★ ...[a] Hair-raising Thrill Ride. ―library Journal (starred Review) A Troubled Codebreaker Faces An Epic Plot Reaching Back Through Centuries Of America's Secret History Salem Wiley Is A Genius Cryptanalyst, Courted By The World's Top Security Agencies Ever Since Her Quantum Computing Breakthrough. She's Also An Agoraphobe Shackled To A Narrow Routine Since Her Father's Suicide. When Her Intelligence Work Unexpectedly Exposes A Sinister Plot To Assassinate The Country's First Viable Female Presidential Candidate, Salem Finds Herself Both Target And Detective In A Modern Day Witch Hunt. Drawn Into A Labyrinth Of Messages Encrypted By Emily Dickinson And Codes Tucked Inside The Beale Cipher A Hundred Years Earlier, Salem Begins To Uncover The Truth: An Ancient And Ruthless Group Is Hell-bent On Ruling The World, And Only A Select Group Of Women Stands In Its Way. Salem's Cipher Is The First In An Ongoing Series Of Heart-pounding Thrillers That International Bestselling Author Lee Child Calls Highly Recommended! Salem's Cipher Mercy's Chase ★a Fast-paced, Sometimes Brutal Thriller Reminiscent Of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. ―booklist(starred Review)