Dark Inheritance

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Warner Books Inc, 2002. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Printing. Condition is near fine, slight creases on spine and front hinge, corners bumped, light edge wear, no writing or stamps, cover is bright and glossy, a nice looking book.........*We have other titles in this genre in stock and give discounts in shipping on additional books, please contact us for more information**......WRAPPED IN PLASTIC BAG TO PROTECT CONDITION OF BOOK.......... A secret genetic experiment has gone hideously wrong.. Dr. Jim Dutton and his daughter, Brett, are raising Umber, a bonobo chimp bred by pharmaceutical giant SAC. But Jim is slowly realizing that Umber, who reads, types, and even contemplates theology, is too intelligent to be a "normal" ape - and more closely resembles one of humanity's ancient ancestors. When SAC abruptly demands Unber's return, Jim and Brett are compelled to discover why. Their quest leads to a SAC facility in Africa, where they discover a covert genetics lab, crude buildings decorated with skulls...and human corpses, savagely hacked to pieces. A project to genetically "augment" apes has worked too well - and gone hideously wrong. Now Jim, Brett, and Umber are trapped in the jungle, hunted by beings who are brutally aggressive, brilliantly inventive, and far stronger than any human. And like humans they be utterly, and murderously psychotic.....