For two thousand years a hidden conflict has been waged. Now it is bursting into the open - in a pitched battle over the very future of the planet...

In the Amazon and in Africa, from oil spills to animal slaughters, the earth is being defiled, and two covert armies are locked in mortal conflict - with a woman reporter caught in the middle.

Drawn into the mysterious disappearance of a gray-eyed stranger and his horrific murder by fire, Tess Drake and a veteran New York City police officer follow the trail of blood from Manhattan to Washington to the ancient caverns of Europe. Hunted by both sides, fighting for her life, Tess races toward the dark heart of a secret that will rock the world...

Rival armies are battling for the ecological future of the planet in David Morrell's 1991 thriller, with beautiful reporter Tess Drake caught in the middle. Drake is aided in her investigation of the murder of a mysterious gray-eyed man by a New York City detective, who eventually becomes a love interest. Reader David Regal's basso profundo engages both emotionally and intellectually as he ably portrays both male and female characters. Highlights include extraordinary action scenes set in New York, Washington, and ancient European caverns. Regal sometimes struggles through long passages of exposition, and some of the violence is over the top, but overall this entertaining story works for any thriller fan. R.O. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine

 

David Morrell is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-eight books, including his award-winning Creepers. Co-founder of the International Thrillers Writers Organization, he is considered by many to be the father of the modern action novel. To learn more, go to www.davidmorrell.net.