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When Mike and his friends decide to go for a day's cruising around the coast of Scotland, they are surprised to come across a mysterious barren island that doesn't show up on any map or satellite image. Determined to explore it, they make some chilling discoveries: piles of bones, evidence of explosives, and a strange old abandoned building full of scientific equipment - including gas masks. But still none of them quite realizes the trouble they're in until a helicopter flies in and blows up their boat, leaving them stranded...and falling desperately ill.
Inspired by a real island in
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Produktbeschreibung
When Mike and his friends decide to go for a day's cruising around the coast of Scotland, they are surprised to come across a mysterious barren island that doesn't show up on any map or satellite image. Determined to explore it, they make some chilling discoveries: piles of bones, evidence of explosives, and a strange old abandoned building full of scientific equipment - including gas masks. But still none of them quite realizes the trouble they're in until a helicopter flies in and blows up their boat, leaving them stranded...and falling desperately ill.

Inspired by a real island in Scotland used for anthrax testing, this eerie and contemporary thriller will keep readers on the very edge of their seat.
Autorenporträt
Malcolm Rose, 1953 in Coventry geboren, schreibt vor allem packende Jugendthriller mit wissenschaftlichem Hintergrund. Er arbeitete bis 1996 als Professor für Chemie und beschäftigte sich mit analytischer Chemie, besonders auf dem Gebiet Gesundheit, bevor er sich ganz dem Schreiben widmete. Malcolm Rose lebt in Shaffield, ist verheiratet und hat einen Sohn.
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fast-moving and highly readable Books for Keeps