The Icon A Novel
The Icon, a novel by Neil Olson, is published by Harper Collins in May 2005 and spans 353 pages. This narrative follows Matthew, who becomes unwittingly entangled in a complex web of death and deception linked to a mysterious icon. As various parties, including a representative of the Greek Orthodox Church, a Russian entrepreneur, a dying gangster, and a Nazi evading justice, pursue the icon for their own purposes, Matthew’s journey reveals connections to events from World War II in a small Greek village.
Readers will find a blend of fiction, thrillers, and historical suspense as Matthew grapples with the icon’s significance and its impact on those around him. The story delves into themes of espionage and city life, exploring the intricate relationships and motivations of the characters involved. As Matthew seeks to uncover the truth behind the icon and its historical ties, he confronts the challenges posed by those who believe in its extraordinary power.
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“What Matthew does not realize is that his own connection to the icon will thrust him into a byzantine web of death and deception, as other parties – including a representative of the Greek Orthodox Church, a Russian “entrepreneur,” a dying gangster, and a Nazi who has escaped the wartime tribunals for nearly six decades – pursue it for their own means. All believe the icon to be a source of fantastic and inexplicable power, and all were somehow connected to the events that transpired in a small Greek village during World War II. As he experiences the peculiar resonance of the icon, and sees the hold it has on others, Matthew begins to understand that the only way out of his entanglement is to discover what really happened in that Greek village sixty years earlier.
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