Rok

AJ 'Rok' Woodson went on to make a name for himself as an accomplished journalist, working as Associate Editor at

unkut.com - A Tribute To Ignorance (Remix) 2009

Rok Pandemie feels like a cover I have seen a thousand times on books I don't want to buy, some apocalyptic techno-thriller, maybe Tom Clancy or Lustbader - not my cup of tea.

Book Cover Smackdown! 'Zoo City' vs. 'Plague Year' (Czech) vs. Firedrake 2010

The more I look at Rok Pandemie's cover, though, the more I'm intrigued.

Book Cover Smackdown! 'Zoo City' vs. 'Plague Year' (Czech) vs. Firedrake 2010

With Zoo City I found my eyes looking at several elements at once and the gas mask on Rok Pandemie doesn't really draw me in to the book.

Book Cover Smackdown! 'Zoo City' vs. 'Plague Year' (Czech) vs. Firedrake 2010

A group led by Mr. Pérez's Related Group and Florida real-estate developers Jimmy Tate and Sergio Rok were expected to close this week on a deal under contract to buy the note on the Omni International Mall complex in downtown Miami, which includes a 500-room Hilton hotel and 420,000 square feet of office space nearby, according to people familiar with the matter.

Miami Magnate Is Rebuilding Robbie Whelan 2011

The Rok Pendemie cover is a nice sinister, minimalist image that I presume also does what it says on the tin.

Book Cover Smackdown! 'Zoo City' vs. 'Plague Year' (Czech) vs. Firedrake 2010

However ... the cover for Rok Pandemie bears a striking similarity to the UK cover for Scott Sigler's Contagious.

Book Cover Smackdown! 'Zoo City' vs. 'Plague Year' (Czech) vs. Firedrake 2010

Among those that have fallen into administration in recent months are the property repair and maintenance group Rok; Carvill Group, one of Northern Ireland's leading construction companies; Coventry groundworks contractor CJ Haughey; John Laing Partnership, the former social housing unit spun off from John Laing Group in 2002; and social housing group Connaught last September.

Construction sector insolvencies jump by nearly a fifth 2011

Lower down the market property repair company Rok - which dropped sharply last week after revealing problems at its plumbing business and suspending its finance director - recovered 2. 5p to 19. 25p ahead of half year results due tomorrow.

BP falls on legal action worries as FTSE struggles for direction 2010

Building maintenance business Rok said it was also talking to some of Connaught's clients, even though it revealed today that first-half profits plunged by 50% following the discovery of financial reporting problems, which forced the suspension of the company's finance director last week.

Connaught's rivals ready to pounce 2010