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5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't start this book at midnight., April 2, 2001
This review is from: Necessary Evil (Paperback)
This is a well-paced, action packed, and intelligent thriller. A very impressive first novel. Without giving away too much of the plot, Necessary Evil is set in the rugged, desolate mountains of Northern California (yes, there are still whole stretches of Northern California that are essentially wild and uninhabited). A plane crashes in the night; there's some awful bio-engineering secrets on board. Those secrets are discovered by a female FBI agent and Kier Wintripp--a successful vetinarian and the de facto leader for the local Indian tribe. From there, a chase ensues that's pretty much unrelenting in its intensity, with various sub-plots and surprises. As is the case with most good thrillers, Mr. Dun's book works on a number of levels. It's packed with interesting discussions regarding genetic engineering; it contains a believable love story; and it even reveals various (and, no doubt, well-researched) wilderness survival skills. As if that's not enough, Dun begins each chapter with an Indian proverb and steeps the entire book in Indian lore. The whole thing makes for an adrenaline charged reading experience. I highly recommend this book and am very much looking forward to Mr. Dun's next book, which I'll know better than to start at midnight.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An unrelenting page-turner., April 21, 2001
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This review is from: Necessary Evil (Paperback)
There are two heroes in this book: Kier, a smart, physically impressive veterinarian from the Tilok Indian tribe, and Jessie, a determined and resourceful female FBI agent. City-dweller Jessie decides to visit her sister in the mountains in order to evaluate her continued employment with the FBI, and meets Kier, who does veterinarian work for Jessie's sister. Shortly after they first meet, a plane crashes nearby during a blinding snowstorm. Jessie and Kier rush to investigate, find that the passengers are dead, but discovery some nasty things on board. This scene sets up a chase in the wilderness that makes up the rest of the book. Necessary Evil is one of those rare books that straps you in quickly and doesn't let go until the last page. The characters are nicely developed, there are several subplots to provide various layers of interest, and the pace is relentless. Clive Cussler calls it "Escapist fiction of the first order" and his review is precisely right. If you want to read an absorbing book, one that will create a different reality for you for a few days, this is a very good choice. Thriller readers have been looking for a new torchbearer. I'm hoping that Dun's first effort, which is already a best seller, signals more good things to come.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A chilling medical thriller, February 18, 2001
This review is from: Necessary Evil (Paperback)
FBI computer crime specialist Jessie Mayfield leaves her New York office to "hide" at the home of her sister in Wintoon County, California. Jessie is entangled in a nasty situation involving her boss. As a snowstorm blankets the High Country, veterinarian Dr. Kier Wintripp is also at the home of Jessie's sister tending to a horse when a jet explodes nearby. Jessie and Kier go to investigate and find death and vials apparently filled with diseases along with volumes of notes. Before they can leave the area of the crash, non-government militia arrives blanketing the vicinity. Jessie and Kier fight to survive against an evil being who believes in a genetically chosen master race. To achieve his goal, Dr. Tillman understands that future history will condemn him as a NECESSARY EVIL because he will have committed genocide on a scale that make Stalin and Hitler look like school children. Only, a Native American vet with some survival skills and a FBI agent never in the field stand in his way, but not for long. NECESSARY EVIL is an entertaining, non-stop action medical thriller. The story line never slows down for a second once it goes into hyper-speed. Though readers have to accept Kier's skills and how scientifically advanced Tillman's team is compared to the world, action thriller fans will not care because the plot is entertaining and fun to read. Harriet Klausner
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