Gideon's Sword is the first book in the Gideon Crew series and the character's first appearance in the Preston-Child universe. It was published on February 22, 2011 and also marked the return of Eli Glinn. It is the fifteenth full-length Preston-Child collaboration, and the first since 2000's The Ice Limit to not feature Special Agent Pendergast.
Plot Summary[]
"At twelve, Gideon Crew witnessed his father, a world-class mathematician, accused of treason and gunned down. At twenty-four, summoned to his dying mother's bedside, Gideon learned the truth: His father was framed and deliberately slaughtered. With her last breath, she begged her son to avenge him. Now, with a new purpose in his life, Gideon crafts a one-time mission of vengeance, aimed at the perpetrator of his father's destruction. His plan is meticulous, spectacular, and successful. But from the shadows, someone is watching. A very powerful someone, who is impressed by Gideon's special skills. Someone who has need of just such a renegade. For Gideon, this operation may be only the beginning..."
-Publisher's synopsis
Returning Characters[]
New Characters[]
- Gideon Crew
- Melvin Crew
- Doris Crew
- Chamblee S. Tucker
- Charles Dajkovic
- Orchid/Marilyn Creedy
- Sadie Epstein
- Mindy Jackson
- Nodding Crane
Timeline[]
- The story starts in August 1988 with the death of Gideon's Father, he was 12. It then jumps to 1996 to the death of Gideon's Mother, he was 24.
- It jumps ten years later, Gideon would be 34, he has finished college and gotten his doctorate in MIT, and got a job working at Los Alamos National Lab.
- Estimated to take place about 1-2 years after The Ice Limit
Locations[]
- Colorado
- Virginia
- New York
- Hong Kong
Antagonists[]
- Chamblee S. Tucker
- Mindy Jackson
- Nodding Crane
Deaths & Injuries[]
Body Count: 16
- Nodding Crane Kills: 12 (including the 8 killed in Car Accident)
- Gideon Kills: 2 (Nodding Crane)
Injuries[]
Gideon is stabbed in the shoulder, and shot in the shoulder, and has some broken ribs.