Biowar, Stephen Coonts
Biowar, Stephen Coonts
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Biowar

Author: Stephen Coonts, Jim DeFelice

Narrator: J. Charles

Unabridged: 10 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/16/2017


Synopsis

Dr. James Kegan, a world-renowned scientist specializing in germ warfare, has vanished from his upstate New York home. But this is no ordinary missing-persons case. Kegan has left behind an unidentified dead man with a .22 caliber hole in his skull—and a contact trail that leads to an alleged terrorist cell.Unraveling the mystery is a job for Kegan’s best friend, NSA operative Charlie Dean. His mission is to infiltrate the scientist’s circle of associates and decipher Kegan’s confidential research. Dispatched to cover Charlie is Delta Force trooper Lia Francesca. The trail leads them to the core of a widespread killer fever that’s been dormant for centuries—and its link to a virus that’s quickly spreading victim by victim. With time running out Charlie and Lia must find Kegan, uncover his secrets, cut a terrorist threat to the quick, and stop the unimaginable outbreak of a new biological nightmare.

About Stephen Coonts

This biography could be entitled, West Virginia Boy Becomes a Very Successful Author....... but that would be too obvious. Author, Stephen Coonts was born and raised in Buchanan, West Virginia, a small town of 6,000. He led the typical life of any boy growing up in the 50's and 60's.

He was born in 1946, and ended his childhood by graduating from West Virginia University with a degree in political science. As happens with many poli-sci grads, he had a law degree in mind, but first he served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy and began flight training in Pensacola, Florida.

Coonts received his wings after completion of fleet replacement training in the A-6 Intruder aircraft. After serving in the Vietnam War as an attack fighter, he served as a flight instructor, and did a tour of duty on the USS Nimitz. Upon leaving the Navy, he entered the University of Colorado School of Law. After receiving his law degree, he moved back to West Virginia to practice for a couple of years. But, his career took him back to Colorado where he specialized in oil and gas law.

Finally, in 1986, he published his first novel, Flight of the Intruder, which became a huge success, being on the New York Times bestseller list in hardcover. Later, a movie by the same title was produced based on his novel, and was released nationally in 1991. All of his books have been published in several different countries.

Currently, Coonts lives in Colorado with his third wife, Deborah, He continues to write novels from Colorado.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chris on July 02, 2022

Good read. Exciting story about a disease breaking out that could cause a pandemic. Tom Clancy did it much better in Executive Orders, but Biowar is quite enjoyable.......more

Goodreads review by Mark on December 10, 2021

A good story line, slow at times, especially when you don't know the characters.......more

Goodreads review by Nigel on December 12, 2022

This was a thoroughly enjoyable geo-political thriller and was definitely a solid successor to the first book in this series Deep Black. For much of the book there are two parallel story arcs running, the first with Charlie Dean who after discovering the body at a friend's (Kegan) house during a sur......more

Goodreads review by Jim on March 31, 2022

This is an interesting story where Mr. Coonts does a very a good job with potential bio-agents and contagions. It was interesting to read because it was written pre-COVID yet followed closely with all we all know now after living through the COVID pandemic. The communications and drone technology ap......more

Goodreads review by James on August 15, 2020

Enjoying this series a lot. Good story and good action.......more