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Also by Katherine Neville:

The Eight, August 2015
Paperback / e-Book
The Fire, October 2008
Hardcover
The Magic Circle, February 1999
Mass Market Paperback
The Eight, July 1997
Paperback
Calculated Risk, March 1994
Mass Market Paperback

THE EIGHT
By: Katherine Neville

Ballantine Books
July 1997
On Sale: June 23, 1997
624 pages
ISBN: 0345419081
EAN: 9780345419088
Paperback
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Mystery Woman Sleuth

New York City, 1972—A dabbler in mathematics and chess, Catherine Velis is also a computer expert for a Big Eight accounting firm. Before heading off to a new assignment in Algeria, Cat has her palm read by a fortune- teller. The woman warns Cat of danger. Then an antiques dealer approaches Cat with a mysterious offer: He has an anonymous client who is trying to collect the pieces of an ancient chess service, purported to be in Algeria. If Cat can bring the pieces back, there will be a generous reward.

The South of France, 1790—Mireille de Remy and her cousin Valentine are young novices at the fortresslike Montglane Abbey. With France aflame in revolution, the two girls burn to rebel against constricted convent life—and their means of escape is at hand. Buried deep within the abbey are pieces of the Montglane Chess Service, once owned by Charlemagne. Whoever reassembles the pieces can play a game of unlimited power. But to keep the Game a secret from those who would abuse it, the two young women must scatter the pieces throughout the world. . . .