Deadly Perfume

Deadly Perfume
Author(s)	Gordon Thomas
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Thriller, Terrorism
Publisher	HarperCollins
Publication date	1991
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	392 pp (Hardcover) & 448 pp (Paperback)
ISBN	ISBN 0060179716 (1st U.S. edition)
OCLC Number	24010499
Dewey Decimal	823/.914 20
LC Classification	PR6070.H625 D4 1992

Deadly Perfume is a 1991 thriller novel written by Gordon Thomas. It follows Lieutenant Colonel David Morton, a Mossad agent, trying to prevent the international terrorist Raza from releasing a highly lethal form of Anthrax.

Plot summary

David Morton is a Mossad who begins tracking the movements of several Arabs after he intercepts calls about a trade of two million U.S dollars for an unknown item. After tracking their movements into the Chinese jungle he listens to the Arabs and their Chinese contacts and discovers that it is a high probability he is dealing with agents hired by a terrorist, Raza. After killing most of the Arabs and Chinese, but allowing several to escape, Morton discovers that the deal was most likely Raza purchasing a new, highly lethal form of Anthrax; Anthrax B.C. Now Morton must stop Raza from unleashing a terrorist attack which could kill millions and could be initiated anywhere in the world. But he in not able to stop the bombings of three London Hotels including the one where is parents are staying or the accidental release of the "Deadly Perfume" on an entire African village.

Key characters

David Morton: A 49 year old Mossad agent who has devoted his life to tracking down and killing Raza, who killed his sister. He is described as having fair hair without a trace of gray, perfect vision, a lean and muscular body, and being fairly tall.

Khalil Raza: An international terrorist who withdrew into hiding after two massive failed terrorist attacks.