Review: Refreshing!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 20, 2012
This is a refreshing medical thriller from an author whom I had not heard of before. I was not sure what to expect, but I am glad I devoted my two days to reading this. The basic story revolves around a suspected contagion infecting citizens of a small town. Initially the deaths are shrouded in mystery, and the main character, Saracen, who is a doctor at a local hospital, gets drawn into that mystery due to his sense of self-righteousness and inquisitiveness. It is he, through his untiring efforts, who first discovers the cause of the deaths, and then untiringly and selflessly puts his own life in danger to identify the source of the killer contagion. In the process, Saracen rediscovers love and longing in his otherwise lonely life. I cannot explain any further lest I divulge the suspense!This novel is therefore a two-in-one. The first half of it reads like a great mystery, and the second half is a full blown medical thriller, what with a medieval contagion stalking residents of a town. The initial 50 pages or so were rather slow, but once it picked up pace from thereon, it was gripping! One of the most refreshing element was the language used for the narrative - it is refined yet simple. No usage of brash or crass lingo, no slangs, rich vocabulary and hardly any use of expletives. This made it a worthwhile read.Highly recommended for those who like thrillers revolving around contagious epidemic.