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Crime Zero

Michael Cordy (1999)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.8

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Synopsis

What if the plague of violent crime could be eradicated fron the earth forever?What if the cure was more lethal than the disease? The death penalty is no deterrent. Prison reform has proven useless. With violent crime on a steady rise, a powerful cabal of scientists, politicians, and law-enforcement officials is looking to Project Conscience as a solution.A criminal psychologist with the FBI, Luke Decker is disgusted by his superiors' decision to embrace the controversial venture while ignoring its Possibly dangerous consequences. But shocking revelations whispered to him by a condemned killer on death row have plunged Decker into the terrifying intricacies of a monstrous conspiracy. Now his only ally is brilliant geneticist Dr. Kathy Kerronce Decker's lover, more recently his ideological adversary -- the brains behind the original Project Conscience. What they face is a potential catastrophe so vast and formidable, it threatens to alter forever the course of human evolution -- as the dream of peace and security morphs horribly into the nightmare of. . .

Crime Zero: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This adult thriller deals with violent crime, genetic manipulation, death row executions, and a conspiracy to control human behavior through science. Contains strong violence and mature themes about ethics and eugenics.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, mild sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include murder, death, and violence (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Adult readers will be gripped by the race to stop a terrifying government conspiracy that could alter humanity forever.

Tags

Sci-Fi ThrillerTechno-ThrillerPolitical ThrillerCrime FictionMedical Thriller