Weatherspy
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Author: Philip Kerrigan
binding: Hardback
Published: Grafton Books, 1990
Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markings
Philip Kerrigan's earlier books established him as an uncompromising writer of exceptional novels. With Weatherspy he creates a human, bitter story that shocks in its topical horror: in an obscene world where "natural" disaster is bankable, tomorrow's headlines come to dreadful life. Paul Quillet, small-time seaman, feckless, happy-go-lucky, love 'em and leave 'em, is bound to his computer-genius brother by one thing: loathing. When Charlie vanishes, Paul agrees to help the government find him - but only for money of course; love and duty don't enter into it. He hardly cares what Charlie's importance is, until Charlie's wife, Paul's old love, reappears, and it all stops being a game: murder had not been on Paul's agenda. Suddenly it's serious - a life and death chase against time. For clever Charlie has discovered a computer system which could change the course of the whole world. Weatherspy can predict natural disasters, and in the wrong hands could be a very powerful and lethal weapon. And so, in this gripping and topical thriller, the wild search begins: to find the scientist with the vital knowledge.
Author: Philip Kerrigan
binding: Hardback
Published: Grafton Books, 1990
Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markings
Philip Kerrigan's earlier books established him as an uncompromising writer of exceptional novels. With Weatherspy he creates a human, bitter story that shocks in its topical horror: in an obscene world where "natural" disaster is bankable, tomorrow's headlines come to dreadful life. Paul Quillet, small-time seaman, feckless, happy-go-lucky, love 'em and leave 'em, is bound to his computer-genius brother by one thing: loathing. When Charlie vanishes, Paul agrees to help the government find him - but only for money of course; love and duty don't enter into it. He hardly cares what Charlie's importance is, until Charlie's wife, Paul's old love, reappears, and it all stops being a game: murder had not been on Paul's agenda. Suddenly it's serious - a life and death chase against time. For clever Charlie has discovered a computer system which could change the course of the whole world. Weatherspy can predict natural disasters, and in the wrong hands could be a very powerful and lethal weapon. And so, in this gripping and topical thriller, the wild search begins: to find the scientist with the vital knowledge.