Review: Highly recommended
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 24, 2012
I thoroughly enjoyed this book which is set in an unnamed Eastern European country and is the story of Doctor Ludmilla Toropov, a loyal member of the state.. The story is set in a time when the whole world is in the grip of a killer virus which seems incurable until a vaccine is suddenly discovered and secretly rolled out slowly to the population, with demand outstripping supply. As the story progresses we see Ludmilla facing a huge moral dilemma as she struggles to decide whether her loyalties lie with the State or the Hippocratic Oath she took when she became a doctor. Set in a world where it seems that even the very walls have ears and nobody can be trusted and nothing is really as it seems, the story is a gripping, thrilling read, moving along at a good pace with plenty of twists and turns and shocks along the way. It is a much darker read than the author's previous books, more in the thriller genre and very much led by relationships, in this case the one between Ludmilla and her daughter. Highly recommended.Disclaimer: I was asked to read this book as a Beta Reader by the author during proof stage, but have not been requested to review the book, neither do I stand to make any gain, financial or otherwise, from the sale of the book.