The violent and brutal murder of Nathan Daniels, a young ecology student in the early hours of the morning sends shockwaves through the local population. When Matt Kasey, the local obituaries writer, ibecomes involved in the case, though, he finds himself unwittingly stumbling into a web of intrigue and subterfuge among the science community. Could Nathan really have uncovered a sinister cover-up of a deadly contamination, and could his research have gotten him killed? Before he knows it, Matt is up to his neck in the action. His friends are dropping like flies, and to top it all off, he has to deal with Amiti Chopra, a fellow reporter who is by turns infuriating and alluring. Decontamination is a fast paced, witty action thriller that will leave your head spinning as you veer from laughter to outrage. Based on the floods in the North of England in July 2007, with real history, geography and science interwoven throughout, this fictional novel will have you wondering whether the events described really did happen. The author would like to reassure you this is purely a work of fiction.