Zero Cool Author:Michael Crichton (writing as John Lange) American radiologist Peter Ross just wanted a vacation. But when he meets the beautiful Angela Locke on a Spanish beach, he soon finds himself caught in a murderous crossfire between rival gangs seeking a precious artifact. — From Barcelona to the rain-swept streets of Paris, from the towers of the Alhambra to its darkest catacombs, Peter Ross is... more » an ordinary man in desperate circumstances: racing to uncover a secret lost for centuries, before he becomes 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)