The Fires of Midnight

Blaine McCracken #8

by Jon Land

Who killed two thousand innocent people, and how? More importantly, can they be stopped from striking again?

Infectious disease expert Dr. Susan Lyle teams up with Blaine McCracken, ex-CIA operative, in the search for answers. Hideously deformed cadavers and a missing teenage genius are their only leads. The chase takes them all the way down the eastern seaboard and across the country, and they soon realize that at the heart of the puzzle lies a whole new generation of biological weapons. Should the wrong people get their hands on them, no one will be able to prevent the horrifying effect of... The Fires of Midnight .

Genres: Thriller, Adventure, Mystery, Action, Fiction

384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published December 1, 1995

About the author

Jon Land is an American author of thriller novels and a screenwriter. He graduated from Brown University in 1979 Phi Beta Kappa and Magna cum Laude. He often bases his novels and scripts on extensive travel and research as well as a twenty-five year career in martial arts. He is an associate member of the US Special Forces and is an emeritus board member the International Thriller Writers. John currently lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

Reviews

[Muriel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was a little disappointed with this one. It took well over half the book to get to any real action. I didn’t think there was enough character development to make me care about the characters. And worst of all, they tore up the Magic Kingdom at Disney World.

[Dustin Hackney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Action Packed. Lots of twists.

[Shera Melton · Rating 3 out of 5]

This has all the elements I love: science, a secret government agency, corrupt political figures, action, and suspense. Overall, I would say for me it was a 3.5. My biggest complaint, and the reason I can't give it more stars, was that we truly didn't get to know the characters beyond a superficial level. In some ways, they were cardboard cut outs of a certain type of character. If a little bit more character work had been done, I would have rated this higher.

[Ildi Jenak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eventful, captivating and exciting action book. I highly recommend it if you like a little investigation, combats, mad and powerful villains and not-so-perfect heroes. If you don't, I still recommend it. I just couldn't put it down.