Toxin

Mike McLean #3

by Paul Adam

A peaceful demonstration against a new landfill site believed to be used for illegal toxic waste dumping, turns into a pitched battle between police and protesters. Then the organizer of the demonstration is shot dead. The murder investigation takes Mike McLean to a terrifying climax.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published May 27, 2012

About the author

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- Paul Adam is an English writer of novels for both adults and younger readers. He studied law at Nottingham University, then began a career in journalism, working both in England, in his childhood town of Sheffield, and Rome. Since then he has written 11 critically acclaimed thrillers for adults and the Max Cassidy series of thrillers for younger readers about a teenage escapologist, the first of which, Escape from Shadow Island, won the Salford Children's Book Award. His books have sold widely around the world and have been translated into several foreign languages. He has also written film and television scripts. Adam lived in Nottingham for many years but now lives in Sheffield with his wife and two children.

Reviews

[Nick · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoy Paul Adam's writing and the range of topic sources he uses to build his novels- surprised none have yet made it into film.