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Slatewiper by Lewis Perdue (2004, Paperback, Suspense) B0372

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Condition
Very good
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“no missing or torn pages,”
Year
2004
Subject
Suspense
Type
PaperBack
Title/Series
Title: Slatewiper
ISBN
9780765340665

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom & Co
ISBN-10
0765340666
ISBN-13
9780765340665
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30785413

Product Key Features

Book Title
Slatewiper
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
Thrillers / General, Science Fiction / General
Features
Revised
Genre
Fiction
Author
Lewis Perdue
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
0.4 Oz
Item Length
6.8 in
Item Width
4.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"Perdue has crafted a story that grips the reader's imagination: Can this be real? Is it possible for such a weapon to exist? Remarkably, Perdue unflinchingly treads on Crichton's turf but emerges with a novel that feels fresh and original. A must for medical-thriller devotees."--Booklist on Slatewiper "In light of current medical epidemics, this is a timely offering. . . . Humanity's very existence is at stake in this latest hair-raiser by Perdue (Daughter of God), a no-holds-barred biogenetic thriller."--Publishers Weekly on Slatewiper "Rich research for science/action thrills."--Kirkus Reviews on Slatewiper "Slatewiper goes beyond the mundane of the medical thriller to weave a cunning blend of historical and ultra-modern fact fashioned into a stunningly unique plot to turn your own chromosomes into lethal weapons . . . Combining the best of a page-turning thriller with classic human stories is a hard road to follow; Lewis Perdue is running down that path full speed. If you want to check out a new, fresh thriller writer, run with him!"--James Grady, author of Six Days of the Condor, Perdue unflinchingly treads on Crichton's turf but emerges with a novel that feels fresh and original. A must for medical-thriller devotees., Humanity's very existence is at stake in this latest hair-raiser by Perdue, a no-holds-barred biogenetic thriller., "Like the high-tech medical thrillers of Michael Crichton, this novel deftly combines hard science and narrative panache_ . A novel that feels fresh and original. A must for medical-thriller devotees."  - Booklist "A timely offering."  - Publishers Weekly "Rich research for science/action thrills."  - Kirkus Reviews, "Like the high-tech medical thrillers of Michael Crichton, this novel deftly combines hard science and narrative panache... . A novel that feels fresh and original. A must for medical-thriller devotees."  - Booklist "A timely offering."  - Publishers Weekly "Rich research for science/action thrills."  - Kirkus Reviews, "Perdue has crafted a story that grips the reader's imagination: Can this be real? Is it possible for such a weapon to exist? Remarkably, Perdue unflinchingly treads on Crichton's turf but emerges with a novel that feels fresh and original. A must for medical-thriller devotees."-- Booklist on Slatewiper "In light of current medical epidemics, this is a timely offering. . . . Humanity's very existence is at stake in this latest hair-raiser by Perdue ( Daughter of God ), a no-holds-barred biogenetic thriller."-- Publishers Weekly on Slatewiper "Rich research for science/action thrills."-- Kirkus Reviews on Slatewiper " Slatewiper goes beyond the mundane of the medical thriller to weave a cunning blend of historical and ultra-modern fact fashioned into a stunningly unique plot to turn your own chromosomes into lethal weapons . . . Combining the best of a page-turning thriller with classic human stories is a hard road to follow; Lewis Perdue is running down that path full speed. If you want to check out a new, fresh thriller writer, run with him!"--James Grady, author of Six Days of the Condor
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
When Lara Blackwood, a brilliant genetic engineer, receives a call asking for her help in solving a ghastly epidemic in Tokyo, she's happy to do what she can . To her horror she discovers that her life's work has been perverted to produce a revolutionary new genetic weapon that kills by turning people's own ethnic-related chromosomes against them., Lara Blackwood, genetic engineering entrepreneur and presidential advisor, receives a call from an old college friend who asks her help in solving a ghastly epidemic in Tokyo. That phone call sets in motion a chain of death and mayhem stretching from San Francisco to Washington, DC; from Amsterdam to Japan. To her horror, Lara discovers that her life's work has been perverted to produce a revolutionary new genetic weapon that kills by turning people's own chromosomes against them. Lara risks assassination to expose the conspiracy behind "Slatewiper"-before a nightmarish terrorist scheme threatens the entire human race with extinction.
LC Classification Number
PS3566.E69122S53

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