Germ Warfare

About the Book

Germ Warfare is about the very real danger that, in the future, bacteria can be used as weapons of terror. In this story, a group of Soviet Georgians develop a strain of common bacteria and create an epidemic against the Russian High Command. Robert Cook, a microbiologist in La Jolla who has studied in Paris, helps track down the perpetrators through France, Moscow and the Georgian republic. The novel features the sights, sounds and tastes of those lands, while bringing in enough science to interest the lay reader who likes a galloping thriller...

About the Author

John Lonergan writes from personal experience. He's lived in France for the past five years, and developed several new microbiology systems over fifteen years. The characters are based on Georgian and Russian friends to create the characters that are central to this novel.