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Continuing the thrilling partnership of Lucie Henebelle and Inspector Sharko from *Syndrome E*, *Bred to Kill* places them at a primate research center beyond Paris, where the promising graduate student Eva Louts is found dead. What first appears to be an animal attack soon turns into a deliberate act of violence. The investigators dig into Eva’s secret research—her work on a twenty‑thousand‑year‑old virus—and the three fanatical scientists who might unleash it upon the world. The novel weaves medical research, animal welfare concerns, and a high‑stakes bioterrorism thriller into a tense, suspenseful narrative.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Suspense/Action Suspense
Authors: Franck Thilliez
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