The Magic Circle: A Novel

Katherine Neville

Random House Publishing Group, Jan 30, 1999 - Fiction - 560 pages

When her cousin is slain by an unknown assassin, Ariel Behn becomes the sole heir to a family legacy: a sinister cache of manuscripts that thrusts her into the deadly center of international intrigue--and an age-old enigma that spans the centuries. Whoever assembles and interprets the cryptic clues of this ancient mystery will possess the power to control the fate of the world.

What strange powers lie hidden within the manuscripts? Splashed against a lavish backdrop that sweeps from the rise of the Roman Empire to the fall of the Berlin Wall, THE MAGIC CIRCLE finds one woman standing at the center of it all: Ariel Behn. As she races across continents to reveal the dark secrets buried in her family's past, she begins to unlock the chilling truth of the coming millennium. . . .

About the author

Katherine Neville was a global executive in data processing and was a vice president of the Bank of America for many years. As an international consultant, she delivered computer systems for corporations and governments around the world. She was for some years a commercial photographer, professional model, and painter.

Katherine Neville's first novel, The Eight, was an international bestseller. Her second novel, A Calculated Risk, was a New York Times Notable Book. Her novels have been translated into more than fifteen languages. She lives in Virginia and abroad.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Magic Circle: A Novel; Ballantine books
• Author: Katherine Neville
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group, 1999
• ISBN: 0345423135, 9780345423139
• Length: 560 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths; Fiction / Thrillers / Supernatural; Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense