Stato di paura

Synopsis of Stato di paura

In Paris, a physicist is murdered after performing an experiment for a beautiful visitor. In the Malaysian jungle, a mysterious entrepreneur builds a cavitation plant with very particular characteristics. In Vancouver, a shadowy organization rents a mini-submarine for use in the waters of New Guinea. And in Tokyo, a secret agent tries to understand what it all means. Thus begins 'State of Fear', Michael Crichton's most ambitious novel. From Icelandic glaciers to Antarctic volcanoes, from the Arizona desert to the impenetrable jungles of the Solomon Islands, from the streets of Paris to the beaches of California, in a rush of twists and inventions that leave the reader breathless, 'State of Fear' addresses controversial topics, from concerns about the greenhouse effect to the role of information in contemporary society, but above all, it questions the things we believe in, and why we believe them.