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The Cobra Event
- Author
- Richard Preston
- Narrator
- Jeff Harding
- Publisher
- Orion
- Publish Date
- 7 May 2020
- Run Time
- 12 hours 59 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Thriller / suspense fiction, Adventure / action fiction, Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made), Computer viruses, Trojans and worms, Contemporary horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction
- Rating
- 4.0 (2 reviews)
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What to expect
'One of the most horrifying things I've ever read in my entire life' Stephen King
One spring morning in New York City a seventeen-year-old student wakes up feeling vaguely ill. Hours later she is having violent seizures, blood is pouring out of her nose, and she begins to attack her own body in the most hideous way imaginable.
Soon, other gruesome deaths of a similar nature have been discovered, and the autopsies reveal that a previously unknown virus is at large. It replicates horribly fast, it is always fatal - and is just too efficient to be entirely natural.
When the Centre for Disease Control sends a forensic pathologist to investigate, her discoveries precipitate a national crisis.
THE COBRA EVENT is a dramatic, heart-stopping thriller of an all-too-real threat.
Critics Review
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One of the most horrifying things I've ever read in my entire life
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Utterly engrossing ... will make your blood curdle
WASHINGTON POST
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Why did I stay up until 2am finishing this book, scared out of my wits all the way...? Utterly terrifying ... but wonderfully readable
NEWSWEEK
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Move over Stephen King and Michael Crichton
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First rate ... the book scared the living daylights out of me
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
User Reviews
Book 4.0
Narration 4.5
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4.0 4.0
A terrifying glimpse into what could happen if someone decides to create a virus then release it. The account of the pm was stomach churning to say the least.
Hojohns 2024-02-28
Details
- Author
- Richard Preston
- Narrator
- Jeff Harding
- Duration
- 12 hours 59 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 May 2020
- ISBN
- 9781398700840
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Orion
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Thriller / suspense fiction, Adventure / action fiction, Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made), Computer viruses, Trojans and worms, Contemporary horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction
- Rating
- 4.0(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.5(2 reviews)
Synopsis
A deadly virus - and a desperate race against time.'One of the most horrifying things I've ever read in my entire life' Stephen KingOne spring morning in New York City a seventeen-year-old student wakes up feeling vaguely ill. Hours later she is having violent seizures, blood is pouring out of her nose, and she begins to attack her own body in the most hideous way imaginable. Soon, other gruesome deaths of a similar nature have been discovered, and the autopsies reveal that a previously unknown virus is at large. It replicates horribly fast, it is always fatal - and is just too efficient to be entirely natural.When the Centre for Disease Control sends a forensic pathologist to investigate, her discoveries precipitate a national crisis.THE COBRA EVENT is a dramatic, heart-stopping thriller of an all-too-real threat.
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