The Fold: A Novel

About this book

STEP INTO THE FOLD. ITS PERFECTLY SAFE. The folks in Mike Eriksons small New England town would say hes just your average everyday guy. And thats exactly how Mike likes it. Sure the life hes chosen isnt much of a challenge to someone with his unique gifts but hes content with his quiet and peaceful existence. That is until an old friend presents him with an irresistible mystery one that Mike is uniquely qualified to solve: far out in the California desert a team of DARPA scientists has invented a device they affectionately call the Albuquerque Door. Using a cryptic computer equation and magnetic fields to fold dimensions it shrinks distances so that a traveler can travel hundreds of feet with a single step. The invention promises to make mankinds dreams of teleportation a reality. And the scientists insist traveling through the Door is completely safe. Yet evidence is mounting that this miraculous machine isnt quite what it seemsand that its creators are harboring a dangerous secret. As his investigations draw him deeper into the puzzle Mike begins to fear theres only one answer that makes sense. And if hes right it may only be a matter of time before the project destroyseverything. A cunningly inventive mystery featuring a hero worthy of Sherlock Holmes and a terrifying final twist youll never see coming The Fold is that rarest of things: a genuinely page-turning science-fiction thriller. Step inside its pages and learn why author Peter Clines has already won legions of loyal fans.