This taut hospital thriller opens with James Gray reflecting on his Nobel Prize for Medicine, in which he pays tribute to a simple fisherman whom he dubs the Einstein of Medicine, whose dangerous research into shark brains led to his breakthrough. It was this man, and not himself, who found the cure for cancer. As James relates, "He was not the arrogant and sadistic criminal that the tabloids attacked with frenzy. ... It's true to say he made mistakes and some died, but how many are surviving now?" Probably closer to science fact than science fiction, this novel is a powerful cocktail of sex, dope, and medical research, that spirals into jealousy, revenge and murder. Deliciously trashy, 'Brains' is a fast paced, plausibly woven, compelling read.
MARTIN SIMPSON BIO
As crew doctor on THE BLUE LAGOON, Martin Simpson was bitten by the movie bug. Since then cinema has taken over his life. A few years ago he left his medical practice, committed to producing, writing, and directing. He has written the book BRAINS, script edited the feature film VISITORS, written and directed a number of short movies, including the multi-award winning McGUFFIN of LOVE, which can be seen on YouTube, and VENUS AND THE CAT, a delightful fantasy. Martin has produced the documentary series, MODERN FACES of ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIA for prime time French television. He has written, produced and directed the feature film GENE-X and written and directed the upcoming feature thriller PHOBOS. He recently developed the very cute best selling iPhone App BABE ON A BEAM. His Screen Australia funded screenplay about the disappearance of Prime Minister Harold Holt, HARRY AND ME, is presently in development, and his new novel BOOMERANG HEART is soon to be released.
Visit his website at
http://www.martinsimpson.com.au
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