Gideon's Sword
| Industry | Publishing |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | United States |
| Products | Books |
Gideon's Sword is a book authored by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, published on February 22, 2011, through Grand Central Publishing. This work marks the debut of the Gideon Crew series.
Plot summary
The narrative centers on Gideon Crew, a former art thief turned scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. After discovering that his father, a mathematician who created flawed encryption and had warned his employer about its vulnerabilities, was murdered, Gideon embarks on a path of vengeance. His quest results in his enlistment by a private security and engineering company collaborating with the Department of Homeland Security. His objective involves tracking down and retrieving blueprints for a super-weapon being covertly brought into the United States by a Chinese scientist before they are recovered by China.
Film adaptation
In May 2010, it was revealed that Michael Bay and Paramount Pictures planned to develop a movie version of the novel, with Chap Taylor assigned as the screenwriter.