A researcher is killed in his lab in a most appalling
manner
by his chimpanzees, but the animals were prompted by a
human. Doctors, scientists, as well as patients with
undiagnosed or terminal illnesses have vanished: twenty-
nine people
in all; the general public has yet to hear of it.
Zoe Kincaid, while twenty years old, looks about twelve.
Her
mysterious condition also causes her to have seizures, for
which she has to take special medication. It would appear
her remaining so small is due to defective genes, and she
has been searching for a cure; she is tired of being
treated
like a child and looking like one. She's had X-rays and
genetic screening done, but her family's insurance
wouldn't
cover it, so she used her father's credit card; when he
sees
the $10,000 bill, he puts an end to it. He never wanted
her
to go through those medical procedures anyway; he thinks
it's immature. But Zoe goes back to see Dr. Ray Carlysle;
he
will help her. Zoe could have a gene that stops aging and
while helping her grow, the key to eternal youth would be
found. That is even more paramount to Zoe whose only ally
is
her old grandfather.
Dr. Les Mahler, former FBI, head of the Bioethical
Committee
whose purpose is to stop any illegal scientific
experiments
on human subjects. Dr. Mahler knows of a mysterious group,
the Network and Galileo, the man at its helm, and when Les
realises what Galileo's goal is, he knows the Network has
to
be stopped before society is rocked to its very
foundation.
NO TIME TO DIE is a most extraordinary medical thriller!
We
have always been fascinated by the idea of eternal youth
but
it's the financial and philosophical aspects that Ms.
Peikoff raises that are truly chilling. Contrary to most
books of the genre, NO TIME TO DIE is extremely fast-
paced,
and the characters are extremely complex: who is good, who
is right, are never a given. There are several astonishing
and completely unexpected twists of events that will
surprise and thrill fans of the genre. The ending will
leave
you gasping, and in my case cheering! I cannot wait for
Ms.
Peikoff's next book!
In a Washington, D.C., research lab, a brilliant scientist
is attacked by his own test subjects. At Columbia
University, a talented biochemist is lured out of her
apartment and never seen again. In the Justice
Department's
new Bioethics Committee, agent Les Mahler sees a sinister
pattern emerging…
Zoe Kincaid is a petit collège student whose rare genetic
makeup may hold the key to a powerful medical
breakthrough.
When she is kidnapped, the very thing mankind has wanted
since the dawn of time threatens to unleash our final
destruction.
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