The
Face Transplant
by
R. Arundel
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GENRE:
Medical Suspense Thriller
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BLURB:
An
epic journey of suspense, murder, and sacrifice
Dr.
Matthew MacAulay is a facial transplant surgeon at a prestigious New
York hospital. When his friend and mentor, Tom Grabowski, dies under
mysterious circumstances, Matthew uncovers his friend’s secret: a
new technique that allows perfect facial transplants. No incisions,
no scars. Tom was able to accomplish this monumental feat with the
help of Alice, a supercomputer robot with almost human abilities.
While trying to find the people responsible for murdering Tom,
Matthew realizes he is the prime suspect. He must flee for his life
with the help of Dr. Sarah Larsson, a colleague and reluctant helper,
who has a secret of her own, and Alice, who helps them make sense of
a baffling series of seemingly unrelated events. The clues carry
Matthew and Sarah around the world. They stumble onto a sinister plot
of monumental proportions that leads Matthew all the way to the White
House.
The
Face Transplant is a powerful medical suspense thriller of the first
order. The novel was written by a surgeon who weaves politics,
medicine, and espionage into a tightly paced, intelligent thriller.
Excerpt;
Matthew,
“Sarah, I know. The tremors, the leg weakness. I put it all
together. ALS.”
“My
Sherlock Holmes at work again.” Sarah laughs.
“I
know and I don’t care.”
Sarah
smiles at Matthew. “Do you know what you’re saying?” “ALS,
also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. A progressive neuro-muscular
disorder with no cure. You will stop walking one day, and finally,
you will lose control of all your muscles.”
“Not
bad, Holmes.”
“We
surgeons aren’t as thick as you think.”
“Then
you know I don’t have long.” Sarah punches in the code to lock
the anesthetic machine.
“I
don’t care. I need you,” says Matthew.
“You
know what my life will be very soon, how it is going to end.”
“I
don’t care. I have to take a chance—I have to live. Give me that
chance.”
“In
the end I would regret doing that to you. I refuse to have you
look
after me in the prime of your life. I’m going to be on a
ventilator, not able to move any muscle in my body. I’m going to
end up being only able to use my eyes. Totally locked in a useless
body.”
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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
R.
Arundel is a practising surgeon. This experience brings realism to
the story. The novel asks what would happen if a surgeon were to
develop the perfect face transplant. This would allow people to have
a new face, in essence create a new identity. You can create the
perfect double, the perfect Doppelganger.
Contact
link: http://www.amazon.com/R-Arundel/e/B00EBCQVEC
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ReplyDeleteALS is a debilitating disease. Sarah has kept this a secret from Matthew in the story. He finally figures it out. Sarah does not want him to spend his life looking after her. It presents a very interesting dilemma. Can caring for a person who is dying be a fulfilling life for the one who is doing the caring. I posed this question since the answer is not at all obvious. Caring for someone you love can be very satisfying, but the person being cared for may feel they are forcing you do that. Is is a very complex subject.
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