Michael Crichton is back with another scientific thriller that keeps you on the edge of
your seat. State of Fear examines how fear of something will drive people to do
unreasonable things, quite often in the name of science. In this story, a young physicist
in Paris shows off a scientific experiment to a beautiful young woman. He follows her
back to her apartment, where he is subsequently assaulted and murdered.
How was this to affect the life of a young attorney, Peter Evans? Though he did not
know the young man in question, the death of the young physicist and the purchase of
cavitation technology by a mysterious environmental group will send Peter Evans on the
thrill ride of his life.
When Evans' employer, George Morton, dies, Evans' life is turned upside down. First,
his apartment is broken into as is Morton's home, and the apartments of all his employees.
The places were entirely ransacked, because someone was looking for something. What, Evans
had no idea. He went to Morton's home to see if he could locate something that someone
might be interested in, enough to ransack several houses. As soon as he located a paper
under the Buddha, he and Sarah, another employee, were assaulted.
However, intelligence agent John Kenner came to the rescue. Then, Kenner, Evans, and
Sarah began to search in earnest for anything their employer might have left behind. What
they found would take them on a journey all around the world, beginning in Antarctica
and ending in the Solomon Islands. It's an adventure Evans will never forget. Performed
by John Bedford Lloyd, State of Fear will keep you on the edge of your seat. Pick
up a copy and enjoy.