Harvest of TerrorA mysterious epidemic breaks out in the American Midwest, killing hundreds of thousands of people. In an ultimatum to the U.S. Government, a Mexican terrorist group claims responsibility for developing and releasing a new type of biological weapon of mass destruction (WMD) by means of genetic engineering. With panic and chaos engulfing the nation and the threat of a second attack looming, a massive manhunt is launched to track down the terrorists. Written by a real scientist with authentic detail, this novel provides a chilling warning of the technical feasibility of building a powerful new type of biological weapon that has thus far been overlooked, but that is more easily constructed and delivered and yet more potent than any previously conceived weapon. But don't be terrified: For the time being at least, it's still fiction. |
Contents
Chapter One | 1 |
Chapter Two | 8 |
Chapter Three | 20 |
Chapter Four | 28 |
Chapter Five | 34 |
Chapter Six | 51 |
Chapter Seven | 53 |
Chapter Eight | 61 |
Chapter Twenty Eight | 183 |
Chapter Twenty Nine | 189 |
Chapter Thirty | 209 |
Chapter Thirty One | 214 |
Chapter Thirty Two | 217 |
Chapter Thirty Three | 223 |
Chapter Thirty Four | 234 |
Chapter Thirty Five | 236 |
Chapter Nine | 64 |
Chapter Ten | 72 |
Chapter Eleven | 80 |
Chapter Twelve | 87 |
Chapter Thirteen | 100 |
Chapter Fourteen | 109 |
Chapter Fifteen | 114 |
Chapter Sixteen | 122 |
Chapter Seventeen | 125 |
Chapter Eighteen | 129 |
Chapter Nineteen | 135 |
Chapter Twenty | 138 |
Chapter Twenty One | 153 |
Chapter Twenty Two | 155 |
Chapter Twenty Three | 158 |
Chapter Twenty Four | 169 |
Chapter Twenty Five | 171 |
Chapter Twenty Six | 174 |
Chapter Twenty Seven | 177 |
Chapter Thirty Six | 242 |
Chapter Thirty Seven | 254 |
Chapter Thirty Eight | 258 |
Chapter Thirty Nine | 262 |
Chapter Forty | 265 |
Chapter Forty One | 269 |
Chapter Forty Two | 273 |
Chapter Forty Three | 280 |
Chapter Forty Four | 285 |
Chapter Forty Five | 291 |
Chapter Forty Six | 295 |
Chapter Forty Seven | 299 |
Chapter Forty Eight | 302 |
Chapter Forty Nine | 305 |
Chapter Fifty | 306 |
Epilogue | 313 |
List of Abbreviations | 317 |
Back Cover | 321 |
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