Review: A surprising engrossing tale
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 15, 2014
I was lucky, introduced to Michael Wallace and this book through a set of 9 killer thrillers offered at $0.99- which is the best marketing tool used so far to introduce the reader to unknown authors. Our main hero displays much integrity, much aplomb and courage in pursuing the truth. Greed and crime suck, but when you encounter them in your close family, it is highly disturbing. From the US to Costa Rica, we travel through psychological details about the natives of this Caribbean island (great knowledge of social caste, religious dogma and customs) and the complex medical culture back in the USA. Never a dull moment, lots of humanity and clever analysis of what's going on in the mind of each character met. A budding shy romance between the two main protagonists is an added plus, told with so much reserve in the culture of the 21st century where not much is kept secretly hidden in terms of sex and attraction.  I couldn't put it down and will read the sequel.