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From New York Times bestselling author Ben Mezrich, a fast-paced techno-thriller about a biological virus that spreads electronically.
In Boston, nine lawyers on a conference call suddenly convulse with pain, turn chalk white, and die. In Vermont, a young woman watching her favorite sitcom meets the same grisly fate, as does a group of sewer workers in Washington, D.C. Whatever has killed these people is spreading fast, and the task of eradicating it falls to young virologist Samantha Craig and paramedic Nick Barnes, whose brilliant surgical career was ruined by a crippling hand injury.
When Nick and Samantha discover that the virus, named Reaper, is spread through TVs and PCs, they realize that the information superhighway will become a killing field, with tens of millions dead, unless they can root Reaper out.
Their search employs a dazzling array of real-life wizardry, from Mylar body paint to Stealth helicopters to CIA-bred swarms of insects. At the core of Reaper’s madness, they find a suavely megalomaniacal, up-from-the-slums, high-tech billionaire, an icily ingenious hacker, and a high-powered cabal that will do anything to save the world from technology, even if that means annihilating the world.
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“Forget superviruses like ebola. Anthrax attacks are last year’s news. The newest, hippest techno-thriller plot device is Reaper, a biological virus that strikes from TV and computer screens, triggering instantaneous cardiac arrest and mummification in its victims.”
— Boston Herald
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“Like Crichton, Mezrich knows how to weave…a fast-paced story that's fun and irresistible.”
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“On a par with Robin Cook.”
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“Mezrich knows how to make science suspenseful.”
— Publishers Weekly
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New York Times bestselling author
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USA Today bestselling author
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" I generally like techno-thrillers and this is not an exception. The premise is not really feasible but made for an interesting listening. "
— Ralph, 8/17/2005
About Ben Mezrich
Ben Mezrich is the New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires, adapted by Aaron Sorkin into the David Fincher film The Social Network, and Bringing Down the House, adapted into the #1 box office hit film 21), and several other bestselling nonfiction books. His books have sold over six million copies worldwide.
About Stephen Lang
Stephen Lang is a Tony Award–nominated actor who has made a name for himself on stages both at home and abroad. Perhaps most well-known for his role in James Cameron’s Avatar, his other film credits include The Men Who Stare at Goats, Public Enemies, Tombstone, and many more.