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Darkness Falls by Kyle Mills

Darkness Falls

by Kyle Mills

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  • Oct 2007, 356 pages
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Erin Neal has been living a secluded life in the Arizona desert since the death of his girlfriend and he isn't happy when an oil company executive comes calling. A number of important Saudi wells have stopped producing and Erin is the world's foremost expert in resolving just these kinds of complications.

As far as he's concerned, though, he's left that world behind. Not his problem. Homeland Security sees things differently. Erin quickly finds himself stuck in the Saudi desert, studying a new bacteria with a voracious appetite for oil and an uncanny talent for destroying drilling equipment. But worst of all is its ability to spread.

It soon becomes clear that if this contagion isn't stopped, it will infiltrate the world's petroleum reserves, cutting the industrial world off from the energy that provides the heat, food, and transportation necessary for survival. Erin realizes that there's something eerily familiar about this bacteria. And that it couldn't possibly have evolved on its own.

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"Starred Review. Mills's meticulous research, pacing and carefully developed characters make this variation particularly convincing." - PW.

"Starred Review. Mills has done it again: another up-all-night read (with nightmares to follow)." - Booklist.

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Kyle Mills Author Biography

Kyle Mills is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-four political thrillers, including nine in Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp series and three for Robert Ludlum. He initially found inspiration from his father, an FBI agent and former Interpol director, and still draws on his contacts in the intelligence community to give his books such realism. Avid outdoor athletes and travelers, he and his wife split their time between Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Granada, Spain. Visit his website at KyleMills.com or connect with him on X, Facebook, and Instagram @KyleMillsAuthor.

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