Justin Quayle is a mild, rather reserved British diplomat in Kenya. When his passionate, outspoken wife Tessa is found dead in a remote place, officials treat the case as closed. Justin, who has always avoided trouble, begins to follow the trail of her last work and discovers what she was investigating. His search leads him into the world of powerful drug companies and the people who suffer from their practices. The novel is both a love story and a moral thriller about conscience, corporate power and global inequality.
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It's like it's a marriage of convenience and all it produces are dead offspring.
They're a drug company, Arnold. Come on, no drug company does something for nothing.
Big pharmaceuticals are right up there with the arms dealers.
Sorry, I've just got one question: Whose map is Britain using when it completely ignores the United Nations and decides to invade Iraq? Or do you think it's more diplomatic to bend to the will of a superpower and politely take part in Vietnam the Sequel?