A dying millionaire's last request. A brutal assassination. And a sinister biological weapon poised to bring the world to its knees. Before his tragic murder, John Millinborn tasks his closest friend with finding his long-lost niece and heir. Unbeknownst to her, beautiful working-girl Oliva Cresswell holds the key to a massive fortune-but her life is about to be turned violently upside down. Falsely accused of theft, manipulated by the dangerously suave Dr. van Heerden, and stalked in the shadows of her own home, Oliva finds an unexpected ally in her neighbor, Mr. Beale. Beale appears to be nothing more than a wealthy, disreputable drunkard. Yet beneath his slurred words and staggering gait lies a razor-sharp operative racing against time to stop an international cabal. The villains have developed a horrifying bioweapon-the Green Rust-designed to wipe out the world's wheat fields and plunge nations into famine. As the bodies pile up and the conspiracy tightens its grip around Oliva, she must navigate a deadly maze of espionage, blackmail, and murder. Will she survive long enough to claim her rightful inheritance and stop the Green Rust from spreading, or will a ruthless madman's quest for vengeance destroy them all? Written by Edward Richardson, The Green Rust is a pulse-pounding, classic thriller bursting with relentless suspense, shocking twists, and high-stakes adventure.
