A chilling adventure beneath the streets of London where WWII-era bombs, government conspiracies, and science–gone very very wrong–collide.
Beneath the streets of London lie many secrets. Subterranean rivers carve channels through darkened caverns. Hidden laboratories and government offices from WWII offer a maze of corridors and abandoned medical experiments. Lost in the depths are the … depths are the contents of a looted Spanish galleon from the days of Henry VIII. And even deeper lies a Nazi V-2 rocket that contains the most horrible secret of all.
Carmen Kingsley, in charge of London projects for the British Museum, and Scotland Yard Inspector Sherwood Peets race to unravel the mysteries before the great city succumbs to the English Sweat, a frightening disease from the age of the Henrys.
Unknown to them, their partners in tracing the disease began their own efforts more than sixty years earlier during WWII when a top secret British mission is sent to the far northern regions of Norway to stop the Nazis from developing a biological weapon that was to be airmailed to London via the V-2 rocket.
It all comes to a climax beneath the city with the discovery of a horrifying species of genetically altered “super rats” that threaten to invade London and the British Isles in a manner more horrifying than anything ever envisioned by the Germans.
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You’ll never ride the tube in London without recalling this book.
History and science fiction meet in a fascinating look at what lies beneath London. Slightly repetitive narrative detracts from the story but it’s nit bad enough to abandon. Some delightful historical cameo appearances keep it interesting.
Strong charachters, seemed to be well researched, altho, unrealistic. Enjoyed reading it.
I did not enjoy this novel.
Not Pulitzer material but an interesting & entertaining read.
Great story line and a full share of twists and turns.
Chris Angus may be a good ol’ boy from Upstate NY, but his excellent research is worldly. The story in the London underground is scary in its credibility. Looking forward to his sowing more literary oats.
Creepy!!
Unrealistic and horrible
The most exciting book I’ve read in quite awhile.
A real page turner.
Overlong,too many descriptions of the strange breathing and descriptions of things being eaten alive.