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Dr. Michael Lowe, a nuclear engineer and former manager of the Three Mile Island nuclear generating station, has always considered the near catastrophic meltdown a personal failure. So when his superiors offer him an unusually large financial package to supervise the rebuilding of the nuclear plant, he convinces his wife to forestall their retirement and pick up where they left off many years earlier in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
But soon after the Lowes’ return, a radiation biologist who has also been added to the TMI staff begins to voice grave concerns about what is really going on under the guise of reconstructing the plant. Michael chooses to ignore what he considers the paranoid ranting of a young, inexperienced biologist and continues with the operation.
Only after the sudden deaths of several local residents are blamed on a mysterious outbreak of rabies, then the horribly disfigured body of a former employee is discovered in a local marsh, and finally the introduction of military security at the plant, does Lowe begin to confront his potentially fatal mistake.
Then it quickly becomes a race against time to stop a biological nightmare of catastrophic proportions.
But soon after the Lowes’ return, a radiation biologist who has also been added to the TMI staff begins to voice grave concerns about what is really going on under the guise of reconstructing the plant. Michael chooses to ignore what he considers the paranoid ranting of a young, inexperienced biologist and continues with the operation.
Only after the sudden deaths of several local residents are blamed on a mysterious outbreak of rabies, then the horribly disfigured body of a former employee is discovered in a local marsh, and finally the introduction of military security at the plant, does Lowe begin to confront his potentially fatal mistake.
Then it quickly becomes a race against time to stop a biological nightmare of catastrophic proportions.
486 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 28, 2013
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December 17, 2018
This is your general run-of-the-mill conspiracy story featuring evil generals and politicians, a good guy with a great family, and even an old, sage Indian giving old, sage advice to the good guy.
This isn't a bad book. The characters are defined and likable (the ones that are supposed to be), the story is relevant as an environmental disaster and it is told well, drawing out the suspense. I always got the feeling something bad was just about to happen, which is what a good suspense thriller is supposed to do. I just can't think of one original concept in the story.
I don't recommend the book, but I can't say to avoid it altogether. There are good parts of it that I liked and other parts that were very frustrating, so if the topic interests you and the price is right (free), you should give it a try.
This isn't a bad book. The characters are defined and likable (the ones that are supposed to be), the story is relevant as an environmental disaster and it is told well, drawing out the suspense. I always got the feeling something bad was just about to happen, which is what a good suspense thriller is supposed to do. I just can't think of one original concept in the story.
I don't recommend the book, but I can't say to avoid it altogether. There are good parts of it that I liked and other parts that were very frustrating, so if the topic interests you and the price is right (free), you should give it a try.
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