With a scary plot, this story races through the pages. Now that we are familiar with Covid the story is all the more realistic.
Many thanks to Glyphus and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

It took me a while to get to it but I'm absolutely glad I finally got! I have really enjoyed this one! It's gripping and fascinating!

I'm sorry I was not able to read and review this book before it was archived, due to serious health issues.

What if a molecular biologist had access to a laboratory and the world's deadliest viruses? What if he had a score to settle?

In this fast-paced thriller, Dennis Meredith has created the ultimate doomsday scenario. Arthur Lupo is brilliant - a scientist who has created a virus that turns skin into a myriad of rainbow colors. But this is just the start of his plan. The virus can be used as a vector to allow a much more deadly virus loose.

FBI agent Bobby Loudon and beautiful CDC agent Kathleen Shinohara are tasked with finding Lupo and stopping him before the catastrophic virus is released. It seems as if Lupo manages to stay one step ahead of them, though - and his experiments continue at a disturbingly rapid pace.

This book was well written, suspenseful and held my interest well. Near the middle, it seemed to slow down for a while, but then the story got underway again and the action didn't let up. I have a bit of knowledge about science, and it seemed to me that Lupo's experiments could be all-too possible. Meredith has done a very good job with this story - if this is the sort of genre that you enjoy, you'll like this book.

I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for agreeing to provide a fair and honest review.

If you like thrillers with Sci-Fi mixed you will enjoy this. I am not a Sci-Fi lover but I did enjoy it. Releasing a virus to the public and those people changing colour is just the start which fascinated me all on it's own but the book didn't have any filler in which I am grateful for nor lots of long words for scientific things as who really can pronounce them?
All in all it was a great read, in fact I loved it

A missing scientist is causing havoc infecting people with a “rainbow virus” that causes them to change into a spectrum of different colours. Although otherwise harmless, the scientist is perfecting his delivery systems for more deadly viruses that he has stolen. Bobby Loudon, an FBI agent is charged with tracking him down with the help of CDC scientist Kathleen Shinohara before he can leash his evil plan on an unsuspecting population.

This was a fun read, even though there are implications of bioterrorism. The social effects of the colour changes on the population were interesting with claims of particular colours being superior to others. The characters were interesting – Loudon the flawed agent and Kathleen the driven scientist. A light thriller with a SciFi twist.

Review: THE RAINBOW VIRUS by Dennis Meredith

I was intrigued by the initial premise of this novel (a bio-engineered virus which alters skin pigmentation in various ethnicities) and then engrossed by the "big picture issues" presented. Biological warfare has long been an interest/concern of mine, as has the alteration of naturally occurring viruses and toxic chemicals to use in biological weaponry. It's one thing to worry about foreign governments utilizing bio-weapons; here is an individual scientist on the loose with vast capability.

Author Dennis Meredith keeps the pages turning, and leaves readers with much to ponder.