A Mysterious Review of Brilliance by Marcus Sakey.
Review summary: It is obvious while reading this thriller that the author wrote it to be the first in a film franchise. Everything about it is cinematic in style and scope, from its (thin and relatively undeveloped) characters and its iconic settings to its dynamic and visually exciting action scenes. Still, despite these limitations, credit the author's skills as a writer for creating a very entertaining book. (Click here for text of full review.)
Our rating:
Brilliance
Marcus Sakey
Thomas & Mercer (June 2011)
Publisher synopsis: In Wyoming, a little girl reads people's darkest secrets by the way they fold their arms. In New York, a man sensing patterns in the stock market racks up $300 billion. In Chicago, a woman can go invisible by being where no one is looking. They're called "brilliants", and since 1980, one percent of people have been born this way.
Nick Cooper is among them; a federal agent, Cooper has gifts rendering him exceptional at hunting terrorists. His latest target may be the most dangerous man alive, a brilliant drenched in blood and intent on provoking civil war.
But to catch him, Cooper will have to violate everything he believes in — and betray his own kind.
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