There is a new subgenre surfacing as everyone is becoming concerned about our environment and global warming. Michael Crichton's "State of Fear" might be called an environmental thriller. However the recently released novel, "Green Power" by Charles Vrooman, truly represents this subgenre.Going green and bioterrorism are at odds with each other in this action filled thriller.
>> Synopsis:After the renowned Microbiologist Dr. Ray Pendleton leads a demonstration to close down Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Plant, Ray is assaulted by two of Dirk Hendrickson's fellow Delta Valley Militiamen. Ray survives the beating and motivated to set up Methane Digesters as an alternative source of electrical power for Lodi dairies.Dirk's continued attacks on the professor and his projects results in a death threatening epidemic pointing to one of Ray's methane lagoons as the cause. The infected patients are admitted to UC Davis Medical Center. Linda McCord, a lab tech at the hospital and former student of Dr. Pendleton, works with Ray to prove that the methane power source is not the cause of this spreading disease. Both Ray and Linda develop a romantic relationship while working together. Linda is devastated when Ray develops a serious infection from the bacterium causing the epidemic.
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