The Fold: A Novel

The Fold: A Novel

<i>STEP INTO THE FOLD.</i><br><i> IT€S PERFECTLY SAFE. <br></i><br> The folks in Mike Erikson's small New England town would say he's just your average, everyday guy. And that's exactly how Mike likes it. Sure, the life he's chosen isn€t much of a challenge to someone with his unique gifts, but he€s content with his quiet and peaceful existence.  <br><br> 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 €œfold€ dimensions, it shrinks distances so that a traveler can travel hundreds of feet with a single step. <br><br>The invention promises to make mankind€s dreams of teleportation a reality. And, the scientists insist, traveling through the Door is completely safe. <br><br> Yet evidence is mounting that this miraculous machine isn€t quite what it seems€"and that its creators are harboring a dangerous secret.  <br><br>As his investigations draw him deeper into the puzzle, Mike begins to fear there€s only one answer that makes sense. And if he€s right, it may only be a matter of time before the project destroys€¦everything.  <br><br>A cunningly inventive mystery featuring a hero worthy of Sherlock Holmes and a terrifying final twist you€ll never see coming,<i> The Fold</i> 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.