Frannie O’Neill’s life turned upside down when she and FBI maverick Kit Brennan rescued six incredible winged children from the school that created them. Now the young flock wants to go back to the couple, and Frannie and Kit are suing for custody. But when the case involves the most extraordinary creatures ever to land on this earth, someone will ensure there is no happy ending.
Only Max, the most remarkable of the children, knows that another, terrifying biological experiment is taking place in the labs of a brilliant but evil surgeon, Dr Ethan Kane. But to complete his experiment he needs the ultimate prize – Max herself. And as the children dream of returning to the happy safety of the lake house, where for a few precious months they flew free, Kane moves ever closer…
Only Max, the most remarkable of the children, knows that another, terrifying biological experiment is taking place in the labs of a brilliant but evil surgeon, Dr Ethan Kane. But to complete his experiment he needs the ultimate prize – Max herself. And as the children dream of returning to the happy safety of the lake house, where for a few precious months they flew free, Kane moves ever closer…
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'Compulsive stuff' Crime Bookseller 11/4/03
'Compulsive stuff' Crime Bookseller 11/4/03
'Patterson proves he is as adept at SF as he is in the thriller genre' Publishing News 11/4/03
'Patterson...can always be relied upon to turn out a highly professional piece of work' Publishing News 11/4/03
'Patterson's sensibility dovetails perfectly with that of his prodigies, whose tender feelings and pitch-perfect dialogue are the best things here' Kirkus Reviews 1 May 2003