Rivers of the Black Moon

by Andrew Goliszek

Richard Zarnoff, the world's leading AIDS researcher, has been brutally murdered in Edinburgh, Scotland, on the eve of making a world-shattering announcement. Speculation runs rampant--what did Zarnoff know that made him a target? Somehow, it all tied in with an unannounced trip Zarnoff made to Zaire, six months ago. Original.

Paperback

Published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Mary Schultz · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a fantastic read that kept me turning the pages to find out what would happen next! It was fast-paced and full of action with lots of twists. James MacFadden is an Inspector with Scotland Yard assigned to investigate the murder of a world-renowned Aids researcher. As he travels to the US, he meets Dr. Margaret Kreiser and the two of them find themselves in a cat and mouse chase with secret governments, cartels and the like. I found myself routing for both MacFadden and Maggie (Margaret) despite their perilous circumstances. The author’s descriptions are terrific, especially when describing the scenery in the various places visited in the book. I felt like I could picture myself there…especially Puerto Rico! Despite not understanding much about science or how governments work, I found this book fantastic! The author does a great job of describing things so that the average reader is able to understand what is going on and follow the story. I enjoyed the ending and I was both surprised and pleased at how the book was wrapped up.

[Tricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I quite liked this book and found it interesting because of our current pandemic status. I enjoyed seeing how an indigenous people weathered the storm of illness through their mysticism and belief in nature to heal. The intrigue of where it all came from and the greed of some kept the pages turning to the sad ending.

[Fran Hickey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, intriguing, scary, believable! Demands your attention to the end. Makes you think about things you may not want to think about.
Please write more books Andrew Goliszer, PhD.

[Dennis Altman · Rating 1 out of 5]

it's a fun read IF one can forgive the unbelievable epidemiology and the grating sexism: where was a decent editor to cut the references to "old hags"?

[Kareena Parmar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entertaining read. Thought provoking, but a bit of a sausage fest. The only female character, Maggie, was basically just a damsel in distress.

[Kenneth Logan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nice

[Gevera Piedmont · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a book from the early 1990s, it's in "epidemic panic" style and it's about AIDS. This may have been what people thought about AIDS 15-20 years ago but its predictions are all completely inaccurate. A quarter of the world's population doesn't have it, it hasn't become airborne, it doesn't kill people quickly (matter of weeks!)--these were the predictions for 2010. Also there were lots of careless writing errors, like constantly using "grizzly" (as in bear) for "grisly" (as in gross), mixing up "canon" and "cannon" and other stupid distracting mistakes.
If you like "epidemic panic" books and you aren't really picky about word choices, you'll like this book. Otherwise, I'd say give it a pass.

[TheDiversePhDReads · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you are a fan of scientific suspense then you'll like this book. The plot centers around the African origin of the AIDS virus, the countries involved having their secrets revealed and what lengths they'll go to stop it from happening.

[Thelma · Rating 1 out of 5]

BORING