Review: A  gripping thriller!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 18, 2014
As Allie Dodd prepared herself for her second day of learning in the anatomy lab, she knew she had to do it – all the years of study and exhaustion would be out the window if she couldn’t handle dissecting cadavers – her queasiness from the day before was returning though, and she hadn’t even entered the lab yet! But even she wasn’t prepared for what her lab partner uncovered on opening the chest of their first subject! When intern Jill Raney and Doctor David Levine were informed about the events in the lab, they were horrified; then followed a vicious attack on a seven months pregnant young woman in the alley near the hospital – what was happening - were these events linked?Jill and David had a tumultuous relationship which had formed after the time in recent months when they had both almost lost their lives – now baby Jesse was in the nursery and they both loved him. But the occasion of his “birth” was bringing the crazies out once again, with a religious fanatic declaring the child was the spawn of the devil, and the hospital should be destroyed as it was the devil’s workshop. They were beginning to worry once again – it seemed their peace was to be disrupted but in a much worse way – with the hospital threatened, there were many more lives at stake. The police, the dog squad, the FBI; all were involved in finding this maniac. Suddenly his horrific attacks accelerated – murder was on the agenda now…Jill and David found themselves in danger again, but Jill had the same determination which saw her coming out on top the last time – she would NOT let this crazy person threaten her loved ones, her place of work, again. Joining forces with the police, the race against time was on. Would they ever have peace? Would this killer be found before it was much too late for everyone?This is the third in the Embryo series and I have loved all three! The extremely gripping dialogue grabbed me from the very first page, and it didn’t let up until the very last page. The author has indepth medical knowledge and it shines through. The twists are brilliantly done, the pace is full on, and the thrills are intense. I have no hesitation in highly recommending this thriller but I also recommend for those who haven’t read any of them, to start at the beginning. Oh, and don’t read the last half of the book late at night!