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Informationen zum Autor Born in 1937, Colleen McCullough was a neuroscientist by training and worked in various Sydney and English hospitals before settling in the Department of Neurology at Yale Medical School in the USA. Her hugely successful novel, The Thorn Birds, was published in 1977 followed by a string of bestselling books. Colleen lived for many years on Norfolk Island and died there in 2015 aged 77. Klappentext Potent poisons and deadly rivalries in this glamorous thriller from the author of the bestselling book The Thorn Birds. Dr Jim Hunter is a genius biochemist; his wife Millie! is a blonde bombshell and fellow scientist! researching rare poisons derived from puffer fish. They seem to have it all! but others in their academic circle are jealous of their success. So when a double murder is perpetrated! using poison stolen from Millie's research lab! Captain Carmine Delmonico of Holloman Police must race to find the killer before they can claim their next victim. Zusammenfassung Potent poisons and deadly rivalries in this glamorous thriller.
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Praise for Colleen McCullough:
'Very much in the tradition of P.D. James ... McCullough is a tremendous storyteller.' The Times
'Compelling, passionate and gritty.' She
'McCullough piles on the drama.' Daily Mail
'Absorbing.' Sunday Telegraph
'Probes the depths of the human heart in a haunting, multi-layered novel.' Good Book Guide
'This experienced writer knows how to grab attention and keep it.' Literary Review
'As an artful storyteller, McCullough has more than a few tricks up her sleeve.' Sydney Morning Herald
