Bred to Kill

Author	Thilliez, Franck
Year	2015
First published	2011
Publisher	: Viking
Number of pages	384
Edition	First US Hardcover
ISBN	9780670025978
Keywords	genetics, biology, paleontology, evolution, crime, thriller, speculative fiction

Abstract

In the shocking sequel to runaway international bestseller Syndrome E, Lucie Henebelle and Inspector Sharko reunite to investigate the brutal murder of Eva Louts, a promising graduate student who was killed while working at a primate research center outside Paris. But what first appears to be a vicious animal attack soon proves to be something more sinister. What was Eva secretly researching? Could she have been on the track of a crazed trio of scientists attempting to unleash a thirty-thousand-year-old virus into the world?

With his unmatched ability to inject cutting-edge science into his novels, Thilliez draws on genetics, paleontology, and the dark side of human nature to create this smart, adrenaline-fueled thriller. Bred to Kill moves from the rain-slicked streets of Paris to the heart of the Alps to the remote Amazon jungle as Lucie and Sharko to work to solve the murder – before whoever kills Eva comes for them (Viking).