Richard Preston
4 SeriesRichard Preston is an American author known for his medical suspense/thriller novels and non-fiction works, focusing on topics such as bio-terrorism and viruses. He completed the novel Micro after Michael Crichton's death. Additionally, Preston has written about redwood trees, reflecting a personal interest. He is the brother of bestselling novelist Douglas Preston.
In Richard Preston's medical suspense novel, "The Cobra Event," a homeless man dies painfully on a subway platform, and a teenage girl suffers fatal, violent spasms in class. Dr. Alice Austen investigates these mysterious deaths, quickly realizing they are connected. As she delves deeper, Austen uncovers evidence suggesting these incidents are just the beginning of a larger bio-terror threat. The novel's chilling realism prompted President Bill Clinton to initiate a review of bio-terror threats to the U.S.
