The Chemical Detective
โ Scribed by Fiona Erskine
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications;Point Blank
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 238 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1786074931
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Dr Jaqueline Silver blows things up to keep people safe.
Working on avalanche control in Slovenia, she stumbles across a delivery problem with a consignment of explosives. After raising a complaint with the supplier, Zagrovyl, a multinational chemical company and her ex-employer, her evidence disappears. She is warned, threatened, accused of professional incompetence and suspended. Taking her complaint to Zagrovyl head office, she narrowly escapes death only to be framed for murder. Escaping from police custody, she sets out to find the key to the mystery.
From the snowy slopes of Slovenia, to the wreckage of Chernobyl, Jaq attempts to expose the trade in deadly chemical weapons, while fighting for her life.
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