From Dustin Thomason co-author of bestselling phenomenon The Rule of Four" "12-21" is an edge-of-your-seat novel charting a heroic race to save the world. & as the fateful date approaches "12-21" is the novel all readers will be talking about. An ancient prophecy foretells that the world will end on 21 December 2012... In Central America a treasure hunter discovers a Maya relic
- a mysterious & ornate codex
- but when he smuggles it into the US he brings with him an old & deadly secret... Early in December 2012 the codex comes to Chel Manu a Maya world authority. She is torn between the chance to translate the codex herself & her duty to alert the authorities. Meanwhile in an LA hospital an unknown man is dying of a rare contagious disease. When Dr Gabriel Stanton is called in he realises that this is no ordinary infection
- & it will spread uncontrollably. Stanton & Chel must race to decipher the codexs secrets & prevent the prophesied apocalypse..."12-21" is a thrilling debut marking the arrival of Dustin Thomason as a major solo talent. Praise for Dustin Thomason: " One part The Da Vinci Code one part The Name of Rose.. .A blazingly good yarn". (" San Francisco Chronicle"). " Weaves together the past & present seamlessly I enjoyed it tremendously". (" Observer" Dustin Thomason graduated from Harvard College & received his MD from Columbia University. He is the co-author of the international bestseller " The Rule of Four" & has written & produced several television series including " Lie to Me". He lives in Venice Beach California."