Plum Island by Nelson DeMille

Plum Island is off the tip of the north fork of Long Island and is a federal Animal Disease Center...think all kinds of malevolent micro-organisms and scientists and biocontainment and possible terrorism. I read Up Country by this author several months ago and that book was much better. Still, the author is good at descriptions and observations of place and characters and of the security and secrecy of Plum Island. The main character is a NYC homicide detective who is recuperating from an attempt on his life. Of course he gets involved in a local murder. He is brash and clever, roguish and not lacking in testosterone. Lots of adventure..lots of dialogue. As a reviewer for the Boston Globe says: "DeMille's narrative energy is unflagging."