Zero Cool Author:Michael Crichton (Writing as John Lange) While vacationing in Spain, a young doctor finds himself embroiled in a deadly conflict between rival gangs — Peter Ross just wanted a vacation. After years toiling in the radiology department of a large American hospital, he dreams of lying on a Spanish beach with a beautiful girl. The beach proves just as lovely as he hoped. Bu... more »t the girl turns out to be trouble.
Angela Locke is on the run from a pair of gangs waging war over a missing artifact, and she sucks Ross straight into the crossfire. From sunny Spain to rain-swept Paris, Ross’s trip will take him into Europe’s darkest corners. An ordinary man on the run for his life, he must uncover a centuries-old secret, or risk becoming its next victim.« less
An illegal operation and a priceless emerald drive a young American into a nightmare chase along the Spanish coast, with enough plot twists to make Agatha Christie proud (not a cozy)