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Mindfield

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This is not a thriller but a real story with documented archives that can be found in Montreal.
Are you surprised by what is happening in Irak? Read this book and you will understand how the USA has been developping torture, in this case, in psychiatric hospitals and with prisonners since the beginning of the century.

The novel is set in a lovingly described Montreal of the 80s, where Kellen O'Reilly is a detective with a buried past. He has been subject to mind control experiments carried out in the name of the CIA in the 60s and the psychological consequences of this experience are coming back to haunt him - or are they? The doctor responsible for the programme is being taken to court, but evidence is strangely sparse; O'Reilly is not willing to become a witness, partly for fear of losing his job and partly because the only memories he has of the crucial three months in question are the terrifying, fragmented flashbacks he suffers with increasing frequency. The tension continues to build as mafia involvement in the funding of experiments come clear and the Family take an interest in hushing up witnesses.

The plot background draws on actual CIA research in their MKUltra project, though the specifics remain a secret; the context is well used in the novel without being overused as a plot device. Enjoyable, fast-paced and with strong characterisations, this is a recommended read.