Deception

Dr Steven Dunbar #2

by Ken McClure

In a village outside Edinburgh, a young boy is the victim of a shocking ordeal while playing by the canal . . . he is attacked by a rat. The village itself is currently in turmoil over a genetically modified crop growing in a nearby field and sinister doubts are being expressed over its supposed government licence.

The Sci-Med Inspectorate send Steven Dunbar to investigate. His search for the truth soon gives rise to the horrific suspicion that the rat incident - one of several in the area - might be connected to the GM crop. Is there something in these crops that is somehow affecting the behaviour of the rats? But Steven's questions are beginning to upset some powerful people who are prepared to kill to stop him . . .

This book was first published by Simon & Schuster Ltd. (UK) in 2001. It was the second Steven Dunbar adventure to be published in a series that currently extends to ten..

Steven is not only a qualified doctor but also an ex-Special Forces soldier who now works for the Sci-Med Inspectorate, a small unit attached to the Home Office of the UK government. It is their job to investigate possible wrong-doing in the Hi-Tech world of science and medicine.

Ken McClure is the internationally bestselling author of over twenty medical thrillers such as The Lazarus Strain, The Gulf Conspiracy, White Death and Dust to Dust. His books have been translated into twenty-three languages and he has earned a reputation for the accuracy of his predicitions. McClure's work is informed by his background as an award-winning research scientist with the UK's Medical Research Council.

Genres: Thriller, Medical, Mystery, Fiction, Crime, Ebooks, Scotland

400 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Ken McClure is the internationally bestselling author of over twenty medical thrillers such as The Lazarus Strain, The Gulf Conspiracy, White Death and Dust to Dust. His books have been translated into twenty-five languages and he has earned a reputation for the accuracy of his predicitions. McClure's work is informed by his background as an award-winning research scientist with the UK's Medical Research Council. He lives in a small village in the Lammermuir Hills of Scotland.

Reviews

[Suzanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just finished the second book in the Dr Dunbar series. I'm loving these books. Tightly woven stories, both set in Scotland. Dr Dunbar works for Sci-Med, a London-based independent organization which looks into possible medical infractions. Dr Dunbar is a mostly believable character, maybe just a tad too good but I like that in my heros, who is motivated by finding out the truth no matter the consequences. The author certainly dislikes politics and bureaucratic hierarchy with all the resultant red tape; I so agree with him that I enjoy his condemnation of policital grandstanding. Unless the series takes a nosedive, I'll be happily involved with Dr Dunbar for quite a while yet!

[Jacob Peled · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 3rd book from Ken McClure and a 3rd 5 star it is. It is great to have a list of authors that every book they write has the potential of a 5 stars. It's a bit funny to read a book that has been written in 2001 mentioning the use of modems, but it doesn't effect the fast pace of the story. Lots of twists that do make sense. Looking forward to read the next book with the main character - Dr. Steven Dunbar.

[anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

wszystkie jego książki czytam dla wątków medycznych, one są na pięć gwiazdek istg

[Annalise Tanis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just okay

I loved the first book of this series and so I decided to get the second one. I'm a big fan of medical mysteries, but I was a little disappointed in this one. It was just alright for me. The love stories are just silly, and not romantic in the least bit. Of course these books are not in the romance novel category so that is understandable, but seriously how does Dr. Dunbar begin a new romance with his wife not even a year in the ground?! Even so it was boring for me. It wasn't bad enough to turn me away from this author since I liked the first book so much. I've decided to give the others a try.

[Elaine]

#2 in the Dr. Steven Dunbar series

[Sally-W · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great McClure medical thriller. This time it's genetically modified crops, government departments that don't know what each other are doing and the power of the media to manipulate...

[Sandi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am really liking these Ken McClure books. I just downloaded the third one in the Steven Dunbar series

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

So I read this book immediately upon completion of Donor, the first book in the Dr Steven Dunbar series. This book was equally as thrilling in terms of the action and plot twists and turns as the first one. I picked it up and was desperate to know how the story had progressed regarding his relationship with Lisa. I was very heartbroken to hear Lisa has died of cancer and Steven (who up until now I had considered to be a decent guy with good morals) had effectively abandoned his young daughter with his sister in law. Having spent a large part of the first half of the book telling us how much he missed his wife… surely to have any part of her living on in your child is better than to give up on your child?! On top of this I didn’t like the fact he pursued eve (even if she made the first move) as he was supposed to be a grieving widower but is jumping into bed with the people involved in his case again! This is only his second book in the series. Another book another conquest. I’ve decided to take a break from this series now. Read something else and come back to it later.

[Ann-marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed the story bar the near constant attacks on the devolved Scottish Government. Comments that haven't aged well in my opinion, and really got on my wick. It's put me off the author tbh. Other annoyances, the frankly incredible ability to cross the country at warp speed. The love story was a bit meh.

Lots of errors in the Kindle edition. I got bored reporting them after a while.

[Mr. David Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Deception

Excellent book and a great story line looking forward to the next one. I would love to see it turned into a film

[Brenda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Second book in Dr Dunbar series. Good plotting and pacing.

[Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Utterly unputdownable!

Brilliant stuff - so engrossing that I read it in one sitting. My book-buying pocket money will be seriously depleted as I work my way through the series!

[Dominika · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[Dominik0.o · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5

[Andrew Dace · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another enjoyable easy to read story. Never figured out why they were doing it, so a good twist to the story. He does have a strange relationship with his daughter, it is almost as if the author regrets putting the character in.

[Jessica Zoop · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked the mystery itself - trying to figure out the bigger Why. That was really cool. But the atrocious editing of this self published edition distracted & detracted from my enjoying the book as much as it deserved

[Jack · Rating 4 out of 5]

Steven Dunbar in an action thriller featuring bad guys and scary rats.

[Rebecca Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book, read it while on holiday in a very short space of time. Will definitely be reading more from this author.

[Carol Scotman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good read!

[Lorie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't mind this one but compared to the first book Donor, I emjoyed it more. I will try another however. Steven Dunbar is a good character.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the second Steven Dunbar book I've read, after Donor, and once again I thoroughly enjoyed it. Well researched and kept me guessing...will definitely be continuing with the series...

[Anne-Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ken McClure is always a good read. GM farming controversial enough vs BSE by-products plausible concerns for small village.

[Denisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another rating: 7/10

[JC · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good book in the Steven Dunbar series. Pretty standard stuff, but I really enjoy getting lost in a book like this.

[Dawn Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Moves along well

The story is more of a "maybe this could happen" but it ends up not being what you think. Moves along and keeps you guessing.

[Helen Tatterton · Rating 3 out of 5]

You learn a lot without realising it in the Dunbar books.

[Paul Salter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great read, equally as good as the first, look forward to reading book 3

[Jlither · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Dunbar character is like family now. I will read all these McClure books.