Alan Dyson, a research engineer for a pharmaceutical firm, is experimenting with the longevity effects of a newly discovered bristlecone pine gene when his viral delivery formula is stolen, and all notes are wiped from his computer. Then his friend, the firm's computer programmer, secretly tracks the thief to a P.O. Box in Zion, Iowa. Under suspicion, and with his project cancelled due to a bizarre death, Dyson visits Zion to discover that he's not the only stranger in town, and that someone has been using the residents as guinea pigs in a chilling medical experiment. In a dangerous gambit to expose the truth behind the changes he observes in the townsfolk, but with no one to trust except a young woman hiding there under the Witness Protection Program, Alan is soon being hunted by whoever is running the clandestine tests, and must join forces to uncover a conspiracy of silence involving the potential for immortality. Because whoever is behind it all has made an astonishing discovery about aging, and is murdering everyone to cover their tracks.
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
From Booklist
Scientist Alan Dyson discovers that all material concerning his latest project (research into longevity) has been stolen, and his computer has been wiped clean. He trails the culprit to Zion, Iowa, which turns out to be a very odd little place. Soon, Dyson finds that he has stumbled on a bizarre plot revolving around the secrets of human immortality--secrets someone is willing to kill to protect. Veteran mystery author Lowe tries to straddle the line between traditional thriller and science fiction, with mixed results. In the hands of someone like Michael Crichton, this intriguing story might have grabbed the reader and carried him along with a fusion of action and rumination on the nature of mortality. Lowe takes a slicker approach, jettisoning most of the story's philosophical implications and concentrating on his man-against-conspiracy plot. That approach will work fine for no-frills action fans, but it's a shame the author didn't exploit his yarn's mind-expanding possibilities. David Pitt
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Review
Personable and entertaining....fast paced and successfully unpredictable. --Tucson Weekly
"A terrific medical thriller." --Harriet Klausner, Midwest Book Reviews
"Intriguing story (with) mind expanding possibilities." --Booklist
"A terrific medical thriller." --Harriet Klausner, Midwest Book Reviews
"Intriguing story (with) mind expanding possibilities." --Booklist
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Published widely in magazines, with awards from the SC Arts Commission, Roger C. Peace foundation, and Writer's Digest. Author of POSTMARKED FOR DEATH ("Postal" on audio, now an ebook for Kindle and Nook), AWAKENING STORM, FAME ISLAND (THE INSTANT CELEBRITY in ebook format), GEEZER (ie. THE METHUSELAH GENE ebook), and THE MIRACULOUS PLOT OF LEITER & LOTT. Editor of TowerReview.com. Live in Tucson, AZ and Greenville, SC.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Geezer rocks!,
This review is from: Five Star First Edition Mystery - Geezer (Hardcover)
Cool, and timely too, with the Vioxx scandal and all the Botox around.
Alan Dyson should be played by James Spader in the movie version. It's a perfect vehicle for an innocent character that becomes the victim of his own insecurities, set up to be the patsy in a clandestine conspiracy. Has all the elements of suspense, plus satire to soften the hard edges. A real page turner!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent storytelling with surprise twisted ending.,
By
This review is from: Five Star First Edition Mystery - Geezer (Hardcover)
The author here should be compared to Hans Christian Anderson only brighter. I'm buying all his books and can't wait to sit down with a hot chocolate by the fireplace. Let the world go away.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Medical Thriller meets the "X-Files.",
By Holly Lane "Magic" (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Five Star First Edition Mystery - Geezer (Hardcover)
Gripping fast moving storyline with nail biting episodes throughout
the book. A must for any mystery reader. "Five Stars" all the way.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
