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Fantastic book by Michael Crichton (writing under a pseudonym, strangely, as 'John Lange') following an old has-been agent from the State Department proving his mettle, John Graves a gentleman looking for a challenge, who finds it in the form of his equal: an Anarchist plotter (John Wright) who is aiming to nerve-gas Los Angeles. Unfortunately, the enemy dies before Graves can figure out what...more

Fantastic book by Michael Crichton (writing under a pseudonym, strangely, as 'John Lange') following an old has-been agent from the State Department proving his mettle, John Graves a gentleman looking for a challenge, who finds it in the form of his equal: an Anarchist plotter (John Wright) who is aiming to nerve-gas Los Angeles. Unfortunately, the enemy dies before Graves can figure out what his plot is or how to stop it.....and that the plot is tailored completely around Grave's own psycho-analytical tests.   hide

Interesting concept on the "power of two".Very short and gripping tale!

A short kindda novel...based on theft of hazardous chemicals and misuse of theris by a villanous party...ideal for converting into a movie...just as most of michael's novels are worth...

A fairly short read by a very young Michael Crichton, written under a pseudonym. Not overly good, but Crichtons later skills as a writer are definitely evident here. A decent read, overall.