Michael, Paul

Overview

Works:	100 works in 567 publications in 1 language and 21,923 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Thrillers (Fiction) Domestic fiction Detective and mystery fiction Biography Psychological fiction Juvenile works Horror fiction Action and adventure fiction Encyclopedias
Roles:	Narrator, Author, Performer, Editor, Creator
Classifications:	PS3602.E764, 813.54

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works by Paul Michael

The lost symbol : a novel by Dan Brown( Recording )

47 editions published between 2009 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,952 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

He saved the Catholic Church from a fundamentalist radical in Angels & Demons and exposed the world's greatest cover-up in The Da Vinci Code. Now, symbologist and Harvard professor Robert Langdon returns to uncover another mystery. Called to Washington D.C., Langdon must investigate the centuries-old secrets of the Freemasons. However, with treachery around every corner, will Langdon's eidetic memory and insurmountable knowledge of history be able to guide him through another adventure?

The Da Vinci code : a novel by Dan Brown( Recording )

8 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in English and held by 967 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Da Vinci Code has intrigued and thrilled millions of readers around the world. Now all the artwork, symbols, architecture, and historic locations, over 160 images, are beautifully compiled in this full-color collector's edition. A mind-bending code hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci. A desperate race through the cathedrals and castles of Europe. An astonishing truth concealed for centuries, unveiled at last. While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call. The elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum, a baffling cipher found near the body. As Langdon and a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, sort through the bizarre riddles, they are stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci, clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter. The stakes are raised when Langdon uncovers a startling link: the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion, an actual secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, among others. Langdon suspects they are on the hunt for a breathtaking historical secret, one that has proven through the centuries to be as enlightening as it is dangerous. In a frantic race through Paris, and beyond, Langdon and Neveu find themselves matching wits with a faceless powerbroker who appears to anticipate their every move. Unless they can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle, the Priory's secret, and an explosive ancient truth, will be lost forever. Instantly catapulted to the top of the bestseller lists around the world, The Da Vinci Code is simultaneously lightning-paced, intelligent, and intricately layered with remarkable research and detail. From secrets embedded in the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, to the symbols of ancient Egypt, to the architecture of landmarks such as the Louvre, Westminster Abbey, Rosslyn Chapel, and more, this fully illustrated collector's edition delivers the complete reading experience of Dan Brown's riveting novel, from the opening pages to the unpredictable and stunning conclusion

Angel time : a novel by Anne Rice( Recording )

10 editions published between 2009 and 2011 in English and held by 925 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Toby O'Dare, a contract killer of underground fame is on assignment to kill once again. Into O'Dare's nightmarish world of lone and lethal missions comes a mysterious stranger, a seraph, who offers him a chance to save rather than destroy lives. O'Dare, who long ago dreamt of being a priest but instead came to embody danger and violence, seizes his chance

Straight into darkness by Faye Kellerman( Recording )

14 editions published between 2005 and 2009 in English and held by 917 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"A homicide inspector in 1920s Munich hunts for a serial killer"--Provided by the publisher

Rules of deception by Christopher Reich( Recording )

15 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 914 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

While skiing in the Swiss Alps, surgeon Dr. Jonathan Ransom and his wife Emma are caught in terrible weather. When Emma falls and breaks her leg, Jonathan goes to get help, only to return to find Emma's lifeless body at the bottom of a steep crevasse. While investigating her death, Jonathan finds himself at the center of a global terrorist conspiracy. It becomes clear that his beloved Emma was more than what she seemed

Sons of fortune by Jeffrey Archer( Recording )

19 editions published between 2000 and 2008 in English and held by 832 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Two men, twins separated at birth and unaware that they are brothers, run for governor

Of love and evil by Anne Rice( Recording )

14 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 811 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In fifteenth century Rome, Toby O'Dare, a recently retired government assassin, receives a visit from the angel Malchiah. The heavenly figure instructs O'Dare to solve a grisly murder. But during the investigation, O'Dare discovers that the city is being haunted by an ancient demon and that solving the murder may have disastrous consequences for all of Rome

Rules of vengeance by Christopher Reich( Recording )

10 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 760 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Months after foiling an attack on a commercial jetliner, Doctors Without Borders physician Jonathan Ransom is working under an assumed name in a remote corner of Africa, while his newly revealed spy wife, Emma, desperate to escape the wrath of Division, the secret American intelligence agency she betrayed, has vanished into the netherworld of international espionage. Both look forward to sharing a stolen weekend in London--until an ambush on a convoy of limousines turns their romantic rendezvous into a terrorist bloodbath. In the confusion, Emma disappears--BOT website

The Templar legacy : [a novel] by Steve Berry( Recording )

14 editions published between 2006 and 2012 in English and held by 745 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The ancient order of the Knights Templar possessed untold wealth and absolute power over kings and popes ... until the Inquisition, when they were wiped from the face of the earth, their hidden riches lost. But now two forces, the U.S. Justice Department and a shadowy zealot, vying for the treasure have learned that it is not at all what they thought it was and its true nature could change the modern world

Icebound by Dean R Koontz( Recording )

14 editions published between 1995 and 2011 in English and held by 744 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A secret Arctic experiment turns into a frozen nightmare when a team of scientists, stranded on a drifting iceberg with a massive explosive charge, battle the elements for survival, only to discover that one of them is a murderer

The last Dickens : a novel by Matthew Pearl( Recording )

13 editions published between 2009 and 2011 in English and held by 585 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Boston, 1870. When James Osgood receives word that literary master Charles Dickens has passed, he sends his clerk Daniel Sand to retrieve the author's final, yet unfinished novel with hopes that the book will resuscitate his failing publishing company, Fields & Osgood. However, when Sand turns up dead with the manuscript missing, Osgood, along with Sand's older sister Rebecca, travel to England to capture the killer and fetch Dickens' elusive novel

The Great American movie book( Book )

8 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 522 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A guide to over 1,000 movies of the sound era including the cast list, production credits, and a list of Oscar winning films from 1927-1978

The extraordinary adventures of Alfred Kropp by Richard Yancey( Recording )

12 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 479 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Through a series of dangerous and violent misadventures, teenage loser Alfred Kropp rescues King Arthur's legendary sword Excalibur from the forces of evil

The third secret : [a novel of suspense] by Steve Berry( )

10 editions published between 2005 and 2011 in English and held by 476 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Fatima, Portugal, 1917. The Virgin Mary appears to three peasant children, sharing with them three secrets, two of which are soon revealed to the world. The third secret is sealed away in the Vatican, read only by popes, and not disclosed until the year 2000. When revealed, its quizzical tone and anticlimactic nature leave many faithful wondering if the Church has truly unveiled all of the Virgin Mary's words or if a message far more important has been left in the shadows. Vatican City, present day, Papal secretary Father Colin Michener is concerned for the Pope. Night after restless night, Pope Clement XV enters the Vatican's Riserva, the special archive open only to popes, where the Church's most clandestine and controversial documents are stored. Though unsure of the details, Michener knows that the Pope's distress stems from the revelations of Fatima. Equally concerned, but not out of any sense of compassion, is Alberto Cardinal Valendrea, the Vatican's Secretary of State. Valendrea desperately covets the papacy, having narrowly lost out to Clement at the last conclave. Now the Pope's interest in Fatima threatens to uncover a shocking ancient truth that Valendrea has kept to himself for many years. When Pope Clement sends Michener to the Romanian highlands, then to a Bosnian holy site, in search of a priest, possibly one of the last people on Earth who knows Mary's true message, a perilous set of events unfolds. Michener finds himself embroiled in murder, suspicion, suicide, deceit, and his forbidden passion for a beloved woman. In a desperate search for answers, he travels to Pope Clement's birthplace in Germany, where he learns that the third secret of Fatima may dictate the very fate of the Church, a fate now lying in Michener's own hands

Lottery by Patricia Wood( Recording )

13 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 464 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"A funny, poignant, and wise novel about a very rich underdog who shows everyone just how little his IQ says about his smarts"--Publisher's web site

Babylon rising : the edge of darkness by Tim LaHaye( Recording )

3 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 456 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Biblical scholar Michael Murphy searches for the Lost Temple of Dagon and the dark secrets of the strange god once worshipped by the ancient Philistines. He explores one of the most carefully guarded Biblical prophecies, a prophecy of false miracles and false messiahs

River of doubt : Theodore Roosevelt's darkest journey by Candice Millard( Recording )

9 editions published between 2005 and 2012 in English and held by 413 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After his humiliating election defeat in 1912, Roosevelt set his sights on the most punishing physical challenge he could find, the first descent of an unmapped, rapids-choked tributary of the Amazon. Together with his son Kermit and Brazil's most famous explorer, Candido Mariano da Silva Rondon, Roosevelt accomplished a feat so great that many at the time refused to believe it. In the process, he changed the map of the western hemisphere forever

The Romanov prophecy by Steve Berry( Recording )

10 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in English and held by 411 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In 1917 Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia, was executed by revolutionaries. Now, in response to the collapse of the country's economy, the people have voted to instate a new Tsar, one who will be chosen from the descendents of Nicholas II. But a powerful group of Western businessmen want to make sure he is a candidate they can control, and hire African-American lawyer Miles Lord, with his knowledge of Russian language and history, to check the background of their chosen man. Miles is thrilled with his assignment ... until he becomes the target of an assassination attempt, and must run for his life, guided by a cryptic phrase penned by Rasputin, a bizarre prophecy that the Tsar will return to the throne and that Miles himself will see to it

Ticktock by Dean R Koontz( Recording )

9 editions published between 1997 and 2007 in English and held by 408 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After stumbling upon a mysterious rag doll on his doorstep, Tommy Phan finds himself hunted in his own home, as the doll begins to grow into a monster that is determined to kill him

Mountains beyond mountains by Tracy Kidder( Recording )

11 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in English and held by 379 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Tracy Kidder is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the author of several bestsellers. He has been described by the Baltimore sun as the "master of the non-fiction narrative." This powerful and inspiring audiobook shows how one person can make a difference, as Kidder tells the true story of a gifted man who is in love with the world and has set out to do all he can to cure it. At the center of Mountains beyond mountains stands Paul Farmer. Doctor, Harvard professor, renowned infectious-disease specialist, anthropologist, the recipient of a MacArthur "genius" grant, world-class Robin Hood, Farmer was brought up in a bus and on a boat, and in medical school found his life's calling: to diagnose and cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. This magnificent book shows how radical change can be fostered in situations that seem insurmountable, and it also shows how a meaningful life can be created, as Farmer - brilliant, charismatic, charming, both a leader in international health and a doctor who finds time to make house calls in Boston and the mountains of Haiti - blasts through convention to get results