Plum Island

Description:

Wounded in the line of duty, NYPD homicide cop John Corey is convalescing in rural eastern Long Island when an attractive young couple he knows is found shot to death on the family patio. The victims were biologists at Plum Island, a research site rumored to be an incubator for germ warfare. Suddenly, a local double murder takes on shattering global implications - and thrusts Corey and two extraordinary women into a dangerous search for the secret of PLUM ISLAND…

subjects: Treasure-trove in fiction,  Murder,  Biological warfare,  Detective and mystery stories,  Fiction,  Investigation,  Treasure-trove,  Open Library Staff Picks,  New York (N.Y.).,  Research,  New York (N.Y.). Police Dept,  John Corey (Fictitious character),  Viruses,  Fiction, mystery & detective, general,  Terrorists, fiction,  Long island (n.y.), fiction,  Corey, john (fictitious character), fiction,  Large type books,  Suspense fiction,  General,  nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-fiction=2012-11-25,  New York Times bestseller,  Homicide investigation,  Treasure troves,  New York (N.Y.). Police Dept.,  Fiction, general,  Series:John-Corey

People: John Corey,  Sylvester "Max" Maxwell,  Edgar Murphy,  Beth Penrose

Places: Long Island,  New York,  New York (State),  Plum Island,  Plum Island (Mass.),  Plum Island (N.Y.),  United States