Flight of the Raptor

by Cord Harper

A race against time to stop a supervirus genetically engineered to depopulate the world. A Nobel Prize winning Russian virologist is recruited by Libyan terrorists to engineer a supervirus, the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595097103
• ISBN13: 9780595097104
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A winner

In 2008 Libya, Russian Nobel Prize winning virologist Dr. Leonid Andropov completes his work on developing a deadly virus and a vaccine. He and his benefactor plan to unleash the deadly bug on an unsuspecting world. Years ago, the egomaniacal Leonid faked his death and moved to this North African country where President Ahmed Al-Almohad has made him welcome. A staunch communist believer, Leonid expects six billion to die for the cause. Ahmed supports his effort because the oil economy of his desert nation will soon dry up, leaving them with nothing. After a near death experience during a hold-up in which he froze in fear while a thug murdered the clerk, pharmaceutical sales representative Gavin Alexander is a traumatic wreck. He attends a seminar sponsored by his firm Draco on the East Coast where he meets his friend, researcher Cherokee Dr. Ross Hawke, who also works for Draco but in North Carolina. However, neither one realizes that they will soon be a team trying to stop Leonid and Ahmed from unleashing Raptor while seeking a cure for the deadly virus. FLIGHT OF THE RAPTOR is a quality political thriller that seems like a real possibility of occurring in a world where biological-chemical weapons exist. The story line is fast-paced and filled with cleverly developed action that provides the audience with a wonderful ride. The characters are fully developed, especially the heroes and obvious villains so that the reader understands the varying motivations of each one. Having Florida being a key state in presidential election politics demonstrates talented author Cord Harper's ability to read the future. Hopefully, he is inaccurate on the future of a Raptor-like virus.Harriet Klausner

Flight of the Raptor

In Flight of the Raptor, old-fashioned heroism meets a future filled with money-grubbing drug companies and dangerous terrorists. The entire population of the planet is at risk when terrorists develop a deadly new virus. The effort to thwart Armageddon runs head-long into political ambition and, thankfully, the heroism of one man.The book is engrossing, a quick read and a good first novel. I look forward to the next one.