Zoo

by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge Narrated by Jay Snyder

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).

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

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

New York Daily News

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

Lev Grossman

"The Man Who Can't Miss."

OCTOBER 2012 - AudioFile

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

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170118731
Publisher:	Hachette Audio
Publication date:	09/03/2012
Edition description:	Unabridged

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