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Venom - by Joan Brady (Paperback)

Venom - by  Joan Brady (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A gripping tale of international corporate intrigue from the award-winning author of <i>Bleedout . . . </i> <p/> <p/>EASTERN EUROPE . . . Thirty years after Chernobyl, nuclear fallout is still claiming victims. <p/>ILLINOIS . . . Fresh out of prison, David Marion doesn't expect a hit man at his door. But when one appears, their meeting is lethal--for the hit man. Who sent him? David has no idea. But warned that a powerful secret organization is after him, he is forced to disappear until he can strike back. <p/>ALABAMA . . . Devastated by the death of her lover, physicist Helen Freyl escapes to her bee farm to care for a colony carrying a unique strain of venom. But when an unexpected job offer from a giant drug corporation arrives, it proves to be a much more intriguing diversion. <p/>LONDON, ENGLAND . . . Helen's new company is close to a cure for radiation poisoning, but the sudden death of a colleague is followed by another, and Helen begins to doubt the organization's motives. When she realizes her own life is in danger, what can she do and who can she call on for help?<br><i><br>Venom </i>brings David Marion and Helen Freyl together as they fight for their lives against a backdrop of industrial espionage, corporate greed, and human tragedy in an exhilarating and fast-paced follow-up to the bestselling <i>Bleedout</i>.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>'Almost reflective in tone, and elegantly written, Venom should be sipped, not swallowed - but it has a distinctive sting'--"Daily Mail"<br><br>'Fury oozes from [Joan Brady's] pen, and has already spawned one bestseller, "Bleedout", a thriller in the tradition of John Grisham and Scott Turow. Now it has bred another; "Venom", a corporate whodunit involving big pharma, sinister government agencies, corporate criminals and an awful lot of blood'--"Independent on Sunday"<br><br>'Intriguing suspense'--"Woman & Home March issue"<br>

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