num_pages: 283
description: MEET JOE VENN. THE OMEGA DOG. Joe Venn is down on his luck. A Marine and police detective lieutenant he was kicked off the Chicago force for getting a little heavy-handed while cleaning up the streets. Now hes eking out a living as a private eye in downtown Manhattan on a road to nowhere. His lifes about to get a whole lot worse When Venn is arrested for a murder he didnt commit hes given a choice. Track down a missing professor of neurochemistry in an operation thats so politically sensitive even the FBI cant be allowed to touch it. Or face life in prison. Dr Beth Colby is having a bad day too. Shes used to dealing with death in her job as a physician at one of New York Citys busiest hospitals. But two people she knows have just died mysteriously in the space of twenty-four hours. And before the days out Beth herself will become the target of a shocking attack. Events conspire violently to throw Venn and Beth together and soon theyre locked into a desperate race against time to uncover the secret of Professor Lomaxs disappearance. Whats the connection with the research hes conducting into groundbreaking neuromodulatory drugs? And why are Venn and Beth being hunted by not one but two professional assassins  as well as by the most powerful organized crime family in New York? As the chase spreads from Manhattan to New England and back again and the net closes relentlessly in on Venn and Beth each of them must use their unique set of skills to the maximum. Not just to uncover the terrible secret so many people are desperate to keep hidden. But also simply to stay alive Relentless in its action terrifying in its suspense and riddled with twist upon shocking twist OMEGA DOG is a heartstopping rollercoaster ride that will thrill and chill you in equal measure. James Rush is the pen name of Tim Stevens author of the highly acclaimed thrillers RATCATCHER DELIVERING CALIBAN JOKERMAN and SEVERANCE KILL.
language: English
title: Omega Dog
publisher: None