Scam (Sniper Attack)

Author: Dan Brown Zhu Zhenwu Xinyan Wang Qiaoli
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: Following "The Da Vinci Code," "Digital Fortress," and "Angels & Demons," another work by American suspense thriller master Dan Brown, "Deception," meets Chinese readers. Thus, all four of Dan Brown's works to date have been translated into Chinese. "Deception" is Dan Brown's second novel and was published before "The Da Vinci Code." The novel tells the story of a polar expedition by politician Rachel and science celebrity Michael, during which they discover a shocking scientific deception. This directly involves the country's major policies and even the presidential election, leading to a hunt that begins. If "The Da Vinci Code" succeeded not only in suspense and thriller elements but also in blending "knowledge-based factors" such as painting, religion, and music, then the earlier published "Deception" had already shown some of these shadows. "Weapons, exploration, politics, aerospace—these elements are all authentically presented in 'Deception,' " said one of the planners, Peng Lun. "Deception" clearly reveals the trajectory of Dan Brown's creative growth. With the U.S. presidential election approaching, Republican presidential candidate Senator Saxton Sекстон fiercely criticized the incumbent president's aerospace policy, gaining the support of most American voters, making the situation extremely unfavorable for the incumbent's re-election. At this critical moment, NASA reported a stunning scientific achievement to the president: they had made major discoveries beneath the Arctic Ocean. This discovery holds significant importance for the United States' aerospace policy and the imminent presidential election. To verify this extraordinary finding, the president sent an intelligence analyst from the National Surveying Agency, Rachel Sexton, the daughter of the presidential opponent, to the Arctic Circle, a region covered in ice and with harsh weather, to conduct an investigation alongside the charismatic icon-type scientist Michael Tollan and several scientists from different fields. Rachel and Michael unexpectedly discover an unbelievable scientific deception. Before they could even contact the president, Rachel and Michael were attacked by mysterious assassins from the Delta Force. These assassins are manipulated by a shadowy master who is determined to cover up the truth at all costs. Rachel and Michael begin an exhilarating and perilous escape, with their last hope being to uncover the truth.