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Red tide

Title:

Red tide

Author:

Ford, G. M. (Gerald M.) author.

Series:

Frank Corso ;

Series Number:

Summary:

"Something has been set loose in the city -- an airborne horror that leaves a tunnel full of corpses below the streets of Seattle just as experts from fifty nations are gathering at a downtown hotel for an international symposium on chemical and biological weapons. Terror has hit the West Coast with a vengeance -- as a deadly tide sweeps into Frank Corso's town. "Disgraced" rogue journalist and reclusive bestselling author Corso is at an exhibition showcasing the photographs of his best friend and ex-lover Meg Dougherty when terror strikes. The deeper he immerses himself in a shadow world of senseless violence and unconscionable evil, the stronger the connections appear that tie one brutal death with the impending destruction of thousands -- perhaps millions -- of innocent lives. And suddenly Corso is caught up in a deadly conspiracy where the nightmarish consequences dwarf anything normally spawned by vengeance, greed, or bloodlust." -- Amazon.com.

Edition:

1st ed.

Physical Description:

313 p. ; 24 cm.

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Subject Term:

Corso, Frank (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Journalists -- Fiction.

Mass murder -- Fiction.

Terrorism -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Seattle (Wash.) -- Fiction.

Publisher:

William Morrow,

Publication Date:

2004

ISBN:

9780060554804

Publication Information:

New York : William Morrow, c2004.

Call Number:

FORD

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Something has been set loose in the city -- an airborne horror that leaves a tunnel full of corpses below the streets of Seattle just as experts from fifty nations are gathering at a downtown hotel for an international symposium on chemical and biological weapons. Terror has hit the West Coast with a vengeance -- as a deadly tide sweeps into Frank Corso's town.

"Disgraced" rogue journalist and reclusive bestselling author Corso is at an exhibition showcasing the photographs of his best friend and ex-lover Meg Dougherty when terror strikes.

The deeper he immerses himself in a shadow world of senseless violence and unconscionable evil, the stronger the connections appear that tie one brutal death with the impending destruction of thousands -- perhaps millions -- of innocent lives. And suddenly Corso is caught up in a deadly conspiracy where the nightmarish consequences dwarf anything normally spawned by vengeance, greed, or bloodlust.

From the critically acclaimed author of Fury and A Blind Eye comes a gripping tale of unrelenting suspense that promises to lift G.M. Ford permanently into the uppermost tier of contemporary crime novelists. Gritty, explosive, timely, and terrific, Ford's Red Tide will carry readers away on a ride they will never forget.

Author Notes

Gerald M. Ford was born on July 9, 1945, in Everett, Massachusetts. He received his B.A. from Hawthorne College, a M.A. in English from Adelphi University, and a second M.A., this one in political science, from the University of Washington.

Ford taught English and communications at colleges in Oregon and Washington for twenty years. He often thought he would like to write a detective story himself. In 1995, his first mystery, Who in Hell Is Wanda Fuca?, part of his Leo Waterman Series, was published, and since then he has also written Cast in Stone (1996), The Bum's Rush (1997), Last Ditch, and Slow Burn. Ford is also the author of the Frank Corso Series.

Ford has been nominated for the Anthony Award, the Shaumus Award, and the Lefty Dilys Award.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Ford hits the ground running with his fourth solid Frank Corso novel (Fury; Black River; etc.). Someone has sprayed a modified Ebola virus into a Seattle bus tunnel, killing more than 100 people. Journalist Corso promptly descends into the deadly tunnels to see what's going on-because that's the kind of guy he is. The masterminds behind the plot have a pretty good reason for the destruction and are a welcome change from the genre's familiar wild-eyed Arab terrorists. It's all very straightforward, especially after a note warns that the next round of virus will become airborne in 30 hours and will live for 30 days-which makes the bus tunnel business look like child's play. Scientific modeling points to a doomsday scenario, with the death of virtually every human on the planet the probable result. From then on it's a race against the clock as Corso teams up with courageous Seattle cop Charly Hart to stop the terrorists. Ford creates likable characters, whom he has the nerve to subject to the worst, no matter how attached the reader has become to them. There's not a lot of flash, and the twists and turns are easily negotiated, which keeps the pace fast and the characters in the foreground, making this an entertaining read in a dependable series. Agent, Lisa Vance. (July) FYI: Ford also writes the successful Leo Waterman series. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Excerpts

Red Tide A Novel Chapter One "The native son is missing." "Missing how?" "Packed his gear and drove off in the van." For thirty seconds the only sound on the line was static. "He was always the weak link." "A weak link with a personal ax to grind." "They all have an ax to grind. That's why they were chosen." "We were hoping his local knowledge would be of use." "It was. The house is perfect." "He was always a loose cannon." "We knew that going in." "Yes, we did." "Should we abort?" He thought about it. "No way he goes to the authorities." "The authorities are not what he has in mind." Something in the tone served as an alert. "Is there a problem?" "He took the rest of the accelerated material." A longer silence ensued. "Could have been worse, I suppose." "Yeah, he could have taken the other." "And we'd be booking flights to the Falklands." A dry cough scratched the silence. "Can you find him?" "I put a transponder under the front seat." "A judicious move." "I'm an untrusting man." "Find him then ... and see to it he's not going to be a problem." "The others say he was getting crazy. Wanted to start things going right now. Didn't want to wait anymore." "Find him before he does something stupid." Red Tide A Novel . Copyright © by G.M. Ford. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Available now wherever books are sold. Excerpted from Red Tide by G. M. Ford All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.