Chaos Theory

by Graham Masterton

A new thriller from the master of suspense - When stuntman Noah Flynn finds a strange medallion with what appear to be ancient cuneiform markings, little does he suspect there will be disastrous consequences for those around him. When the Arabic would-be assassin of aid agency diplomat Adeola Davis turns out to have been wearing a similar medallion, she and Noah join together to discover what this can all mean, as the death toll continues to rise . . .

Genres: Horror, Fiction

240 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Graham Masterton was born in Edinburgh in 1946. His grandfather was Thomas Thorne Baker, the eminent scientist who invented DayGlo and was the first man to transmit news photographs by wireless. After training as a newspaper reporter, Graham went on to edit the new British men's magazine Mayfair, where he encouraged William Burroughs to develop a series of scientific and philosophical articles which eventually became Burroughs' novel The Wild Boys.

At the age of 24, Graham was appointed executive editor of both Penthouse and Penthouse Forum magazines. At this time he started to write a bestselling series of sex 'how-to' books including How To Drive Your Man Wild In Bed which has sold over 3 million copies worldwide. His latest, Wild Sex For New Lovers is published by Penguin Putnam in January, 2001. He is a regular contributor to Cosmopolitan, Men's Health, Woman, Woman's Own and other mass-market self-improvement magazines.

Graham Masterton's debut as a horror author began with The Manitou in 1976, a chilling tale of a Native American medicine man reborn in the present day to exact his revenge on the white man. It became an instant bestseller and was filmed with Tony Curtis, Susan Strasberg, Burgess Meredith, Michael Ansara, Stella Stevens and Ann Sothern.

Altogether Graham has written more than a hundred novels ranging from thrillers (The Sweetman Curve, Ikon) to disaster novels (Plague, Famine) to historical sagas (Rich and Maiden Voyage - both appeared in the New York Times bestseller list). He has published four collections of short stories, Fortnight of Fear, Flights of Fear, Faces of Fear and Feelings of Fear.

He has also written horror novels for children (House of Bones, Hair-Raiser) and has just finished the fifth volume in a very popular series for young adults, Rook, based on the adventures of an idiosyncratic remedial English teacher in a Los Angeles community college who has the facility to see ghosts.

Since then Graham has published more than 35 horror novels, including Charnel House, which was awarded a Special Edgar by Mystery Writers of America; Mirror, which was awarded a Silver Medal by West Coast Review of Books; and Family Portrait, an update of Oscar Wilde's tale, The Picture of Dorian Gray, which was the only non-French winner of the prestigious Prix Julia Verlanger in France.

He and his wife Wiescka live in a Gothic Victorian mansion high above the River Lee in Cork, Ireland.

Reviews

[Maćkowy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Illuminati, te sprawy. Aniołowie to taki lepiej napisany Mróz. Jeśli lubicie teorie spiskowe na temat tego, kto tak naprawdę rządzi światem (spoiler alert: nie Żydzi), wartką akcję (pościgi wybuchy itd.), szczyptę seksu (Masterton jest całkiem niezły w seksy), a do tego jesteście w stanie przymknąć oko na niedorzecznie uproszczoną fabułę, która jest u Mastertona ceną za wartką akcję, to możecie przeczytać.

[Plum-crazy · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's some years since I read this & as it's not one I found too memorable, I decided to have a re-read to re-fresh my memory. Now I am a HUGE fan of Masterton but have to confess I found this a bit disappointing & not a particularly inspiring thriller - or believable either, which is a shame when he can have me convinced demons & spirits exist.

To be fair, with the scorching hot weather we've been having (not used to the heat in Yorkshire!) my concentration hasn't been up to par anyway but ...& I really hate to admit it....I did find myself skimming rather than reading in parts.

It's not a bad read it just doesn't meet the standard I expect from this author & it's never going to be one I read over & over & over & over.....

[Susanne Mills · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hmmm I don’t think this book is up to the same standard as other Masterton books I’ve read. It was ok, I’ve read worse but I certainly wouldn’t recommend this book. Luckily I am an avid masterton fan so I know he’s done far better books than this.

[nigel etheridge · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read

Gave 4 stars to this book fantastic read. Became slightly predictable towards the end. But still gripping. Well done Graham

[Aśku · Rating 3 out of 5]

Moja refleksja jest taka, że od Mastertona zdecydowanie wolę klasyczne horrory.

[Sebastian Kruk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabuła na 4, ale dodatkowa gwiazdka za darmo polskie, od Sikorskiego do Popiełuszki

[Juliana · Rating 3 out of 5]

You really do have to suspend disbelief with this novel. The naivety of the characters with the knowledge of the baddies' actions is not realistic, given their day jobs.

[Raz O'Xane · Rating 1 out of 5]

One third through and this is an utterly cliché, unbelievable piece of crap as has been seen and read thousands of time. Spending pages of "I must kill you" "oh no please do not "But surely you must understand that I must kill you". Yeah sure, as if you wouldn't just immediately do it without babbling on IRL.
I swear, the cringe. And the "Oh no I'm pregnant and dead, the evil guys are SO EVIL" laugh laugh laugh.

Was this written by a teenager? Because it sure feels that way.

I don't even care about the story there is just no tension there and the characters are not even likable, they have no development or emotions or anything, they're just bodies doing stuff.

Bad, just utterly bad.

[Fred Klein · Rating 3 out of 5]

Once again, Masterton provides fun, silly reading.

This one involves a peace activist being stalked by assassins and a Hollywood stuntman who finds a strange medallion. Somehow these events are related, and the two must work together to stop all the multiple murders.

Put your logic aside for this thriller (meaning: no evil supernatural beings, as opposed to Masterton's horror novels) or you'll be distracted by things that make no sense. Such as . . .

***** SPOILER ALERT ********

If a 2,500-year-old secret terrorist organization wants to stay secret, why does it pass out identifying medallions to its members so that, if a medallion falls into the wrong hands, they have to kill everyone who comes into contact with it, whether they get what the medallion means or not?

[Fady Sawiris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chaos is describable, calculatable and synthetizable to some extent. actually there is no chaos there is only higher order of laws and math.
there is possibility
and one can be the small variable that sometimes changes the ourcomes dramatically.

[Barry Rosenberg · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are the peace makers. And then there are the peace breakers. An okay read.

[Chip · Rating 3 out of 5]

I cannot lie. This book did not do it for me. It was short, and may have been a lot better with a little more length. Ending way too rushed.

[Glen · Rating 5 out of 5]

interesting premise

[Anas Tarawneh · Rating 5 out of 5]

my best book

[Pavan]

dasd

[Daniel]

a very fascinating thriller with lots of suspense..loved reading it a lot and i couldn't put down the book, Graham Masterton did justice to the book.