The Cure by Douglas E. Richards
- Method of Obtaining: I obtained my copy from the publisher.
- Published by: Forge Books
- Release Date: 9.03.2013
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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 find themselves pawns in a global conspiracy—one capable of destroying everything Erin holds dear and forever altering the course of human history . . .
American society in the early twenty-first century seems to be experiencing a growing epidemic of psychopathic monsters. Douglas E Richards’s 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.
Every once in a while I feel the urge to read a science-fiction novel that includes something threatening the human race with total destruction, even though I know it’ll somehow always work out in the end (seriously – I would love for this NOT to happen just once. Just once.) So, even though the happy ending was, in some ways, assured, I picked up The Cure by Douglas E. Richards with the hope to have a romping, good time exploring the story.
And a good time I had. Even though I’m not a big fan of, well, let me just say one major aspect of this book as it’s revealed, I thought that twist was tastefully done and I didn’t feel as if the overly science-fiction of the novel was overpowering the thriller/suspense of the story. Don’t get me wrong – I love science fiction, but The Cure threw me for a bit of a loop because, frankly, I didn’t think that Richards was going to go there. Think Stephen King and Under the Dome – that’s the reaction I had to this book. Less supernatural and more extra-supernatural, you know?
Still, a good time was had. I thought a few things were a bit far-fetched (a woman able to overpower several hired, supposedly badass men? Really? Maybe one – possibly two but several?), things going extremely well for said woman every step of the way and.. of course, a bit of a contrived romance. Seriously, I am so tired of reading men writing women as if they are instantly ready to jump into bed with the first available guy that they meet – especially if said woman had something going for someone else first. Aside from those relatively minor issues, I did have fun with The Cure and thought it was a solid B novel – definitely one to recommend to the men in my life who want something a little out of this world to read.
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