The Manhattan Puzzle

Laurence O’Bryan

Oct 2013 · Sold by HarperCollins UK

About this ebook

A global puzzle. A secret symbol. A conspiracy that ends in death. Perfect for fans of Dan Brown’s Inferno.

An international cover-up that could change the course of history...

Sean has been tracking a symbol from another age. It provides a clue to a barbaric conspiracy. A puzzle with an answer feared for millenia.

When Isabel wakes to find Sean hasn't come home she doesn't worry. At first. But when the police turn up on her doorstep wanting to interview him, she has to make a decision.

Does she keep faith in him or does she believe the evidence?
The symbol Sean and Isabel have been chasing will finally be revealed in Manhattan as one of the greatest banks in the world totters. Can Isobel uncover the truth before time runs out...or will she too be murdered?

A thrilling, high-octane race to save civilisation that will engross fans of Dan Brown, David Baldacci and James Patterson.

Ratings and reviews

I haven't been so disappointed in a book in a long time. It keeps promising the reader a clever ending but the pieces of the puzzle never come together. The author rambles on about unimportant detail and completely fails to explain any of the key elements of the story. Don't bother reading it.

The story is fine if a little predictable. The main character goes over the same emotions again and again and again to the point that I wanted to not bother fighting my way through it. I finished it but in the end, when compared to the first two it was mainly dull, with a smattering of bright spots. Very easy to put down and forget about.

This would have to be the worst books I have ever read. Such amateurish writing. Would never recommend.

About the author

Laurence was born in Dublin. He studied business, then IT at Oxford University. After going to England he paid for his own courses and began rising at 4AM so he could study and work at the same time. One early job was as a kitchen porter near the Bank of England cleaning the plates of the well connected. He stayed in squats in London and struggled for years. Laurence was first published by a school newspaper when he was ten, for a short story about aliens getting lost. Thirty-five years later, he attended a authonomy workshop and not long after was offered a publishing contract for three books.The New York Puzzle is his third novel.