kiDNApped (A Tara Shores Thriller) [Kindle Edition]

Rick Chesler (Author)

Book Description

A priceless biotechnology, an FBI agent, and an unspeakable act of familial betrayal collide in a tropical kidnapping more twisted than a DNA double helix. When a renowned scientist with a solution for global warming is kidnapped at sea, FBI Special Agent Tara Shores must unravel a high-tech trail of S.O.S. messages encoded into the DNA of living cells. As each decoded message brings Tara nearer to the missing genius, it also takes her farther from help than she ever thought possible.

Also includes a sneak peak of the new Tara Shores thriller SOLAR ISLAND, coming December 2012 from Seven Realms Publishing.

PRAISE FOR kiDNApped

"Great scientific concepts that are based in reality, especially the secret messages encoded in DNA...Vivid setting in Hawaiian islands with lots of local color and local detail. Good pacing will keep you reading to the end. FBI agent Tara Shores is one cool, competent chick."
~ScienceThrillers.com

"Rick Chesler's biotech thriller kiDNApped is a pulse-pounder of the highest order!"
~Weekly EBook Reader

"The lush Hawaiian setting is conveyed in a way that immerses the reader
in the story. There's a strong scientific element to the plot, but is
handled in a way that keeps the book accessible. kiDNApped is an
exciting techno/science thriller in the spirit of Michael Crichton."
~MEGALITH reviews

"Chesler really had me with all the clever science
experiments, fast-paced chase scenes, gun action and original twists
and turns. I need a crow bar to pry myself away."
~TheNovelBlog.com

PRAISE FOR RICK CHESLER'S TARA SHORES SERIES

"[Wired Kingdom] A whale of a tale by first-time author Rick Chesler involving modern-day pirates, media moguls, and a sexy federal agent -- all chasing a cetacean-mounted camcorder and the crucial piece of evidence needed to resolve a murder."
~Steve Alten, NY Times bestselling author of GRIM REAPER and MEG

"WIRED KINGDOM is a fast-paced thriller that is one third deep-sea adventure, one third FBI sleuthing and one third awesome. A superb debut novel and killer concept."
~Jeremy Robinson, author of PULSE and INSTINCT.

"This is a summer page turner. It won't challenge your  belief system and
it doesn't stray too far from the whodunnit genre. But if you're
looking for an entertaining read from someone new, I highly recommend
Wired Kingdom...Remember when Michael Crichton was good? This is who I'm reminded of when I read Wired Kingdom."
~Geekscribe.com

Editorial Reviews

Review

"FBI agent Tara Shores is back in Chesler's latest pulse-pounding techno-thriller, kiDNApped, an intelligent page-turner that will keep you reading late into the night!" - Jeremy Robinson, author of THRESHOLD

--Jeremy Robinson

"Chesler melds science and adventure with the brilliant command of the late Crichton. kidDNApped takes readers on a Hawaiian journey they won't soon forget."
--Douglas Corleone, author of Night on Fire --Douglas Corleone

From the Author

kiDNApped is is my second novel as well as the second installment in the Tara Shores thriller series, following Wired Kingdom. Although part of a series, the novels can be read as standalone. If  action, adventure, intrigue, and suspense intermingled with cutting edge science & technology sounds like your cup of tea, then it's time for you to meet Special Agent Tara Shores.

Product Details

• File Size: 542 KB
• Print Length: 384 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1936395134
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B007SB248U
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #391,160 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Hazardous in Hawaii March 9, 2011

By M. R. Campbell

Format:Kindle Edition

Three months after wealthy biotechnology company CEO William Archer is lost at sea or kidnapped off his research yacht in the warm waters of the Hawaiian Islands in Rick Chesler's inventive thriller "kiDNApped," Special Agent Tara Shores faces a very cold case.

She also faces the uncertainties of three civilians intruding into an investigation. Was Dave Turner really looking for a wedding ring on the ocean floor when his dive boat was stolen and his employer was murdered? What can Archer's son and daughter from the mainland possibly contribute just two days before the court declares their father legally dead?

Shores, a veteran agent who first appeared in "Wired Kingdom" (2010), is about to stamp the case file "INDETERMINATE" because there are no leads and no ransom demands. While Archer's son Lance wants to drink beer and chase girls until he can collect his inheritance, his sister Kristen wants Dave to return to the ocean floor on the off chance his interrupted search is related to her father's disappearance.

When their dive attracts unwanted attention, Shores and her disparate crew are suddenly in the line of fire. Kristen wonders if her genius father encrypted a call for help in the DNA of ocean bacteria. Shores wonders how she can possibly babysit civilians who are more likely to get in the way and/or get killed than anything else.

Rick Chesler has written a breathtaking tropical adventure that combines a cutting-edge technology search for clues with a madcap, island-to-island race against bad guys that would put a smile on the face of any James Bond aficionado.

Agent Shores definitely needs a new rubber stamp for her case file: HAZARDOUS TO MY HEALTH.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Even better than WIRED KINGDOM! October 18, 2011

By Reader 7

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

Rick Chesler's KiDNApped is an intelligent suspense thriller that easily competes with anything by Cussler or Crichton. Dr. William Archer, inventor of a breakthrough piece of biotechnology, has been kidnapped, and it's up to FBI Special Agent Tara Shores to find him. In this book, Tara is joined by Archer's son and daughter as she searches for Dr. Archer on an action-filled chase across the beautiful Hawaiian Islands. The catch is, the only clues are encoded in microscopic strands of DNA! As far fetched as this sounds, Chesler manages to make it believable. His writing is gripping and once again, he does a great job of putting the reader right into the midst of the action. It's a hard book to put down. I loved Chesler's first book, Wired Kingdom, but KiDNApped is even better. I hope he's hard at work on his third! I highly recommend this book. -R David MacNeil

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars get trapped in kiDNApped March 10, 2011

By michele tater

Format:Kindle Edition

Book Title: kiDNApped
Author: Rick Chesler
Publisher: Chalet Publishers
ISBN: 9781936395132
Reviewed by Michele Tater for The Couch Tater Review

"If you can write DNA, you're no longer limited to 'what is' but to what you could make." ~Drew Endy

Set in the beautifully scenic back drop of the Isles of Hawaii, a kidnapping has taken place so long ago that the man will soon be declared die and lost at sea. His daughter a brilliant successful professor of microbiology is not ready to give up on finding her father just get. Along side of her is her Lance a not so successful computer programmer, who is being enticed with a free trip, room and board. This brother and sister team are joined by Dave, a scuba drive and marine biologist and a FBI agent named Tara. With clues left for them by the missing Dr. William Archer, they are hoping to close in on the captures and rescue their captive.

This book starts off like water that is calm just before a storm that is brewing blow in. It give the reader background information to get to know the characters that they will be following. Then with each ripple in the water, the plot become more in depth, even includes technical aspects that are truly remarkable if true. The reader finds hidden secrets and betrayals within this team of searchers, that cause the FBI agent especially, to keep a close eye on the rest of the party. Reading further along, it as though the winds are start blow and the wave start crashing against the surf and there is a need to hang on to something for dear live or be blown away. Then it is found that the waves are coming from one source and that source will lead to more answers and hopefully to one happy ending, or will it.

More About the Author

Rick Chesler holds a Bachelor of Science in marine biology and has had a life-long interest in the ocean and its creatures. When not at work as a research project manager, he can be found scuba diving or traveling to research his next thriller idea. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife, son and some fish. Visit him online at rickchesler.com.