Book
The cobra event / Richard Preston.
Five days ago, a homeless man on a subway platform died in agony as startled commuters looked on. Yesterday, a teenager started having violent, uncontrollable spasms in art class. Within minutes, she too was dead. Dr. Alice Austen is a medical pathologist at the Centers of Disease Control in Atlanta. What she knows is that the two deaths are connected. What she fears is that they are only the beginning.
Record details
- ISBN: 0345409973
- ISBN: 9780345409973
- Physical Description: 432 pages ; 18 cm
- Edition: Frist Ballantine books domestic edition.
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [1998]
- Copyright: ©1997
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Trial -- 1969 -- Diagnosis -- Reachdeep -- The operation -- The reality behind The cobra event. |
| Target Audience Note: | 840L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.2 18 29347. |
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| Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. Spy fiction. Fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Cass County.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | F PRE 1998 (Text) | 0002205658244 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
The Cobra Event : A Novel
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The Cobra Event : A Novel
"One of those books you literally can't put down . . . makes The Hot Zone virus--far away in a rainforest--look like no big deal."-- Detroit Free Press Five days ago, a homeless man on a subway platform died in agony as startled commuters looked on. Yesterday, a teenager started having violent, uncontrollable spasms in art class. Within minutes, she too was dead. Dr. Alice Austen is a medical pathologist at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. What she knows is that the two deaths are connected. What she fears is that they are only the beginning. . . . "Manages to grab you with the authenticity of its scientific detective work and haunt you with its sheer plausibility."-- Entertainment Weekly
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