Description: British Secret Service agent and middle-aged bon vivant Arthur Hemmings tackles a murderous international conspiracy to control the world's food supply, a case with ties to the double murder of a professor and assistant who had discovered astonishing facts about a plant sex gene.
Brief description: Peter Pringle is a veteran British foreign correspondent. He is the author and coauthor of several nonfiction books, including the bestselling Those Are Real Bullets, Aren't They? And Food, Inc. He lives in New York City.
Review Quotes: "Peter Pringle has managed something special: a thriller with super plants, deadly toxins, and international intrigue. And an appealingly original hero who understands, as the author does, the fascinations and dangers of the botanical world." -- Jeffrey Frank, author of "The Columnist" and "Bad Publicity"