 First edition cover | |
| Author | Dan Brown |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Pocket Books |
Publication date | 2001 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 372 (hardback) 580 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0671027379 |
| LC Class | PS3552.R685434 D4 2001 |
Deception Point is a 2001 mystery-thriller novel by American author Dan Brown.[1] It is Brown's third novel. It was published by Simon & Schuster.[2]
The novel follows White House intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton's involvement in corroborating NASA's discovery of a meteorite that supposedly contains proof of extraterrestrial life, resembling the ALH84001 case. The discovery comes at a time close to the United States presidential election in which her father is running. The discovery will aid the campaign of her employer, the incumbent president of the United States, Zachary Herney, but put her further at odds with her already estranged father, Senator Sedgwick Sexton, who is running for election. Ms. Sexton, accompanied by a team of experts, must prove the authenticity of the meteorite, which will either make or break the campaign of President Herney.