Genre: Technothriller
Description:
“The medical examiner’s job is to speak for the dead and protect the
living.
But what happens when the dead speak for themselves?
Stephen Englehart, an Armed Forces medical examiner. dedicates his
life to bringing peace to the families of fallen soldiers. Tagged as one of the
best, he’s able to spot forensic clues others miss. But when the body of a US
Marine, supposedly burned beyond recognition, shows up with hardly a scratch,
even Stephen is stumped. Were the bodies switched? Then, in the middle of the
autopsy, the impossible happens.
The soldier wakes up.
Something incredible—and dangerous—is happening to the military’s
elite, and Stephen may be the only one who can figure it out. And when
Stephen’s sister, a Green Beret, goes missing, the entire military machine
seems designed to stop him from finding her. To find the truth and save his
sister, one man must stand against an army. Can he be the hero he never thought
he could?”
Author:
“Being a full-time physician hasn't stopped Joel from writing. Far
from it, the complexity of his patients, prior service with the United States
Air Force, a Master's in Public Health, and involvement in organized medicine
in the middle of an ever-changing healthcare system all provide raw material
for his stories.
Joel's short work has appeared in various print and online journals,
and he's won several awards, including Best Medical Fiction from SEAK and an
Honorable Mention from Writer's Digest Thriller Suspense Competition. Adverse
effects is his debut novel.
Joel lives in Florida with his wife and twin daughters.”
Appraisal:
The one thing this technothriller definitely does is keep you
guessing. You’re figuring out lots of things with the protagonist, Stephen
Englehart, as he does his job, tries to figure out what is happening with his
sister who has gone missing, and what is going on with his current work
project. He’s also got parts of his past that still bother him and he finds
himself discovering were much more complex than he realized as a kid when they
happened. How all these different things tie together comes out eventually as
Stephen peels back more and more layers to each part of the story. This kept me
guessing and engaged in the many related mysteries, hoping it would all work
out for Stephen, right up to the very end.
Buy now
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FYI:
Some adult language.
Format/Typo
Issues:
This review is based on an ARC (advance reviewer copy) so I can’t
gauge the final product in this area.
Rating: ****
Four Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count: 85-90,000 words
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