Zoo

by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge

Overview

In James Patterson's pulse-racing New York Times bestseller, violent animal attacks are destroying entire cities-and two unlikely heroes must save the world before it's too late.



All over the world, brutal animal attacks are crippling entire cities. Jackson Oz, a young biologist, watches the escalating events with an increasing sense of dread. When he witnesses a coordinated lion ambush in Africa, the enormity of the violence to come becomes terrifyingly clear.


With the help of ecologist Chloe Tousignant, Oz races to warn world leaders before it's too late. The attacks are growing in ferocity, cunning, and planning, and soon there will be no place left for humans to hide.


For 36 years, James Patterson has written unputdownable, pulse-racing novels-and Zoo is the thriller he was born to write. With wildly inventive imagination and white-knuckle suspense that rivals Stephen King at his very best, Zoo is an epic, non-stop thrill-ride from "one of the best of the best" (Time).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316097444
Publisher:	Little, Brown and Company
Publication date:	09/03/2012
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

James Patterson has had more New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to Guinness World Records. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977 James Patterson's books have sold more than 300 million copies. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels, the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years, including Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.

Hometown:

Palm Beach, Florida

Date of Birth:

March 22, 1947

Place of Birth:

Newburgh, New York

Education:

B.A., Manhattan College, 1969; M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1971

Website:

http://www.jamespatterson.com

Editorial Reviews

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR JAMES PATTERSON:

"The Man Who Can't Miss."—Lev Grossman, Time

"When it comes to constructing a harrowing plot, author James Patterson can turn a screw all right."—New York Daily News

"Patterson's novels are sleek entertainment machines, the Porsches of commercial fiction, expertly engineered and lightning fast."—Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

"When it comes to constructing a harrowing plot, author James Patterson can turn a screw all right."

New York Daily News

"The Man Who Can't Miss."

Lev Grossman

The unlikely premise of Patterson’s book is that people produce scents from their glands that cause animals to swarm and attack humans. The new pheromone, the result of electromagnetic radiation that “cooks” environmental carbons, is caused by the overuse of cell phones and electricity. Jay Snyder’s competent reading style can’t save this unbelievable, tedious story, which meanders without continuity or sense. Snyder does capture the fearful events of humans under attack by snapping crocodiles, gorillas, chimps, and horrible ants, yet his delivery can’t compensate for a disjointed narrative that doesn’t make sense. G.D.W. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

OCTOBER 2012 - AudioFile