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Title: The Judas Virus by David Best ISBN: 0-425-19298-9 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: 04 November, 2003 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.12 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A pig liver transplant and a virus
Comment: I normally don't read medical thrillers, but this was a great book.
Chris Collins' father, Wayne, has just come back into her life after almost thirty years. He has come asking for a part of her liver. He is a recovering alcoholic in need of a liver transplant. Due to his alcoholism, he can't be moved up in the list if his need becomes greater. He has heard that a relative can give him a portion of their liver and that portion will regenerate in the donor and the portion given will grow into a full liver for him.
Chris is not sure what she thinks of her father's return, but she knows she can't give him a portion of her liver. Instead she is able to get him into a new program that will transplant a genetically altered pig's liver into a human.
The transplant goes very well. Then Wayne has a fever. There are so many precautions taken to prevent from infecting Wayne or anyone else, but still they keep a close eye on him. He gets well quickly and they figure all is well. Matter of fact, things seem to be going extremely well, better than expected.
When some nurses that took care of him die, they start looking into whether this could be related to the transplant. Then some more people die. They can't figure out how these people tie back to the transplant.
Chris feels responsible and works hard at investigating the various deaths, including looking into where their lives might have intersected.
The pace in this book is great. It keeps you wondering what will happen next. I found it difficult to put down.
The characters interact well and there is enough uncertainty that you can't easily figure out too soon what is going on. It is very well written.
I recommend this book.
Rating: 4
Summary: A good recreational read
Comment: Judas Virus is a good recreational read. It kept me involved and turning the pages. Mr. Best has done his homework and presents the medical technology, upon which the story is based, very well. The basic story line is very believable and well written. I had a little problem believing the main character, Dr. Chris Collins could be quite so introspective and "forgiving" of the various bad things that happen to her and yet still hold such a grudge against her father. She has a stronger sense of humanity than I could ever muster for the "bad guys". Other than that it certainly kept my interest from cover to cover. I read a lot of high tech fiction and speculative fiction and this would rate a solid 3 and a half stars but since I wasn't given the half star choice I went with the round up. It deserves better than 3 stars. I would read another book by Mr. Best and will probably look up some of his earlier works.
Rating: 4
Summary: Works for me!
Comment: Plenty of content in the reviews below. I enjoyed the cutting-edge medical content. Pretty close to what I've been reading in the medical journals, and the story around which that topic is wrapped provides an interesting vehicle.
It's always interesting to read the opinons of others - especially on the same topic. Some folks obviously got worked up over this book. Make up your own mind...it's well worth the time.
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Title: Fever Cell by Leonard Goldberg ISBN: 0451210549 Publisher: Signet Book Pub. Date: 02 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Lethal Risk by W. H. Watford ISBN: 0786015810 Publisher: Pinnacle Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Grave Concerns (Mira) by Gwen Hunter ISBN: 0778320065 Publisher: Mira Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Forbidden Research by Howard Simon ISBN: 0671021842 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Critical Condition by Peter Clement ISBN: 0345443403 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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