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Altar of Eden Author: Following the fall of Baghdad, two Iraqi boys stumble upon armed men looting the city zoo. The floodgates have been opened for the smuggling of hundreds of exotic birds, mammals, and reptiles to Western nations, but this crime hides a deeper secret. Amid a hail of bullets, a concealed underground weapons lab is ransacked -- and something even mo... more »
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Interesting scenario! Would recommend because it is a different type of James Rollins book and doesn't have the same characters. It kept us guessing throughout!! Enjoy!!!
This is a seriously wild ride. A little different than what I'm used to reading from Rollins but I thought it was really great.
Veterinarian and geneticist, Lorna Polk gets dragged into an investigation when a beached boat is found to contain genetically altered animals. The Border Patrol cop, Jack (who is also Lorna's high school boyfriends brother) brings Lorna in for her expertise. During the investigation of the boat, one of the animals is obviously missing and Lorna is pretty sure by the cub it left behind that it is a saber-toothed jaguar. The massive manhunt for the cat spans most of the Louisiana bayou and the local alligator farm.
This is all action from the first page right up until the last. Wait to you get to the genetically altered humans on the island. Then the fun really begins...and the tension is racheted up a few notches. Totally enjoyable story from Rollins though the possibility that this could become reality is a little freaky.
Veterinarian and geneticist, Lorna Polk gets dragged into an investigation when a beached boat is found to contain genetically altered animals. The Border Patrol cop, Jack (who is also Lorna's high school boyfriends brother) brings Lorna in for her expertise. During the investigation of the boat, one of the animals is obviously missing and Lorna is pretty sure by the cub it left behind that it is a saber-toothed jaguar. The massive manhunt for the cat spans most of the Louisiana bayou and the local alligator farm.
This is all action from the first page right up until the last. Wait to you get to the genetically altered humans on the island. Then the fun really begins...and the tension is racheted up a few notches. Totally enjoyable story from Rollins though the possibility that this could become reality is a little freaky.
James Rollins is an intelligent and creative writer. I just love his plots and the out there concepts that just don't seem out there in his stories. I eagerly await his next books to see where he'll go next. There just is no comparison with his rich environments and tricky plots.
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