Venom - 9780743270113

"Almost reflective in tone, and elegantly written, Venom should be sipped, not swallowedùbut it has a distinctive sting?'ùDaily Mail

"Intriguing suspense." ùWoman & Home

"Fury oozes from [Joan Brady's] pen, and has already spawned one bestseller, Bleedout, a thriller in the tradition of John Grisham and Scott Turow. Now it has bred another, Venom, a corporate whodunit involving big pharma, sinister government agencies, corporate criminals and an awful lot of blood." ùIndependent on Sunday

"A unique study of evil...a gripping page-turner."ùJeffery Deaver

"A master class in suspense."ùVal McDermid

"Like Scott Turow's Presumed Innocent, this is much more than a can't-put-it-down thriller." ùLibrary Journal (starred review)

"Continues to surprise until its astonishing climax."ùIndependent on Sunday

A gripping tale of international corporate intrigue from the waward-winning author of Bleedout...

Eastern Europe...Thirty after Chernobyl, nuclear fallout is still claiming victims.

Illinois...Fresh out of prison, David Marion doesn't expect a hit man at his door. But when one appears, then meeting is lethalùor the hit man. Who sent him?' David has no idea. But warned that ti powerful secret organization is after him, he is forced to disappear until lie can strike back.

Devastated by the death of her lover, physicist Helen Frey1 escapes to her bee farm to care for a colony carrying A unique strain of venom. But when an unexpected job otter From a giant drug corporation arrives, it proves to be a much more intriguing diversion.

London, England...Helens new company is close to a cure for radiation poisoning, but the sudden death of a colleague is followed by another, and Helen begins to doubt the Organizations' motives. When She realizes her own life is in danger, what can she do and who can she call on for help?

Venom brings David Marion and Helen Freyl together as they fight for their lives against a backdrop of industrial espionage, corporate greed, and human tragedy in an exhilarating and fast-paced follow-tip to the bestselling Bleedout.