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  Jack Stapleton/Laurie Montgomery: Book 4

  Vector

  by Robin Cook

  New York cab driver Yuri Davydov is a disgruntled Russian immigrant ready to lash out at his adoptive nation, which he believes has denied him the American Dream. As a former technician in the Soviet Union's biological weapons system, Yuri knows how to wreak havoc in his new home. But before he executes his masterpiece of vengenance, he experiments first on selected targets. Dr Jack Stapleton begins to witness... (more)
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  Dark Biology

  The Demon in the Freezer

  A True Story

  by Richard Preston

  “The bard of biological weapons captures the drama of the front lines.” -Richard Danzig, former secretary of the navy The first major bioterror event in the United States-the anthrax attacks in October 2001-was a clarion call for scientists who work with “hot” agents to find ways of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons. In The Demon in the Freezer , his first nonfiction book since The... (more)
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  Key News: Book 6

  Nowhere to Run

  by Mary Jane Clark

  Botulism, anthrax, smallpox, plague: as medical producer for television's highly-rated morning news program, Annabelle Murphy makes her living explaining horrific conditions to the nation. So when a KEY News colleague dies with symptoms terrifyingly similar to those of anthrax, she knows the panic spreading through the corridors of the Broadcast Center is justified. As one death follows another, Annabelle's... (more)
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  I HEARD THE SIRENS SCREAM: How Americans Responded to the 9/11 and Anthrax Attacks

  by Laurie Garrett

  From the instant the first hijacked passenger jet slammed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center New Yorker Laurie Garrett was on the story. The Pulitzer Prize-Winner presents a powerful book, loaded with explosive revelations spanning the 123 days from 9/11/01 onward, including the anthrax mailings, rescue operations and the political fallout. The book is written in an unusual manner: Part daily memoir... (more)
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  The Coming Plague

  Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance

  by Laurie Garrett

  A critically acclaimed study documents the outbreaks of newly discovered diseases around the globe, such as HIV, Lassa, and Ebola, and explores the social and environmental deterioration that helps to keep such viruses alive. Reprint. Tour. NYT.
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  Bioterror: Deadly Invisible Weapons (24/7: Science Behind the Scenes)

  by Lisa Jo Rudy

  Move over 007! Today's spies come in all different shapes and sizes and they're packing weapons designed to disguise. So if you're on a mission, try not to blow your cover. And think twice before you pick up the lipstick… it could explode in your face!
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  Bio-Shelfari

  by Kedar N. Prasad Ph.D.

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  Robert Ludlum's The Arctic Event

  by James H. Cobb

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  The mirage man : Bruce Ivins, the anthrax attacks, and America's rush to war

  by David Willman

  The anthrax mailings of 2001 triggered the FBI’s biggest and most complicated investigation since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Sent anonymously from a mailbox in New Jersey, the letters targeted two United States senators, along with a network news anchor and others in the media. Five people were killed and seventeen additional victims were infected. Mail delivery to homes, businesses, and... (more)
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  Acceptable Risk

  by Robin Cook

  Robin Cook confronts one of the most provocative issues of our time--a terrifying glimpse into the dangers of antidepressant drugs... "Cook manages to keep the suspense mounting and the pages turning."-- San Francisco Chronicle "King of the mind-bending medical thriller"- Kirkus Reviews "<A> morality tale of antidepressants and greedy medical entrepreneurs."-- Detroit News "One of Cook's... (more)
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  Lucy Stone Mystery: Book 12

  New Year's Eve Murder

  by Leslie Meier

  In Meier's solid 12th cozy to feature Tinker's Cove, Maine, reporter Lucy Stone (after 2004's Star Spangled Murder ), Lucy and her oldest daughter, Elizabeth, travel to New York City after winning an all-expenses-paid mother-daughter makeover from Jolie magazine. But after arriving in the Big Apple, the duo find the contest is fraught with cattiness, tension and mistrust, complicated by the magazine's haughty... (more)
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  Nero Wolfe Novels By Rex Stout And Others Publication Year Order: Book 1939

  Some Buried Caesar

  by Rex Stout

  A prize bull, a restaurateur's tacky publicity stunt, a family feud (among the bull's owners), and the death of a family scion pit Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin against a special breed of killer. Reissue. NYT.
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  CHERUB: Book 1

  The Recruit

  by Robert Muchamore

  CHERUB agents are all seventeen and under. They wear skate tees and hemp, and look like regular kids. But they're not. They are trained professionals who are sent out on missions to spy on terrorists and international drug dealers. CHERUB agents hack into computers, bug entire houses, and download crucial documents. It is a highly dangerous job. For their safety, these agents DO NOT EXIST.James is the... (more)