The Killing Gene

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The latest page-turning thriller by E. M. Davey, author of popular novels Foretold by Thunder and The Napoleon Complex. The Killing Gene is an unputdownable, heart-racing thriller that propels us from Africa to Poland and places across the globe in search of the sinister origins of mankind. A young archaeologist disappears without a trace in the Congo basin. Professor Randolph Harkness goes in search of her only to stumble across more than he ever expected, discovering a conspiracy to conceal ancient horrors lost to the passage of time. Assisted by troubled tearaway, Ross McCartney, Harkness must escape from spies and trained killers bent on keeping this secret buried deep in the past - if it were to get out the world would never be the same again. With myth, archaeology and hard science as his searchlights, Harkness illuminates the obscurity of prehistory, but what awaits him at the end of this harrowing journey into the savage heart of human nature With a father-son relationship at the heart of this character-driven, action-packed novel, Harkness and McCartney reveal the story of our species, the paradox of the modern mind and our innate predilection for murder... AUTHOR: E.M. Davey is a journalist at Global Witness specialising in undercover investigative journalism. He is the author of Foretold by Thunder (Duckworth 2015) and The Napoleon Complex (Duckworth 2016). He grew up in Bristol and currently lives in south London.

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'With all the twists of a double helix, The Killing Gene is as thought-provoking as it is action-packed. Daveys writing is punchy, yet lyrical, delving deep into the distant past of humankind, questioning what makes Homo sapiens unique and what the future might hold for the one race on earth that has inherited The Killing Gene.

* Matthew Harffy, author of The Bernicia Chronicles series *

Gripping, shocking and thought-provoking: a dispatch from the front line where ancient history meets modern nightmares. E.M. Davey has been to some of the wildest places on Earth, and it shows. This will keep its hooks in you long past the final page.

* Tom Harper, author of The Lost Temple *

In an epic adventure stretching from the jungles of the Congo to the valleys of Tajikistan and beyond, The Killing Gene blends exceptional research and a keen observation of human nature to create a captivating and intelligent adventure novel. Featuring a tenacious hero who must unravel a menacing conspiracy if he is to reveal the truth to the world, this is another stunning thriller from E. M. Davey.

* Rob Jones, author of the international bestselling Joe Hawke series *

'A thriller with a truly thought-provoking premise. A real page-turner.'

* Rob Sinclair, author of the bestselling Enemy series *

Author Bio

E. M. Davey is a journalist at the BBC specialising in undercover investigative journalism. When not working he enjoys travel to far-flung and occasionally dangerous spots to research his fiction and just for the heck of it. He has visited more than fifty countries (and counting). History particularly classical history has been his lifelong passion.