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The First Horseman

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The First Horseman
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Case
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:432
Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 110
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Thriller/suspense
Adventure
ISBN/Barcode 9780099184027
ClassificationsDewey:813.54 813.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Cornerstone
Imprint Arrow Books Ltd
Publication Date 5 August 1999
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The Spanish Flu killed thirty million people worldwide in 1918. Now, with history threatening to repeat itself, a scientific expedition speeds toward a remote island in the Arctic Sea to recover strains of the lethal virus preserved under layers of ice. For Washington Post reporter Frank Daly, it is the story of a lifetime. But his plan to join the expedition is ruined by a ferocious storm that delays him. And when he meets up with the ship upon its return to port in Norway, it is clear that something has gone terribly wrong. Fear haunts the faces of the crew. No one will talk. And someone wants Daly to stop asking questions. But if there's a wall around the facts, Daly will batter it down. Persistent and resourceful, he knows how to get answers when none are given. Yet the more he uncovers, the more dangerous the stakes become. Until at last he comes face-to-face with a shocking secret, pitching him into a harrowing race to prevent nothing less than...apocalypse.

Author Biography

John Case is the pseudonym for the husband and wife writing team of Jim and Carolyn Hougan, both published authors in their own right. After Carolyn died in 2007, Jim left Washington and now lives in Aston, Virginia. For many years Jim Hougan has been a journalist specialising in intelligence issues. He has published widely in the field and has made several accalimed documentaries for US programmes including 60 Minutes. John Case is the author of six thriller novels including the New York Times bestseller, The Genesis Code.

Reviews

Expertly researched and chillingly related - terrifying - the sort of thriller which defies you to look away * Express on Sunday *