Implant [Kindle Edition]

Jeffrey Anderson (Author), Michael Wallace (Author)

Book Description

Neurosurgeon Julia Nolan places cortical implants into the brains of field operatives to record data from their auditory and visual cortices. One of her subjects, an operative named Ian Westhelle, suffers a psychotic break and kills his handler before he can be recovered.

Julia tracks Ian to an asylum where the CIA warehouses insane former soldiers, scientists, and others with security risks too great for conventional psychiatric wards. Agents from the national intelligence directorate discover her snooping and target her for elimination.

A collaboration between international bestselling authors Michael Wallace and Jeffrey Anderson, Implant is a heart-pounding thriller that will keep readers guessing until the final, chilling conclusion.

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About the Author

MICHAEL WALLACE has trekked across the Sahara on a camel, ridden an elephant through a tiger preserve in Southeast Asia, eaten fried guinea pig, and been licked on the head by a skunk. In a previous stage of life he programmed nuclear war simulations, smuggled refugees out of a war zone, and milked cobras for their venom. He speaks Spanish and French and grew up in a religious community in the desert. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, Military History Magazine, and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.

Wallace is the author of the The Righteous, a bestselling thriller series set in a polygamist enclave. His other thrillers include The Devil's Deep and The Red Rooster.

JEFFREY ANDERSON received his MD and PhD degrees from Northwestern University in neurobiology. His research on the brain has been published in Science, Nature Neuroscience, and Neuron. He is currently a neuroradiology fellow at the University of Utah and runs a brain imaging laboratory where he uses functional MRI to study multiple sclerosis as well as the basic science of attention, emotion, and visual imagery. He is the author of the science thrillers Sleeper Cell and Second Genesis.

Product Details

• File Size: 460 KB
• Print Length: 326 pages
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004NIFNKM
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #172,227 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 44 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful and gritty March 7, 2011

By mimi

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I wasn't very far into Implant when I started telling friends and family about what a phenomenal writer Michael Wallace is. I likened him to several of the top ten suspense writers, on bestseller lists, that I've ever read. He takes the readers on a journey to faraway places, root for patients in a mental institution, want to physically maim some bad guys, etc. This is a must read for readers who enjoy a thrilling ride.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Readable, but not memorable April 27, 2011

By Neville C. Goedhals

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The story is well plotted and made a tad more interesting by adding an informed South African backdrop. Although all the right ingredients have been mixed into the story - well described science; love interest; war and fighting; politics; CIA; international economy ... etc. - It seems like the story tries to do it all, with the inevitable result that the plot and characters appear somewhat washed out. Enough of a page turner that I kept reading, but far from really exciting or memorable. Some parts reminded me of "The Terminal Man".

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling love story March 11, 2011

By JadeRoze

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Michael has done it again.

I found this story very interesting and had to wonder if things like this really do go on. Who knows?

You have a bond between friends and the sorrow of the loss when one is killed in the line of duty. You have the suspense of medical science and humans. You've got a love story.

I found it very hard to put this book down as I do all of Michael Wallaces books. I think I finished it in two nights just so I could get on to his next one.

Thanks Mike for making my days brighter with your twist in stories. Not just the same old thing in your books. Always something suspenseful to look forward to.