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Aplin, Maureen

 
9780595400782: PANDEMIC PREDATOR: A Mary MacIntosh Novel
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595400787 ISBN 13 : 9780595400782
Editeur : iUniverse, 2006

Synopsis

By the time authorities realize that Ana Bontierre has died from a lethal strain of the avian flu, she has already infected a dozen other residents of a quaint town in northern Wyoming. Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control are puzzled by the strange hand-drawn tattoo on her inner thigh. Within weeks, similar outbreaks occur in Hong Kong, Bangkok, and other metropolises, leading virologists from the CDC, World Health Organization and FBI on a wild goose chase. Eventually, they discover a pattern to the outbreaks. Dr. Jeffrey Plattenburg, a profiler for the FBI, believes that he is dealing with a serial killer who is purposefully infecting selected women with the deadly H5N1 strain of the avian flu. Other prominent doctors believe that the tattoos are a CDC cover-up to hide the fact that the genetic blueprint of the 1918 Spanish flu was stolen. As a global pandemic threatens the world, and thousands of victims lie dead, pharmaceutical companies scramble to mass-produce a flu vaccination. Dr. Plattenburg's search for the common denominator among the victims leads him back to Wyoming where the Bontierres' attorney, Mary MacIntosh, follows the clues the pandemic predator has planted and finds herself at the mercy of a madman with a desire to kill on a global scale.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

By the time authorities realize that Ana Bontierre has died from a lethal strain of the avian flu, she has already infected a dozen other residents of a quaint town in northern Wyoming. Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control are puzzled by the strange hand-drawn tattoo on her inner thigh. Within weeks, similar outbreaks occur in Hong Kong, Bangkok, and other metropolises, leading virologists from the CDC, World Health Organization and FBI on a wild goose chase. Eventually, they discover a pattern to the outbreaks. Dr. Jeffrey Plattenburg, a profiler for the FBI, believes that he is dealing with a serial killer who is purposefully infecting selected women with the deadly H5N1 strain of the avian flu. Other prominent doctors believe that the tattoos are a CDC cover-up to hide the fact that the genetic blueprint of the 1918 Spanish flu was stolen. As a global pandemic threatens the world, and thousands of victims lie dead, pharmaceutical companies scramble to mass-produce a flu vaccination. Dr. Plattenburg's search for the common denominator among the victims leads him back to Wyoming where the Bontierres' attorney, Mary MacIntosh, follows the clues the pandemic predator has planted and finds herself at the mercy of a madman with a desire to kill on a global scale.

Biographie de l'auteur

Maureen Meehan Aplin received her bachelor?s and master?s degrees in education before becoming a lawyer. The gruesome murder of her legal secretary inspired Aplin to write legal thrillers. She lives with her family in Southern California, where she conducts judicial hearings for both the juvenile and probate courts and is currently crafting her fifth Mary MacIntosh novel.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595400787
ISBN 13 
9780595400782
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
256
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