker

"Compelling . . . bizarre." -- San Francisco Chronicle

"A ripping good tale. It effervesces like champagne." -- Washington Post Book World

"A knockout . . . remarkable . . . engrossing . . . strange and terrifying." -- Booklist

A spooky page-turner . . . barrels through Victorian England with the narrative drive of a runaway train." -- People