In a village outside Edinburgh, a young boy is the victim of a shocking ordeal while playing by the canal. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Paperback. McClure's work is informed by his background as an award-winning research scientist with the UK's Medical Research Council.

His books have been translated into twenty-three languages and he has earned a reputation for the accuracy of his predicitions. Ken McClure is the internationally bestselling author of over twenty medical thrillers such as The Lazarus Strain, The Gulf Conspiracy, White Death and Dust to Dust. It is their job to investigate possible wrong-doing in the Hi-Tech world of science and medicine. Steven is not only a qualified doctor but also an ex-Special Forces soldier who now works for the Sci-Med Inspectorate, a small unit attached to the Home Office of the UK government. It was the second Steven Dunbar adventure to be published in a series that currently extends to ten. This book was first published by Simon & Schuster Ltd.

Is there something in these crops that is somehow affecting the behaviour of the rats? But Steven's questions are beginning to upset some powerful operators: people who are prepared to kill to stop him. His search for the truth soon gives rise to the horrific suspicion that the rat incident - one of several in the area - might be connected to the GM crop. The Sci-Med Inspectorate send Steven Dunbar to investigate. The village itself is currently in turmoil over a genetically modified crop growing in a nearby field and sinister doubts are being expressed over its supposed government licence.

Deception by Ken McClure