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Title: The Devil's Workshop : A Novel by Stephen J. Cannell ISBN: 0-380-73221-1 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.29 (31 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: BIO-WEAPONS & RIDING THE RAILS--DO I HEAR A HALLELJAH?
Comment: Stephen J. Cannell, while one of the most prestigious writers and producers in the television industry, is quickly making a mark for himself as a novelist. In his newest book, THE DEVIL'S WORKSHOP, he takes the reader into the world of microbiology and the apparent dangers a bio-weapon can represent in the hands of the wrong people. The story deals with Stacey Richardson, a graduate student in the field of microbiology at USC. When her husband, Max, supposedly commits suicide while on a sabbatical at Fort Detrick, Maryland, to do research with the famous Dr. Dexter Demille, she doesn't buy it for one moment. In fact, Stacey believes that her husband was murdered to cover up something at Fort Detrick, and that Admiral James Zoll(the man in charge of the military facility) and Dr. Demille were behind it. She's determined to get to the bottom of her huband's death and punish the people responsible for it. This leads her to Vanishing Lake, Texas, where Zoll and Demille are conducting experiments on prisoners. An error on Demille's part leads to the accidental release of the deadly bio-agent into the air around the nearby town, thereby infecting, not only Zoll's men, but the town's people as well. Zoll quickly decides to destroy to town in a futile effort to downsize the mistake. Stacey and two hobos manage to escape before the soldiers surround the town. One of the hobos is Chris "Lucky" Cunningham, a former Recon Marine who experienced tragedy several years before when he returned from the Gulf War with a deadly bug in his system that had been created year's earlier by Dr. Demille..a bug that would eventually be passed on to his baby daughter and kill her. Chris and Stacey decide to join forces in an attempt to stop Zoll and Demille from killing anymore people, but the challenge they face intensifies when they realize that the fanatic hobo priest, the Reverend Fannon Kincaid, and his small army of zealous followers were also at Vanishing Lake, and now they want the bio-agent for themselves so that they can do a little ethnic cleansing around the country. All that I've described so far is just the tip of the iceberg and doesn't even begin to cover the complexity of the plot and the large number of characters moving in and out of the story. Mr. Cannell does offer the reader a good bit of information regarding the subjects of mircobiology and the art of being a hobo, as well as how to ride the train rails. Though THE DEVIL's WORKSHOP is a "fun" book to read, at no point did I ever buy the premise of the story. This, however, isn't necessarily bad. I would call this type of novel a "Saturday-morning" read. It's fast and entertaining, but it does require a large suspension of belief. Think of a made-for-television movie, or a two-part mini-series and you get the idea of what I'm talking about. Still, I've enjoyed other of Mr. Cannell's books and have just recently purchased KING CON in paperback. If you know what to expect, I don't feel you'll be disappointed with this book. Simply take the novel for what it is and have some fun.
Rating: 4
Summary: I really liked it. Just fast, fun reading!
Comment: Ok, I feel like I should apologize, but I absolutely love Stephen J. Cannell. I can't wait for The Tin Collectors to come out! He writes easy to pick up, hard to put down, good ol' fiction! What I appreciate is the way he writes his books all on vastly different subjects, like Michael Crichton does. He doesn't follow just one template and re-vamp it for every novel.
The Devil's Workshop is a novel of biological threats, a mad scientist, a beautiful woman, and Trains! I loved the train part! I was suprised by the revelation about our rail-riding friend in the book, but I'm sure not everyone was. Plot twists, engaging dialogue, and action from start to finish make this a book I highly recommend for an entertaining weekend read.
Rating: 5
Summary: This book is a must read!
Comment: The Devils Workshop is my all time favorite book. It ties together so many different subjects: science, love, action... It's so easy to get hooked on, I've read it at least ten times...and I'm still not bored of it. I would definitely recommend it for anyone who loves to get lost in the action and emotion of a great book.
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Title: The Plan by Stephen J. Cannell ISBN: 0380727544 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 July, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Final Victim by Stephen J. Cannell ISBN: 0380728168 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 June, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Riding the Snake by Stephen J. Cannell ISBN: 0380800160 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 03 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Tin Collectors : A Novel by Stephen J. Cannell ISBN: 0312979517 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 07 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Viking Funeral by Stephen J. Cannell ISBN: 0312983433 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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