{"product_id":"the-ruthless-gene-sam-obrien-9781781994443","title":"The Ruthless Gene","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorse racing meets Michael Crichton in this tense thriller about genetics and epigenetics \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ehuman and equine.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2015, renowned equine geneticist Fiona Buckley's research lab was robbed, set ablaze and her security guard murdered. Just as her husband, paralysed former champion jockey Johnny Buckley, was dying from a particularly savage and mystifying form of cancer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFiona doesn't see the link, despite her husband's deathbed warnings. Only Johnny knows that his death is the culmination of a chain of events which started with an outsider winning the Irish Derby in 2005, the very race which put Johnny in a wheelchair. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the high-stakes game of breeding and selling elite racehorses worth millions, cheating, intimidation and murder are acceptable for those desperate to gain an advantage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat if Fiona's work is a prelude to a revolution in genetic science? And what was her husband actually doing while he worked for a horsefeed company? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe must be careful who she trusts and revisit her husband's troubled life to untangle the web of events, motives and genetic discoveries that affect not just racehorses, but every person on the planet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sam O'Brien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1781994447\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781994443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poolbeg Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Sam O'Brien","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46465587216639,"sku":"9781781994443","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0df5c50d-f2b3-4aea-b49a-e8f714e50e31.jpg?v=1736346699","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ruthless-gene-sam-obrien-9781781994443","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}