The Second Angel
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A raid on an impregnable bank. If it succeeds, mankind has a future. A masterpiece from a world class thriller writer. In 2069 mankind is on the edge of extinction. 80% of the population have P2, a parvovirus that will kill them within 10 years. The only cure is a complete transfusion of uncontaminated blood. Blood fee of P2 is now worth $1,480,000 a litre. Blood has become life itself and the healthy few guard theior supplies very jealously. The 1st National Reserve Bank is on the moon, protected by an impregnable array of security devices. But now the man who designed the systems , is on the run. His daughter has a rare genetic disorder: needing regular blood transfusions. Only place for this is the blood bank and he is too dangerous to be allowed to live. And so begins the impossible bank raid, watched by the mysterious 2nd Angel. An entity who has an agenda all it's own, upon which hangs the future of mankind.
Author: Philip Kerr
Format: Hardback, 480 pages, 160mm x 240mm, 677 g
Published: 1998, Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom
Genre: Crime, Thriller & Adventure
Description
A raid on an impregnable bank. If it succeeds, mankind has a future. A masterpiece from a world class thriller writer. In 2069 mankind is on the edge of extinction. 80% of the population have P2, a parvovirus that will kill them within 10 years. The only cure is a complete transfusion of uncontaminated blood. Blood fee of P2 is now worth $1,480,000 a litre. Blood has become life itself and the healthy few guard theior supplies very jealously. The 1st National Reserve Bank is on the moon, protected by an impregnable array of security devices. But now the man who designed the systems , is on the run. His daughter has a rare genetic disorder: needing regular blood transfusions. Only place for this is the blood bank and he is too dangerous to be allowed to live. And so begins the impossible bank raid, watched by the mysterious 2nd Angel. An entity who has an agenda all it's own, upon which hangs the future of mankind.
The Second Angel