them dead before they spill the beans. A good number of characters are not at all who they seem to be, a nice plot device authors use to obscure the identity of the real "bad guys". Unfortunately, Brown overuses it in this book, to the point that you just begin to assume that everyone is the exact opposite of who they seem to be, and you wouldn't be far off. If you're willing to accept all the science in the book as real, you'll still have a hard time accepting that Rachel, Mike and Corky take on the elite trained killers of the Delta Force, more than once, and live to tell the tale. Either they're really poorly trained elite killers or it's just a bit ridiculous. Still, Deception Point is a nice, easy read that'll entertain without straining your brain. When a NASA satellite discovers an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory -- a victory with profound implications for NASA policy and the impending presidential election. To verify the authenticity of the find, ...more Title: Deception Point When a NASA satellite discovers an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory -- a victory with profound implications for NASA policy and the impending presidential election. To verify the authenticity of the find, the White House calls upon the skills of intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton. Accompanied by a team of