Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

While it isn’t my typical go-to genre, I love a good thriller. I'll admit that my preference is more for the relatively bloodless kind, like psychological, medical, scientific, or legal. So, this thriller served me several of my favorite types. Unusually for a thriller, this one made me laugh at some observations of the scientist’s wife (like her thoughts on getting out of bed or having more children), who is one of the viewpoint characters. I was also emotionally touched by the first chapter from the retired police officer’s viewpoint. While the first chapter told from the perspective of the would-be investor billionaire didn't have the emotional spectrum provided by the other characters just mentioned, it did give us crucial insight into why he cared about this scientist's work. The author was able to make these key characters come alive with vivid detail, giving them unique traits and making them feel like realistic, nuanced, and truly believable individuals. With such a great setup for some key players, things get really interesting as the plot heats up. First things veer into the medical thriller realm as the scientist at the core of the story is suffering strange fits that cannot be explained by doctors except by, perhaps, a somewhat ill-fitting theory of conversion disorder. He’s a physicist involved in quantum entanglement. While he feels like he is close to a breakthrough, he is not there, but his work has caused interest in very different people (or groups of them), like the billionaire investor hoping to fund a legacy, the Chinese, and others. And then the physicist goes missing. I found this to be a gripping, unputdownable, which is something I rarely say in reviews. I loved the science, the medical issues (as an RN), and of course, the suspense that needs to be at the core of a good thriller. Highly recommended.