The Venus Conspiracy

Fans of Dan Brown and Michael Crichton will love this breath-taking, mesmirising thriller from bestselling author Michael Cordy where even human emotions can be bought and where true love can be faked... " A taut, gripping thriller" - THE TIMES " Michael Cordy has given the British thriller a much needed adrenalin injection... Our answer to Michael Crichton" - THE MIRROR " A well constructed thriller, one that delves right down the line from initial concept, through fast action to explosive finale... A masterclass in how it's done... Sheer entertainment..." - OBSERVER " A ... fascinating read. Only one word can describe it, incredible. Buy it now." -- ***** Reader review " A great writer" -- ***** Reader review ************************************************************************** HOW CAN A DRUG THAT MAKES PEOPLE FALL MADLY IN LOVE BE A BAD THING? So thinks Professor Bacci when he inadvertently unlocks the biochemical key to falling in love, and develops a drug capable of creating emotions indistinguishable from the real thing. Determined that the world should benefit from his discovery, he seeks funding and business advice from a private Swiss bank, owned by the secretive Kappel family . Unknown to Bacci, however, Helmut Kappel sees love as a sickness to be exploited, and has his own plan for abusing the drug's power - a cynical nightmare of breathtaking arrogance far removed from Bacci's naive dream of spreading love around the world...