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A researcher at a pharmaceutical company, Marina Singh journeys into the heart of the Amazonian delta to check on a field team that has been silent for two years--a dangerous assignment that forces Marina to confront the ghosts of her past.
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| Published: |
Bloomsbury,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: |
2016. ©2011 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
A researcher at a pharmaceutical company, Marina Singh journeys into the heart of the Amazonian delta to check on a field team that has been silent for two years--a dangerous assignment that forces Marina to confront the ghosts of her past. |
| Carrier Form: | 391 pages ; 20 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781408881507 |
| Index Number: | PS3566 |
| CLC: | I712.45 |
| Call Number: | I712.45/P294-11 |
| Contents: | Among the tangled waterways and giant anacondas of the Brazilian Rio Negro, an enigmatic scientist is developing a drug that could alter the lives of women for ever. Dr Annick Swenson's work is shrouded in mystery; she refuses to report on her progress, especially to her investors, whose patience is fast running out. Anders Eckman, a mild-mannered lab researcher, is sent to investigate. A curt telegram reporting his untimely death is all that returns. Now Marina Singh, Anders's colleague and once a student of the mighty Dr Swenson, is their last hope. Marina leaves the snowy plains of Minnes |