State of Fear

by Michael Crichton

First published 2004

In Paris, a physicist dies after a mysterious visitor. In Malaysia, a buyer acquires deadly technology. In Vancouver, a research sub is leased for the waters off New Guinea. As intelligence agent John Kenner investigates, he uncovers an unprecedented threat to the world. This pulse-pounding technothriller races from glaciers to volcanoes, keeping the brain in high gear.

Genres: science-fiction, adventure, mystery, crime, thriller, action

Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: high-stakes, investigation

Setting: Antarctica, California, Los Angeles, Malaysia, MIT, New Guinea, Paris, Solomon Islands, South Pacific Ocean, Tokyo, Vancouver

624 pages · Paperback · Harper Paperbacks

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