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"... A first-rate storyteller ... generates plenty of narrative stream ... in a mystery that blends high-end finance with international intrigue." -- BOOKLIST

Morris has rapidly established himself as one of the leading writers of financial thrillers."

-- FRAN BAKER, best-selling author

As much as I wanted to know what happened next, I didn't want the story to end."

-- BILL FLECKENSTEIN, writer CNBC/MSN

“Morris adds a financial twist to The Deadly Trade's obvious topical relevance. He works hard to make the details clear, but doesn’t bog the novel down with needless explanation. Recommended....”
— LIBRARY JOURNAL

"I'd still say The Deadly Trade will be Ken Morris' biggest hit yet. The story snared me in the first chapter, and didn't let go until I was done. My only complaint is that as a resident of San Diego, living not too far from those biotech firms Ken writes about, he has now scared the hell out of me."

- HERB GREENBERG, Columnist for RealMoney.com,
former columnist for Fortune Magazine
and the San Francisco Chronicle

"Some of us find the real-life doings of the business world scary enough, thank you, without turning to fiction. But this latest financial thriller from Wall Street trader-turned-novelist Ken Morris is too good to pass up. The hero is a burned-out financial analyst who moves out West to kick his drinking habit and enjoy a more relaxed lifestyle. But he stumbles into a world of terrifying intrigue, including a Middle Eastern extremist group in league with a desperate bio-tech firm."
-- MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE

"If even one quarter of what Ken Morris says about biological weapons is true, The Deadly Trade is scarier than any horror novel... Mr. Morris is a superb writer who knows how to entertain his audience."
-- HARRIET KLAUSNER,
Amazon.com #1 Reviewer

"A compelling read about the frightening dangers of the biotechnology industry."

-- CARMEL VALLEY NEWS

"Ken Morris mines a rich and terrifying plot as he leads readers on a twisted journey through the world of money and bio-terrorism. Morris has rapidly established himself as one of the leading writers of financial thrillers."

-- FRAN BAKER, best-selling author of Once a Warrior

"The Deadly Trade is an exciting page turner that takes plenty of twists, turns, and head fakes. As much as I wanted to know what happened next, I didn't want the story to end."

-- BILL FLECKENSTEIN, writer CNBC/MSN,
former columnist RealMoney.com

"In this follow-up to Man in the Middle (2003), a failing San Diego biotechnology firm recklessly experiments with a deadly virus and cravenly consorts with Mideast terrorists. Author Morris keeps the reader a couple of steps ahead of both trusting Tim Mack, the protagonist, and hard-boiled detective Bob Moore, who's ultimately sidelined in a deadly ambush. The narrative...offers multiple twists...and Morris gets suspense mileage out of Tim's uncertainty about whom to trust, and whom not to. A brisk thriller."
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