running for the presidency, putting her in a somewhat awkward position - and it's about to get far more awkward. President Herney needs her help in announcing the find of a lifetime. NASA has discovered a meteorite in ice in the Ar ...more ISBN 0671027387 - Living up to The DaVinci Code might be the hardest thing Dan Brown has to do. Although he comes close with Deception Point, he just misses the mark. Rachel Sexton works for the NRO and, indirectly, for the president of the United States. Her father is running for the presidency, putting her in a somewhat awkward position - and it's about to get far more awkward. President Herney needs her help in announcing the find of a lifetime. NASA has discovered a meteorite in ice in the Arctic. The amazing part is that the meteorite contains fossils of creatures never before seen on Earth which, NASA and civilian scientists conclude, must be evidence of life in space. The timing couldn't be better, because Senator Sexton has been attacking US spending on NASA. Over the course of one very long day, Rachel and her new friends, scientist Corky Marlinson and TV personality Mike Tolland, discover an astonishing cover-up that could reach all the way to the White House. Getting that information out to the President and the world turns into a tremendous task as they run for their lives, not knowing for certain who is chasing them. One thing is for sure - someone wants