Bad dreams stop when you wake up . . . One-time doctor turned writer Clio Marsh joins a survival training course based on the Norfolk Broads as part of the research into a new novel ? strictly as an observer, she thinks.But course directors Hollis and Chase have other ideas, and Clio is soon immersed in a punishing boot-camp regime for which she is sorely unprepared. Most of her fellow trainees fare little better, and within days more than one has succumbed to a mysterious illness whose symptoms closely resemble the ?marsh fever? talked of in ominous tones by the locals of Graveleigh, an isolated village at the water's edge. Graveleigh's nearest neighbour is Growth Industries, a chemical plant with a sinister reputation. When Clio and her companions seek refuge at G.I.'s headquarters after a training exercise goes badly wrong, they are treated to a less than warm welcome ? and what started as a bad dream soon turns into a nightmare . . .
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From Publishers Weekly
Palpable tensions suffuse this gritty mystery from British author Bannister (True Crimes) set in the bleak marshlands of Norfolk. Clio Marsh, a former doctor turned writer, has joined a survival course to gather material for her latest work of fiction. When a fellow trainee falls ill, possibly with "marsh fever," wanders off and drowns, Marsh and her remaining colleagues receive no help from either the locals or the employees at a chemical plant, Growth Industries, believed to have polluted the environment. Marsh and the other survivalist trainees must use all their skills and determination to emerge from the experience alive. Readers who like their adventures hard-edged will be satisfied, though some may be a little disappointed at the deus ex machina ending. (Jan.)
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From Booklist
British physician-turned-writer Clio Marsh signs up for a survival course as part of the background research for her latest book. She plans only to observe, but when she arrives at the survival school's base camp, the organizers won't take no for an answer, and she finds herself climbing walls, rappelling down cliffs, and slogging through muddy fens in the dead of night. When one of her fellow survivalists becomes seriously ill, Clio tries to help him, but she hasn't practiced medicine for 10 years. She turns for help to Growth Industries, a local fertilizer manufacturer with very impressive health facilities and richly furnished offices. The company is doing well, but the village where it is located is dying, and its inhabitants are reluctant to talk about the company. Clio gradually begins to suspect that all is not as it should be. Taut and gripping, Bannister's latest offers readers a high-octane adventure thriller that's virtually unputdownable. Emily Melton
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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