Last Gleaming: Love and Death in the Age of Pandemic - Paperback

by Ray Dan Parker (Author)

Last Gleaming: Love and Death in the Age of Pandemic

The murder of Georgia Tech research engineer Garth Braithwaite sets off a flurry of speculation as to possible motives. The killer has taken Braithwaite's laptop and phone, leaving his stash of drugs and cash untouched. Atlanta Police Sergeant Beth Long must run a gauntlet of political interference as she pursues a possible connection to child trafficking and espionage.Retired Senator Harmon Wakefield races to build a new biotech operation ahead of a rumored viral weapon under development in Wuhan. He will stop at nothing to recruit Garth Braithwaite's research partner, Dr. Sean O'Meara.Harmon's grandson, William Wakefield, struggles to balance his university studies with a budding romantic relationship and a journalistic obsession fed by his other grandfather, Tom Williams. Drawn into the Braithwaite murder investigation, he encounters the dark side of the biotech industry.Then the pandemic hits...