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Amazon Gold (Ben Candidi Mysteries)

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I read Amazon Gold after a friend recommended it to me. He studies chemistry and likes novels that mix action with science. I picked up this book and finished it in one weekend. I couldn't put it down! It was exciting to the read and kept me in suspense right up to the last page. There are some great descriptions of Miami and the Amazon, both are places that I've visited, and I was impressed with the author's attention to detail. He puts you right into lush jungle's of Brazil and the concrete jungle that is Miami, with the main character Ben Candidi, in the middle, fighting for his loved one. Even while being entertaining and fun to read, the author gives you a wealth of information on pharmaceutical drugs, their discovery and medical uses, all in an easy to swallow form! (yuk yuk) I feel like I learned a lot about the how they discover drugs while reading a gripping thriller, rooting for the main character the entire time. For the average reader, and even someone interested in breakthrough science, Amazon Gold is the exciting read and the perfect book to be entertained for a weekend.

With a mixture of science, drama and mystery, Amazon Gold delivers an intriguing science-based story that engulfs you and entertains at the same time.
Dirk Wyle offers a convincing insight into a fascinating theory - or, is it reality in a few years?

If Amazon Gold was a movie, it would not win an Oscar for special effects or best makeup because it is delightfully void of these genre stereotypes; instead, it would win it for best screenplay because it is a well-crafted, mystifying, thought-provoking and entertaining story that thrills laymen and science buffs equally well. You are in good company with Ben Candidi and Rebecca Levis - and are ready to go with them whereever their next adventure takes them.

Interesting (and not too far fetched) plot, intriguing characters, good writing, realistic science, and an interesting tour of the Amazon area. My only nitpick is that because the novel is written entirely in the first person (from the point of view of the main character), the plot is a bit convoluted (the author can't just tell the readers about the controversy about the advantages and disadvantages of the modernization of the Yanomama people, but instead takes the main character to a conference about it).