The Moses Expedition (Contrato con Dios in Spanish) is a bestselling thriller novel by Juan Gómez-Jurado originally published in Spain in 2007 and in the UK in 2010 by Orion with the title Contract with God. The book topped the bestselling list in Europe and some of the American lists such as Amazon's, having sold 1.5 million copies.[when?] It also won awards such as the "Best Popular Culture Novel" and "Best Adventure Novel" in the 2011 International Latino Book Awards, held in New York City.
Gómez-Jurado was already a household name in Europe but not yet in the United States. A group of New York Times bestselling authors such as Brad Thor, Matthew Pearl, Javier Sierra, Stephen Coonts, Steve Berry and Katherine Neville among others showed their enthusiasm The Moses Expedition. Booklist praised it as a "A perfectly balanced, fast-paced, and compelling thriller. Already an international bestseller, it's also likely to draw the American crowd".[1]
ReferencesEdit
^Jurado, Juan-Gomez, The Moses Expedition, March 2010, Atria, ISBN978-1-4165-9064-4. Retrieved June 2011
External linksEdit
Official site
Author site
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