Deadly Genes — Warren Murphy; Richard Sapir

HOLD THE PICKLE

Meet the Bos Camelus-Whitus, affectionately known as BBQ to the genetic engineers at BostonBio. Brainchild of the beautiful but sociopathic Dr. Judith White, this homely, sad-eyed creature is a biomasterpiece of gene splicing, and billed as the world's most promising new food source.

A bungled kidnapping of the BBQs by animal rights activists n the unfortunate discovery that these slow, silly-looking creatures might actually be bloodthirsty killers.

Vicious man-eaters or docile darlings? Chiun wants one for a pet and Remo's getting real bad vibes about the sinister secrets behind the whole BBQ thing, especially when he's been selected as the prime stud material in a madwoman's brilliant plot to send the human race out to lunch...permanently.