The gripping action thriller with a shocking twistWhat price would you pay to know the truth?Kaden Baker, an elite hacker and covert ops specialist, finds her life turned upside down when she discovers that the parents who raised her were imposters. Were they hired by the same shadowy figure who’s been financing her high-stakes secret missions beneath the Vatican and in Washington, D.C.? She … beneath the Vatican and in Washington, D.C.?
She crosses paths with Valerie, a special ed teacher still haunted by her toddler’s drowning accident. Together they’re drawn to a mysterious biotech company where they make one startling discovery after another. But each step closer to the truth puts their lives at greater risk.
The stakes couldn’t be higher—for Kaden’s freedom, for Valerie’s fate, and for the future direction of humanity itself.
Praise for ‘Biohack’
• “Kept me on the edge of my seat.”
• “Riveting roller coaster ride.”
• “This book cries out to be a movie.”
• “Fast-paced, intelligent, gripping.”
• “I read it nonstop in a single sitting.”
• “The ending is a shocker.”
– Five-star Amazon reviews
“Biohack is the Dan Brown-meets-Lara Croft-meets-Michael Crichton thriller we’ve been waiting for.”
– Saul Tanpepper, author of the thriller series Gameland
“Biohack is the perfect thriller for our anxious age when biology has become hackable and the future of our species hangs in the balance.”
– Jamie Metzl, former NSC official and thriller author
“Fantastic! It’s like a summer-blockbuster action flick with a brain. One of the top thrillers of 2018.”
– Denise Howell, host, This Week in Law podcast
Get it now! Biohack is a roller-coaster thrill ride that appeals to both the head and the heart—with a shocking twist you won’t see coming.
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This book is a marriage of near future science fiction and action thriller at its best. The plot is modern, plausible, and chilling. The characters are fully developed and realistic with natural dialogue. What achievements might be possible for a private biotech company with brilliant DNA scientists, deep pocketed financial backers, and a talented con man CEO with no ethics or morals? Read this book if you dare!
Biohack #1 – I actually started the second book of this series first, but was uncomfortable with not knowing the foundation for the characters and storylines. Luckily, I had Biohack in my library. So this series is the first I’ve read by this author and while he is not in the Big Boys League, this is an interesting book. Multiple storylines that lay a good foundation, especially helpful for the next book, weave a story about the good and bad of genomics and reproductive biotechnology (gene-editing) on a multitude of levels: medical; legal; ethical; etc. The technical information is easy to understand.
The variety of characters add to the depth of the storylines. I did get a good foundation for the main players and continued storylines of the second book, which made me want to continue reading Catch. These characters run the gamut from the self-righteous; the greedy; the immoral; the good; the victims; and so forth.
While the book is entertaining and does raise all sorts of emotions and issues from the reader, I think there is too much emphasis on sexual orientation. The presentations gave the impression that non-heteosexuals are defective and abused. Plus, Kaden seems to see “phallic symbol inagery” and thinks about her orientation at inappropriate moments. But there is something about her that made Catch more understandable.
Being from Texas and knowing there are not many cowboys in Dallas anymore, or Texans, I did not understand the crack made about regulatory rigmarole: “Safety regulations and labor laws were all but nonexistent in the cowboy culture that still held sway in Texas.” (page 63). Cowboy culture is heavy in West Texas, but statewide we have current regulations that everyone follows.
I do suggest reading Biohack since there is quite a bit of foundation that will make Catch more understandable and revise the reader’s perspective of Kaden and her orientation attitude. As a journalist and book editor, the author needs to apply those skills to editing his book; too wordy with unnecessary detail. 4*
Catch and Kill #2 – I’m glad I stopped reading Catch and read Biohack, which gave me the foundation and storylines to understand Catch better. The storylines continue from Biohack to Catch, so I strongly recommend reading them sequentially. Catch did not come with a notice of it being the second in a series.
The same characters from Biohack still exist and are more developed; they are all interesting in their own way. The science is interesting and should raise concerns of what we will face in the future on a global scale. The writing style, when not covering the science, fluctuates between Hollywood and OK; the action scenes follow the same and some of the dialog is silly. I had to keep reminding myself that not all of the players were professional, but still….
Again, the author is too wordy and does not properly edit his work. Instead of using “all black winter…”, he lists several pieces of clothing and each with the descriptor black. I guess he thinks his readers have poor memories and we keep forgetting that she likes black clothing. As a journalist, he should understand the economy of words when writing. I finished this book because of my interest in genomics and reproductive biotechnology (gene-editing). I found this book on Booksprout and will not be continuing this series. 3*
The base premise sounds so “logical” in the beginning, a little IOT, a little genetic selection and DNA tweaking…what could possibly go wrong?
The twists and turns in Biohack keep the pages turning and the characters evolve very nicely.
Then our heroine starts to poke around and figure out what’s what. Trust me, you’ll think about this one a lot, long after you finish it.
It brought me out of a rut of always reading the same genre and authors. While this type of techno-thriller genre isn’t usually my speed, the book sucked me in after the first 20 pages. It is long and you really need to like delving into biotechnology. Well written. I checked out the author and he’s written a few other thrillers.