From the creator ofJurassic Park andER  /p>

For American radiologist Peter Ross, it sounded like the perfect vacation: deliver one study in Spain and then spend the rest of his time on a Mediterranean beach. But he wasn't planning on meeting Angela Locke, a dark-haired beauty with a big problem-she's on the run from two warring gangs, each dead set on finding a mysterious artifact, and they'll kill anyone who stands in their way. 

It's a desperate fight for survival across the European continent as Peter and Angela race to uncover a centuries-old secret before they become its next victim. 

W th a new introduction by Sherri Crichton

Michael Crichton (1942- 008) is one of the most prolific bestselling authors of all time with over 200 million copies sold worldwide, in forty languages, including&nbs ;Jurassic Park, The Lost World, Sphere, Next, Prey, Disclosur , Eaters of the Dead, and Congo. His books have been adapted into fifteen films, most notably Jurassic Park directed by Steven Spielberg which launched one of the highest-grossing entertainment franchises of all time. A remarkable and versatile talent, Crichton wrote and directed several films including Westworld, nbsp;The Great Train Robbery (based on his novel), and Coma a d created the television series ER. He received his MD from Harvard Medical School and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. After writing novels under the pseudonyms John Lange and Jeffery Hudson while he was still a medical student, his first bestseller as Michael Crichton, The Andromeda Strain, was adapted into a classic film.