Against a backdrop of stem-cell research, genetic engineering and cloning, a key scientist at Brent Institute is murdered. Mobsters, bioterrorism and the president of Radonia complicate matters. The South American's ties to Brent become suspect as Dr. David Brooks, tries to uncover the truth behind the institute's walls.
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In Jerry Labriola's Murders at Brent Institute, the follow-up to Murders at Hollings General, series sleuth Dr. David Brooks investigates what looks like a contract killing of the top scientist at the Brent Institute of Biotechnology. Labriola, a physician for nearly 35 years and coauthor with Dr. Henry Lee of Famous Crimes Revisited, brings his forensics expertise to this timely tale involving bioterrorism.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Dr. David Brooks prefers guns and sleuthing to doctoring; in fact, he just solved five murders in two weeks (Murders at Hollings General). The dust has barely settled before someone kills his new client, head of Brent Institute, a genome research company. Since a dead canary is left on the victim's doorstep, Brooks assumes the worst: the Mafia has struck. The plot (as well as reader disbelief) escalates from here, with rival international gangs slugging it out over mysterious activities at the institute. Short on subtlety and transition but long on action and adventure, this is an optional choice for larger collections.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Murders at Brent Institute,
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This review is from: Murders at Brent Institute (Hardcover)
This David Brooks sequel compelled me to continue reading it. It's twists and turns kept me guessing "whodunit" right up to the end. It has a fast pace, so hold onto your hat and start reading. I'm looking forward to reading Dr. Labriola's next book.
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disappointing,
By Phantom Tollbooth (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Murders at Brent Institute (Hardcover)
stock characters, stock plot - overdressed, simultaneously boring, banal and ridiculous; too much narrative - just plain dull
2.0 out of 5 stars
Starts bad..then gets ok...then gets just plain stupid!,
By Average Jeff (Irvine, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Murders at Brent Institute (Hardcover)
I, like the previous reviewer, wanted to like the book. I like good whodunits, but this is no whodounit. This is a MD turned writer/author and put all of his daydreams of being a detective on paper. I almost put the book down after reading the first 10 pages, but stuck with it. It starts bad, then turns into somewhat of a decent mystery, but then turns really bad. No longer a mystery but a just a long string of dumb conversations and incidents with one stereotype after another (mafia, south american president, etc). No wonder I found it in the $5 bin at Barnes and Noble. I give it 2 stars instead of 1 because it does have a decent middle.
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