Charlie Thorne / Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation
(Sprache: Englisch)
"Fast-paced, smart, and action-packed...a real page-burner." -Chris Grabenstein, #1 New York Times bestelling author of the Mr. Lemoncello's Library series
From New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs comes the first novel in a thrilling new...
From New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs comes the first novel in a thrilling new...
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"Fast-paced, smart, and action-packed...a real page-burner." -Chris Grabenstein, #1 New York Times bestelling author of the Mr. Lemoncello's Library seriesFrom New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs comes the first novel in a thrilling new series about the world's youngest and smartest genius who's forced to use her unbelievable code-breaking skills to outsmart Einstein.
Charlie Thorne is a genius.
Charlie Thorne is a thief.
Charlie Thorne isn't old enough to drive.
And now it's up to her to save the world...
Decades ago, Albert Einstein devised an equation that could benefit all life on earth-or destroy it. Fearing what would happen if the equation fell into the wrong hands, he hid it.
But now, a diabolical group known as the Furies are closing in on its location. In desperation, a team of CIA agents drags Charlie into the hunt, needing her brilliance to find it first-even though this means placing her life in grave danger.
In a breakneck adventure that spans the globe, Charlie must crack a complex code created by Einstein himself, struggle to survive in a world where no one can be trusted, and fight to keep the last equation safe once and for all.
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Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation ONE CIA headquarters
Langley, Virginia
Present day
The director of the Central Intelligence Agency scrutinized the photograph of Charlie Thorne, then dropped it on the conference table and gave Agent Dante Garcia a hard stare. "You must be joking."
"I'm not," Dante replied solemnly.
"This is a twelve-year-old girl!" Director Carter exclaimed.
"She's not a normal twelve-year-old."
"I don't care if she can fly," Carter snapped. "I own pairs of shoes that are older than this kid. The fate of humanity is at stake here and you want me to rely on someone who's barely a teenager?"
"Desperate times call for desperate measures," Dante said.
"These measures aren't desperate. They're insane."
"Well, maybe it's time we tried something crazy. The CIA has been using the same old techniques to find Pandora for almost seventy years, and they haven't gotten us anywhere. They certainly didn't work in Bern."
Director Carter's gaze went cold, making Dante think that he'd pushed things too far. But then Carter gave a slight nod, conceding that he was right, and sat back in her chair to think.
Dante had seen the director lapse into deep thought before, though never when he was the only one in the room with her. The previous times, he had been a junior agent, relegated to the background, expected only to observe and keep his mouth shut. Carter's long pauses to think in meetings were legendary at the Agency. She had been known to not say anything for up to ten minutes, during which she expected complete silence. This could be awkward for the other agents in the room, but they all greatly respected Carter-revered her even-and so they dealt with it.
Jamilla Carter was in her sixties, the rare CIA director who had risen to the job by being an exceptional agent rather than a political appointee. Her piercing brown eyes stood out against her dark skin. She had been an analyst, rather than a field
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operative, but then, most CIA employees were analysts, and Carter was one of the best.
Carter was in analysis mode now. She picked up the file Dante had assembled on Charlie Thorne and leafed through it for what was probably the twentieth time that day.
Dante grew uncomfortable watching her, so he let his gaze drift out the window. It was January and the sky was roofed with gray clouds. Squalls of snowflakes swirled outside the window. Even on a sunny day, the buildings of CIA headquarters were drab; today they looked ominous and foreboding.
Carter's eyes shifted from the file to the photograph once again.
Charlotte Thorne, aka Charlie, was a mix of many different races, although she didn't look like one more than any other. If Charlie had been ten years older, this would have been a huge asset. She could have passed for a very tan white person, a light-skinned black person, or Hispanic or Arab or Indian, or even partly Chinese. Looks like that would allow you to blend in anywhere on earth, to pass yourself off as almost any culture if you could speak the language.
But Dante hadn't suggested Charlie because of her appearance. It was because of her intelligence. Her IQ was off the charts. Director Carter had dozens of certified geniuses under her at the CIA, and none of them had IQs as high as Charlie Thorne's. Carter wouldn't have believed anyone could score that high if Dante hadn't provided three separate reports from respected psychologists to confirm it.
Carter flipped through the psych reports again. She had read them twice already. The second time, she had marked them with a red pen, circling words or phrases that were important to her,
Carter was in analysis mode now. She picked up the file Dante had assembled on Charlie Thorne and leafed through it for what was probably the twentieth time that day.
Dante grew uncomfortable watching her, so he let his gaze drift out the window. It was January and the sky was roofed with gray clouds. Squalls of snowflakes swirled outside the window. Even on a sunny day, the buildings of CIA headquarters were drab; today they looked ominous and foreboding.
Carter's eyes shifted from the file to the photograph once again.
Charlotte Thorne, aka Charlie, was a mix of many different races, although she didn't look like one more than any other. If Charlie had been ten years older, this would have been a huge asset. She could have passed for a very tan white person, a light-skinned black person, or Hispanic or Arab or Indian, or even partly Chinese. Looks like that would allow you to blend in anywhere on earth, to pass yourself off as almost any culture if you could speak the language.
But Dante hadn't suggested Charlie because of her appearance. It was because of her intelligence. Her IQ was off the charts. Director Carter had dozens of certified geniuses under her at the CIA, and none of them had IQs as high as Charlie Thorne's. Carter wouldn't have believed anyone could score that high if Dante hadn't provided three separate reports from respected psychologists to confirm it.
Carter flipped through the psych reports again. She had read them twice already. The second time, she had marked them with a red pen, circling words or phrases that were important to her,
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Autoren-Porträt von Stuart Gibbs
Stuart Gibbs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Charlie Thorne series, FunJungle series, Moon Base Alpha series, Once Upon a Tim series, and Spy School series. He has written screenplays, worked on a whole bunch of animated films, developed TV shows, been a newspaper columnist, and researched capybaras (the world's largest rodents). Stuart lives with his family in Los Angeles. You can learn more about what he's up to at StuartGibbs.com.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Stuart Gibbs
- Altersempfehlung: Ab 10 Jahre
- 2019, Export, 400 Seiten, mit farbigen Abbildungen, Masse: 13,9 x 20,9 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Simon & Schuster US
- ISBN-10: 1534455647
- ISBN-13: 9781534455641
- Erscheinungsdatum: 28.10.2019
Sprache:
Englisch
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