What if there was a genetically modified seed that could stop the famine in West Africa? Local growers would clamor for the product. The government would welcome the company with open arms.
Lloyd Olsen, a top executive in a major western GM seed company, NewCrop, is asked to move to West Africa and head the company’s operation. He is unaware of its criminal intent.
West Africa is a staging post for a larger and highly suspect operation. The distribution of a non-seeding, nightmare crop… dubbed the Suicide Seed.
A seed that could stop the famine and feed the hungry millions…
But a seed that kills itself and all other natural seeds in its proximity… eventually devastating the continent’s agriculture, and wreaking havoc to its biodiversity. Farmers would have no choice but to buy their yearly supply from NewCrop.
Either that, or starve and die.
Chambers, NewCrop’s CEO, extensively bribes a top agricultural official, Bathurst, to cajole and menace local growers into accepting the company’s products. Bathurst is prepared to murder anyone who stands in his way, and he hires a psychotic killer to silence everyone who threatens the operation.
A disabled senior agriculturist, Dr. Khan, discovers the conspiracy and tries to expose the real purpose of NewCrop. In doing so, he has placed himself in grave danger. Will he survive and save what’s left of West Africa’s crops?
When Olsen learns about the true nature of the genetically modified seed, he has to choose sides. Will he risk his life and everything he loves to expose NewCrop?
Professional Reviews
Tension builds from multiple angles
This book has deep down grunt that gives the storyline a rich and meaningful foundation. Corporate greed. The making of a psychopathic killer. Corruption. Murder. Cruelty. Love and loyalty. An epic idea in the suicide seed technology.... Everything builds inch by inch. Slowly and relentlessly. Like multiple angles to the same force that explodes in the final chapters.... An intriguing setting in 3rd world Africa. Great characters, both the good guys and the bad. And a wonderful dog hero that is worth the read on his own.... But above all, there's a latent power here that I also noticed in a previous read of this author. Fry writes real, gritty stuff.
A brilliant concept interweaves with a touching love story
What surprised me about this book was the love story. I found it quite touching and the main character relatable. Lloyd's struggle to save his loved ones had me turning the pages and I just couldn't put it down. It's an intriguing novel with a thought provoking idea. There's a genetically modified seed that can stop the famine in West Africa, however, there's a catch and it's not what it seems. Lloyd Olsen must make some tough decisions and ultimately sacrifice all he thought he wanted to save the people he loves.
Absolute Must-Read International Thriller!
I was looking forward to this new book with much anticipation. I was not disappointed. This is a thrilling expose of what can happen when Western Company's move into developing markets, with their bribes, their corruption and their lies.
This story principally takes place in Gambia, West Africa, and involves the attempt by a British GM Firm to introduce a genetically modified rice into The Gambia, promising an end to poverty, hunger and disease in West Africa. Sound too good to be true, well, of course it is. I won't give away any of the plot, suffice it to say, this thriller is right up there with the last Fry I read, The Brodsky Affair.
No question. This was a fantastic, must-read for all fans of the international, blockbuster, thriller genre. A great job Mr Fry.
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