Jeremy Reynolds has been listless for a while now. First, his girlfriend of 4 years dumped him, and he was in a funk. Then, he quit his job as an accountant. Yes, Jeremy was doing little and caring less. But recently, he has found something that energizes him, something that gives him direction, something that gets him out of the house every morning. It’s called…running for his life. Just as …
Just as Jeremy was finishing the last in a string of low-paying, temporary market research gigs, the study assistant pulls a gun on him and tries to kill him. When Jeremy bungles his way to freedom, he realizes that the technology in this study is much more than it first appeared. It’s enough to kill for. But he also knows he is in way over his head. So, when the lab and the would-be assassin disappear, and the police close the case, Jeremy is desperate for help. He finds it in the beautiful, young Diane Stapleton, MD. Now, the two of them match wits with the killer, in chases that take place where no one else has been…in the space of an atom.
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This delightful romantic sci-fi tale follows Jeremy, who took the wrong temp job. He ends up being shot at by the security muscle hired by the scientist running the experiments for which Jeremy was paid to be a test subject. The scientist doesn’t want anyone who knows about the revolutionary tech to have loose lips. Dead mouths tell no tales. But, when Jeremy escapes, and takes a sample of the tech with him, we’re on a whirlwind chase in which Jeremy is running for his life.
The police are not very interested, since lab where Jeremy was allegedly attacked has been dismantled and nobody can verify the existence of the scientist or his murderous security man. Plus Jeremy’s explanation of the experiment he was involved in is . . . well . . . unbelievable. And so, Jeremy is on his own. Until he seeks out a female researcher he identifies from an internet search, who might be able to help him. When Dr. Diane Stapleton joins Jeremy, there are sparks – and more gunshots, and a lot more excitement and action as they work together to uncover the identity of the evil scientist and try to avoid getting killed.
The set-up here is intriguing and draws you in quickly. Mr. Perrin’s writing is clean and accessible. Things move along quickly, with interruptions only to develop the romance between Jeremy and Diane, who are thrown together by circumstances and find that they have a real connection. After the first third of the book you’re hooked and the pages turn easily through the exciting conclusion.
There are a few places where the reader needs to suspend reality to accept the sci-fi premise of the amazing tech that drives the story forward, but that’s expected. There are a few other places where plot turns include leaps of logic and convenient circumstances, including at the very end. But, the writing is so good and the story and characters are so compelling that these issues are easily put to the side. Don’t analyze too much, just enjoy the ride. Mr. Perrin creates wonderful worlds and this one is well worth the visit.
I took me a bit to get into this book–until I finally realized what was happening–then I had to keep going until the end. It seems a mad scientist type invented a vest that allowed a person who was wearing it to literally walk through walls–The young man who had been working for him as a temp seemed to have been left with said vest-by mistake I’m sure. As a result he had someone trying to kill him!!
Of course the police didn’t really believe him–he did not mention the vest-but were going to look for the guy who really was trying to kill him. Meanwhile while running from said killer he ran into the house (literally) of Dr Diane Stapleton. He left but then as fate would have it–they met again.
They were kind of falling for each other–but now the killer was after the both of them!
Lots of running and adventure and even some laughs as these two try to outwit a killer! And to make matters worse–this guy is a klutz–thank heavens he is hanging with a doctor!
Do these two outwit the thugs and finally get rid of the vest? You will have to read this to find out!!
Everything goes sideways for Jeremy Reynolds when his boss’s assistant, ‘Tom Jones’ tries to kill him for no apparent reason. Even worse, when he goes to the police, he discovers his boss, the assistant, and the tech company he’s been working for don’t officially exist. All he’s left with in the way of proof is the vest he was wearing when he escaped—oh, and Jones is still trying to kill him.
It’s a very special vest, though. One that enables the wearer to quantum tunnel, and together with the beautiful Dr. Diane Stapleton, Jeremy sets off on a quest to unravel the truth and turn the tables on his pursuers.
I thought the concept was fascinating and liked the adventure. The romance didn’t persuade me, but I’m a woman, and I think men will enjoy it. With the title, “In the Space of an Atom,” I was hoping for something like “Ant Man,” but the quantum tunneling was still a very cool idea. I really liked watching Jeremy figuring out the puzzle of the mysterious, disappearing business, a little like Conan Doyle’s “The Red-Headed League.” Lots of fun.