The Final Equinox
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Andrew Mayne
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Summary
Dr。 Theo Cray and FBI agent Jessica Blackwood follow a deadly celestial trail in a thrilling novel by the Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Mastermind。
A signal is detected at the outer edge of the solar system。 Computational biologist Dr。 Theo Cray and magician-turned-FBI-agent Jessica Blackwood are looking—and listening—a little closer。
The man at the center of this cosmic mystery is billionaire Thomas T。 Theismann。 He’s spent a lifetime—and a fortune—trying to find out if we’re alone in the universe。 Highly skeptical， Theo joins the effort to find the source of the signal， and he quickly enlists Jessica to look into the suspicious death of another academic at the lab。 As their investigations converge， they uncover curious connections to the otherworldly contact， including a 1970s science-fiction writer and the body of an astronaut found buried in an ancient tomb。
As they delve into Theismann’s history， Theo and Jessica’s fascination with the signal intensifies。 How dangerous will the investigation get？ That depends on how deep into the unknown Theo and Jessica are prepared to venture。
A signal is detected at the outer edge of the solar system。 Computational biologist Dr。 Theo Cray and magician-turned-FBI-agent Jessica Blackwood are looking—and listening—a little closer。
The man at the center of this cosmic mystery is billionaire Thomas T。 Theismann。 He’s spent a lifetime—and a fortune—trying to find out if we’re alone in the universe。 Highly skeptical， Theo joins the effort to find the source of the signal， and he quickly enlists Jessica to look into the suspicious death of another academic at the lab。 As their investigations converge， they uncover curious connections to the otherworldly contact， including a 1970s science-fiction writer and the body of an astronaut found buried in an ancient tomb。
As they delve into Theismann’s history， Theo and Jessica’s fascination with the signal intensifies。 How dangerous will the investigation get？ That depends on how deep into the unknown Theo and Jessica are prepared to venture。
Reviews
Kirsten Smith
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It certainly kept me reading！
John Sherman
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The ending wrapped up quick which was a bit of a disappointment as I was thoroughly enjoying the story。 I love the characters of Blackwood & Cray。 The plot was well developed with a storyline that kept me wanting to keep reading。 Hopefully their is a book three！
Kyle
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I never read the Blackwood novels， only the Theo ones， but I have been enjoying this team up between them。
Debra
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This was an entertaining read centered around a message received from deep space。 Cray is brought in to give his opinion and Blackwood comes along as she discovers the prior man in Cray's spot was recently murdered。 If you like computers and computer talk， you will love this book。 If you are a little off from the reality that the big bang didn't happen all by itself， you will love this book。 For the rest of it， it was an entertaining read due to the characters， not necessarily the subject matter This was an entertaining read centered around a message received from deep space。 Cray is brought in to give his opinion and Blackwood comes along as she discovers the prior man in Cray's spot was recently murdered。 If you like computers and computer talk， you will love this book。 If you are a little off from the reality that the big bang didn't happen all by itself， you will love this book。 For the rest of it， it was an entertaining read due to the characters， not necessarily the subject matter。 。。。more
Mark Grove
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Excellent Mind bending and intriguing。 Looks like I’ve discovered a new must-read series。 This is for minds of the better sort。 All thumbs up。 Bravo！
Debra Roberts
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I look forward to Andrew Maynes books。 Most are first class。 This one not so much。 I kept falling asleep trying to read it。 Most unsatisfying ending。 I felt manipulated。 Sorry。
M
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Did I fall into Asimov’s Elijah Baley robot series？ Wait 。 。 。 is there a murder bot？ “The Final Equinox” opens with mu2， an inactivated bipedal robot， being examined on a lab table。 Its developers think mu2 bashed in the head of its engineer-creator， who is now in an ICU。 Did mu2 intentionally harm its creator？ I was reminded of “The Caves of Steel，” plus the second chapter’s eye-rolling title is “The Three Laws。” This murder mystery features Dr。 Theo Cray—brilliant scientist， serial-killer-hun Did I fall into Asimov’s Elijah Baley robot series？ Wait 。 。 。 is there a murder bot？ “The Final Equinox” opens with mu2， an inactivated bipedal robot， being examined on a lab table。 Its developers think mu2 bashed in the head of its engineer-creator， who is now in an ICU。 Did mu2 intentionally harm its creator？ I was reminded of “The Caves of Steel，” plus the second chapter’s eye-rolling title is “The Three Laws。” This murder mystery features Dr。 Theo Cray—brilliant scientist， serial-killer-hunter， and amateur detective—and Jessica Blackwood， who is Cray’s partner and an FBI agent with a background in magic and illusions。 I like the two characters working as a team， because Blackwood’s missing persons case helps to lighten the science-heavy Theo Cray chapters。Early on， the plot seems to be sci-fi-suspense， with a mélange of paranormal and supernatural elements。 The author also tosses in ancient aliens， ufology， Soviet cosmonauts， and Mayan sarcophagus—so yes to pseudoscience and pseudo-history。 The storyline takes a while to fully settle into crime fiction， although Theo Cray’s chapters always has maths， tech， hard sciences， etc。 I followed the science and tech jargon， and I kept up with Dr。 Cray’s more convoluted storyline。 I eventually did guess the villain’s identity， but I read on to see how the author handled the denouement。 Overall， a good read。 。。。more
Penny Gray
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I love Andrew Mayne's combination of science and a great story。 Already waiting for the next one！ I love Andrew Mayne's combination of science and a great story。 Already waiting for the next one！ 。。。more
Mark
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fun and good characters
Amber
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to techieThere’s a good of crazy mathematics and computer issues。 Still all in all a pretty good book。。 I will probably read another
Wdmoor
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Lots of twists and turns。 Lots of fun and highly entertaining。 Mr Mayne throws everything and the kitchen sink into this book。。。half the time I can see him gleefully rubbing his hands before he sits down to write with another crazed plot twist he dreamed up the day before。Don't worry about book #1 in the series。。。this is a fine standalone bookLibrarians。。。highly recommended for your male readers Lots of twists and turns。 Lots of fun and highly entertaining。 Mr Mayne throws everything and the kitchen sink into this book。。。half the time I can see him gleefully rubbing his hands before he sits down to write with another crazed plot twist he dreamed up the day before。Don't worry about book #1 in the series。。。this is a fine standalone bookLibrarians。。。highly recommended for your male readers 。。。more
Peter Mueller
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Intelligent and entertaining I can’t decide if I liked the fact or fiction more。 What a wonderful story and fascinating， wide ranging lesson。
Jessica Benson
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Too much science jargonI love the previous books with these characters。 This one was very hard to read。 The plot felt weak and so much science jargon along with having to explain all of it。
ajcarter
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Great story worth the readThis story is really good ，not too unreal and real enough to be believed so thanks Andrew for the entertainment
Mike
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This book wasn’t as good as I thought it would be。 The story was meh， and the explanations at times got way too involved。
Julia Stephanie
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I’ve never particularly been into science-y and mathematical things， but Mayne is such a compelling storyteller that I’m always fascinated！ Another great read！ I’ll admit I was really skeptical on how this was going to go from the beginning of the story， but it ended up finishing well！
DEBBIE AGUILAR
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Elaborate Ending ！！This was a very Elaborate ending for the series for Theo and Jessica。 Intrigue and suspense I enjoyed the book very much。 You need to read！
D F
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Not quite as captivating as many of the previous Theo and/or Jessica books。
Teresa Hunter
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The Final Equinox: A Theo Cray and Jessica Blackwood ThrillerOMG！！！！！！！！！ I loved it。 I have to say it was a little hard to get started but when I did， I didn't want to put it down。 My family is lucky they got dinner， because I didn't want to stop reading。 The Final Equinox: A Theo Cray and Jessica Blackwood ThrillerOMG！！！！！！！！！ I loved it。 I have to say it was a little hard to get started but when I did， I didn't want to put it down。 My family is lucky they got dinner， because I didn't want to stop reading。 。。。more
Tim Lock
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Entertaining but deepThe character of Theo Cray is fascinating。 His interactions with others is quite often very amusing。 But I will say that some of the explanations go a little beyond my ability to understand。
Robert Reis
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Clever and entertaining I don’t read book series for the same reason I don’t watch movie sequels: they seem to be written by people who lack the imagination to craft scripts from fresh cloth。 Andrew Mayne is a notable exception – – he certainly provides enough imagination to make each novel a totally new and captivating adventure。
Wendy
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Murderbots。 Tree Man。 Astronaut vs Cosmonaut。 Oh my。 There were many areas that I felt I could not put this book down。 And then there were parts that were。。。。。 yawn。。。。。 Jessica and Theo are a great team。 I love their dynamic chemistry。 I am looking forward to reading more of the duo。
Laura J。 Meley
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Mayne Does it AgainMayne continues to write exciting technically sophisticated thriller stories that leave you wishing for more。 Pairing FBI agent Blackwood with Dr Cray is a stroke of genius。 I can hardly wait for the next one。
Kelly
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Exactly what I would expect of a Theo Cray and Jessica Blackwood story。 Two of my fave characters。 Makes me wondering if he planned to merge them all along or how that ended up happening。 Either way - looking forward to the next one。
Maggie Prano
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Love his books。 Have read most of them
Ricki
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I read a few Theo/Jessica books previously but always thought them so-so。 This one is no exception。 Theo is hired to prove/disprove "first contact" or a signal from deep space。 The entire description of the how the signal came about makes the mind glaze over。 There is a cult， a so called Howard Hughes type billionaire and a bunch of odd scientists all interested in the outcome。Jessica joins him halfway through after determining her background in magic could solve this。Much prefer the Underwater I read a few Theo/Jessica books previously but always thought them so-so。 This one is no exception。 Theo is hired to prove/disprove "first contact" or a signal from deep space。 The entire description of the how the signal came about makes the mind glaze over。 There is a cult， a so called Howard Hughes type billionaire and a bunch of odd scientists all interested in the outcome。Jessica joins him halfway through after determining her background in magic could solve this。Much prefer the Underwater Investigation series。 。。。more
Paul O'Donnell
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The author has run out of ideas for Blackwood and Cray。 She is chasing lost schoolgirls and he is debunking contact with extra-terrestrials。
Monica Gray
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I love Theo & JessicaI would love to read more about how Theo gets in too deep & Jessica helps him dig himself out。 😁
Demetria
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Is this a homage to the great Scooby Doo mysteries of my childhood？ I love the delivery and the suspense of trying to piece together who did it while he slowly introduced all of the players。 I especially enjoyed the final scene when the mystery is unraveled by Theo Cray。 This is a very good book。 Why three stars？ I enjoy the dark Theo Cray， not the happy guy in this book。 Also I miss the terror of serial killers。。。I think the epilogue is promising。
Ladyhawk
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3。5 Stars。 You never know just what interesting topics you are going to encounter when you begin a Theo Cray and Jessica Blackwood story。 Fun and exciting topic。 But not quite as immersive as previous stories。 I continue to appreciate all the scientific， biological， human nature tidbits that are shared when listening to a computer scientist and outstanding FBI Agent/ former Magic performing child star。
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