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Suspenseful bioterrorism thriller; plausibility heightens terror.
If fast-paced, dire scenarios entice you, "The Cobra Event" is a chilling exploration of bioterrorism that reads like a race against time. It's the blend of thrilling narrative and the unsettling sense of authenticity in the scientific details that could make this book not just a story but a harrowing possibility in your mind. Dive in when you're ready to be gripped by a tale that straddles the line between fiction and frightening reality.
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ISBN: 9780345409973
Authors:
Richard Preston
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date of Publication: 1998-08-29
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.02
(rated by 16198 readers)
Description
Five days ago, a homeless man on a subway platform died in agony as startled commuters looked on. Yesterday, a teenager started having violent, uncontrollable spasms in art class. Within minutes, she too was dead. Dr. Alice Austen is a medical pathologist at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. What she knows is that the two deaths are connected. What she fears is that they are only the beginning ...
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Suspenseful bioterrorism thriller; plausibility heightens terror.
If fast-paced, dire scenarios entice you, "The Cobra Event" is a chilling exploration of bioterrorism that reads like a race against time. It's the blend of thrilling narrative and the unsettling sense of authenticity in the scientific details that could make this book not just a story but a harrowing possibility in your mind. Dive in when you're ready to be gripped by a tale that straddles the line between fiction and frightening reality.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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