Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3901083 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 272 pages

Customer Reviews

Getting bugged
Atmosphere is all in this detail-rich novel, from the beautiful beaches and palm trees to the traditional luaus of Hawaii. From the beginning, Thrips hooks the reader and doesn't let you go until the very last sentence. Just when you think you know what will happen, L.R. Farley throws an unexpected curve in the story, as the reporter searches for the reason behind the vicious bugs. It becomes a race against time to find a way to stop the mutant thrips from destroying the island.

The characters are lively and interesting and the mystery is well-plotted. An interesting read, which will leave readers clamoring for more.

Bugs are oogie, but this book is good...
Which is probably a good thing since it would have to take a good book to even make me want to skim something about man-eating insects. It's got enough bio-thriller to satisfy me, as well as a high body count (so I like a little gore, sue me), but there's some nice local references, so that makes me happy... yes, I'm from Hawaii. And despite the near-B-movie scenario (even one of the characters refs that), it's nice to see that when the islands are in danger of being eaten alive by flesh-eating bugs, it's off to the UH lab, not the CDC! YEAH!

And there's romance stuff for those who are into that, but I had more fun with the "end of the world by insect menace" part. And Nixon, who rocks. Still, bugs, ew.

Thrips rates up there with genre classics
Yikes! Common garden pest turned scourge? R.L. Farley's thrill-a-minute read limns the horrifying possibilities of bio-terrorism. Mutant thrips might be the bio-bugs in question but Farley's plot is as tangled as any web some mad scientist might weave. Here's a fresh blend of science with mystery that belongs on my bookshelf next to my classic favorites of the genre': Jaws and Jurassic Park.