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The Mosquito War
No Americans cared about malaria.
Why should they? They didn't get it. Americans didn't know or care about the West Nile virus before it showed up in America--but a dozen fatalities on good old American soil, and they were all but mobilizing the Air Force to spray for mosquitoes.
Americans would not care about malaria until their own children woke screaming with the fever, until their own people started dying. Americans did not care about anything until it was a threat to themselves and their way of life.
Well then . . . a threat could be arranged.
Crooked pharmaceutical companies, a CIA plot gone horribly awry, a terrorist weapon that comes in a very small package, and a grief-stricken scientist determined to make America pay for its indifference to the suffering in Third World countries all combine to create the fast-paced thriller that is The Mosquito War.
Why should they? They didn't get it. Americans didn't know or care about the West Nile virus before it showed up in America--but a dozen fatalities on good old American soil, and they were all but mobilizing the Air Force to spray for mosquitoes.
Americans would not care about malaria until their own children woke screaming with the fever, until their own people started dying. Americans did not care about anything until it was a threat to themselves and their way of life.
Well then . . . a threat could be arranged.
Crooked pharmaceutical companies, a CIA plot gone horribly awry, a terrorist weapon that comes in a very small package, and a grief-stricken scientist determined to make America pay for its indifference to the suffering in Third World countries all combine to create the fast-paced thriller that is The Mosquito War.
368 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2001
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January 14, 2021
A good book, but too predictable
December 23, 2023
I own and have read this book at least a dozen times and I think it should be an eye opener for us all especially after the covid 19 pandemic.
September 3, 2015
This was an interesting read which I enjoyed but didn't love. Definitely a thriller, I maintained interest throughout to discover what would happen. The author did a good job of building characters for the most part - I particularly enjoyed Conner and Zee.
Overall it was a good, easy read I would recommend to others who enjoy these "bioterrism" type books.
Overall it was a good, easy read I would recommend to others who enjoy these "bioterrism" type books.
January 8, 2017
This was a captivating little biological thriller. Though the science probably doesn't hold up, the references to the greater DC area sure do!
April 21, 2014
Fun read
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