Author: Mike Lawson
Pages: Hardcover
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Reviewer: Virginia Armstrong
Ratings: 6
Orson
Mulray, CEO of Mulray Pharma, is intent on fame and fortune no matter the cost,
even if it means human sacrifice. Believing
Dr. Simon Ballard has found the Holy Grail of medicine, he gives him the means
to research on human guinea pigs by using the Warwick Foundation, a disaster relief
organization, to provide the research subjects and also as a front to cover his
crime.
Fast forward
two years. Joe DeMarco is tasked to
investigate a two-year-old murder case to appease the boss’s wife. The mother of Brian Kincaid insists her son has been framed. DeMarco plans on doing as little
as possible, believing Kincaid to be guilty. That is until his friend Emma becomes
involves and insists he delve deeper. Soon, DeMarco and Emma find themselves
embroiled in a deadly plot that covers third world countries as well as
Washington, D.C., leaving victims falling like dominoes.
House blood chillingly
brings to mind the lengths some will go for money and status, and how unsuspecting
victims can be pulled into the deception.
Orson and his crew are written true to character as cold and emotionless
villains out to get whatever they desire.
The story also shows how one small inquiry can bring the entire scheme tumbling
down. At first, DeMarco comes across
lazy and unmotivated, but with the help of his friend Emma, gets the job done. All in all, it’s a good read with murder,
mayhem, greed and ultimately, the good guys winning in the end.
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