The Book of Lies

Resumen del libro

Cain kills Abel in Chapter Four of the Bible. 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 Michell 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 ancient markings of Cain. And so begins the chase for the world's first murder weapon.

Biografía del autor

Brad Meltzer es abogado. Trabajó como escritor de discursos para el programa del ex presidente Bill Clinton y como diseñador de estrategias de marketing para una conocida revista norteamericana. Con su primera novela, El décimo juez, obtuvo el premio honorífico de la Facultad de Derecho de Columbia. Su siguiente obra, Empate a muerte (Planeta, 2000), también ha tenido una gran acogida. Junto con su esposa, también abogada, reside en la ciudad de Washington. Editorial Planeta acaba de publicar su tercera novela, Los pasadizos del poder.