Thomas P Hopp

The Smallpox Incident (Northwest Tales, #4) (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

A DEADLY MICROBE: When a U.S. Customs inspector at the Canadian border succumbs to a fatal viral infection, a terrifying fear becomes reality. Someone has smuggled a devastating genetically altered strain of smallpox virus into the country. But where is it? And just how lethal might it be?

A MASTER MURDERER: Sheik Abdul-Ghazi, oil billionaire turned terrorist, has masterminded a plot to spread a plague that will kill millions. He and his ruthless henchmen are holed up on a remote western ranch, preparing to unleash their nightmare weapon on American cities.

A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN: Jameela Noori, Abdul-Ghazi's Egyptian-born horse trainer, may be the consummate blend of beauty and treachery. Or is she the weak link in a diabolical scheme?

THE GREATEST MIND SINCE SHERLOCK HOLMES: As the plague's first victims die, brilliant vaccine researcher Dr. Peyton McKean is enlisted by the Centers for Disease Control to track down the source of the virus and find a cure. From his lab to a horseback chase in a hail of bullets, McKean brings to bear a keen intellect and the boldness of a born adventurer. But overcoming this threat will take more than daring. It will take a medical miracle.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Thomas P Hopp
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781311735843
• Artikelnr.: 52279610

Autorenporträt

Thomas Patrick Hopp routinely imagines the unimaginable. He writes science fiction and mystery thriller novels that draw on his background as a scientist and scholar of the natural world in all its glory and terror. His stories have won multiple literary awards and garnered him a worldwide following. He is a member of both the Mystery Writers of America and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and served for several years as President of the Northwest Chapter of MWA. Tom is also an internationally recognized molecular biologist. He discovered powerful immune-system hormones and helped found the multi-billion-dollar Seattle biotechnology company Immunex Corporation. He advised the team that created Immunex's blockbuster arthritis drug Enbrel. He developed the first commercially successful nanotechnology device, a molecular handle for manipulating proteins at the atomic level, which is used by medical researchers around the world to study human cells and every major microbe known to science.

Tom's NORTHWEST TALES are thrillers set against backdrops of disaster, whether natural or man-made. Earthquakes, eruptions, and epidemics are grist for these gripping adventures. Tom's mystery stories follow Dr. Peyton McKean, a super-intelligent sleuth known as "The Greatest Mind Since Sherlock Holmes." Viruses, microbes, and evil geniuses form the core of his opposition. Tom's DINOSAUR WARS science fiction stories read like "Star Wars meets Jurassic Park." Featuring laser-blasting space invaders and huge beasts from the past, they follow Yellowstone Park naturalist Chase Armstrong and Montana rancher's daughter Kit Daniels, who struggle to survive in a world where dinosaurs live again. Most of Tom's tumultuous adventures are suitable for readers young and old.