"A new kind of thrill ride that will keep you guessing until the very end."
Reviewed by Lynn Cunningham
Posted December 1, 2013
Thriller
Erin Palmer faced the worst horror any child could endure
when she was just 11 years old. A psychopath killed her
parents and her little sister right in front of her. Even
though she escaped the monster, those memories never left
her.
As an adult, she's now a graduate student studying this
particular brand of human monster. She goes into a prison
every day to conduct sessions with some of the worst
psychopaths the world has ever known. Her research catches
the attention of a brilliant neuroscientist by the name of
Hugh Raborn. He claims to have found a way to isolate the
genes that cause psychopathy in humans.
Raborn asks Erin to work with him in finding a cure for
psychopathy. She realizes that by doing this, she may be
able to restore souls to psychopaths. If they all had a
conscience, they would not have the need to hurt others and
would feel the ultimate in remorse if they did so. She signs
on with Raborn to conduct secret types of experiments on
these prisoners that she meets with, hoping that the cure
for psychopathy works.
Before she knows it, she's being chased by powerful, shadowy
organizations that seem to mean her harm. After hooking up
with a mysterious young man named Kyle Hansen, the two of
them are suddenly pawns in an operation of global
proportions. Soon, it is unclear just who the good guys are
and who they should trust.
THE CURE is more of a thinking person's mystery but it is
also a lot more than just that. It has motion picture
written all over it! I found myself trying to decide what
actors would play which roles.
Douglas E. Richards is a very intelligent man in his own
right, holding a few impressive degrees. It's clear that he
drew on his own knowledge when writing THE CURE. However,
that only added to the allure of it.
Starting off with a bang, THE CURE only got better as it
went along. I could literally feel the tension coming off
the pages. Not only that, but just when you are positive you
know what's going on; something else happens that proves
just how wrong you were.
I cannot say enough about how great a book THE CURE is. As
I've always had an avid interest in psychology as well as
how the minds of murderers and serial killers work; this is
a book that teaches a lot about the disease of psychopathy.
While you might think at first that a thriller that also
educates might be a bad thing; you couldn't be more wrong.
When you read THE CURE, you'll be hard pressed to stop
before you've reached that last page.
Learn more about The Cure
SUMMARY
Psychopaths cause untold misery. If you found the cure for
this condition, just how far would you go to use it? Erin Palmer had a devastating encounter with a psychopath as
a child. Now a grad student and scientist, she's devoting
her life to studying these monsters. When her research
catches the attention of Hugh Raborn, a brilliant
neuroscientist who claims to have isolated the genes
responsible for psychopathic behavior, Erin realizes it may
be possible to reverse the condition, restoring souls to
psychopaths. But to do so, she'll not only have to operate
outside the law, but violate her most cherished ethical
principles. As Erin becomes further involved with Raborn, she begins to
suspect that he harbors dark secrets. Is he working for the
good of society? Or is he intent on bringing humanity to its
knees? Hunted by powerful, shadowy forces, Erin teams up with
another mysterious man, Kyle Hansen, to uncover the truth.
The pair soon find themselves pawns in a global
conspiracy--one capable of destroying everything Erin holds
dear. And forever altering the course of human history . . . At a time when society seems to be facing an epidemic of
psychopathic monsters, The Cure explores this condition, and
the surprisingly thorny ethical and moral dilemmas
surrounding it, within an explosive, thought-provoking,
roller-coaster-ride of a thriller that will have readers
turning pages deep into the night.
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