Dr Tom Carter has invented the genescope, which can read a person's genes, their lifespan and their future from the DNA in just one hair follicle. When a genoscope scan reveals that his daughter, Holly, has an incurable brain disease, he turns to a secret brotherhood in the search for a miracle.In this debut genetics novel, Tom Carter, genetics genius, and his partner, computer whiz Jasmine Washington, have invented the Genescope, through which anyone's DNA can be reproduced completely and then modified from just a single cell. Genetically triggered diseases like cystic fibrosis are being cured, and cancer and AIDS are the next targets. Meanwhile, an ancient, secret cult directs their trained assassin, the Preacher, to kill Carter for meddling with nature; the bullet kills Carter's wife instead. Then Carter's daughter develops a congenital brain tumor that will kill her in months, and the scientists search DNA databanks for any matches that could heal the girl. The cult, which possesses a carefully preserved piece of Christ, calls off the Preacher, who decides to disobey and finish the job...
The Stasi was among the most sophisticated intelligence organisations in the world, but by the end of the 1980s the Orwellian state of East Germany was collapsing around it. The special squads of a...
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