Genetic Thrillers

A brilliant research scientist, William Mears, is working on his thesis to receive his doctorate from the University of Southern California. The focus of his dissertation is to discover how to repair injuries to the human body that are considered to be irreparable leveraging adult stem cells. After many failures, he comes to the conclusion that the only way to truly repair these tissues is through the use of embryonic stem cells (ESCs). But these cells can't come from just any source - they need to be ESCs from the specific individual in need of healing.

Rhona has battled the malevolent AI intent on wiping out humanity since the first Machinations began - until she’s killed during a rescue mission gone wrong. Now, Rhona awakens to find herself transported to a new body, complete with her DNA and her personality. She's a clone...of herself. Except for her missing memories. Some of which could potentially turn the tide of the war.

Binge listen. Keep the lights on. Lock your doors. A mutating plague has killed two thirds of the world's population. Society has collapsed. And Mike Crenshaw is adrift. From the world of The Traveler Series comes a new cast of characters, new obstacles, and the same devastating, world-altering virus which plunges society into the depth of a dystopian hell. Adrift begins six months after The Scourge takes hold.

Max and Holly were trying to leave Phoenix in their rearview mirror but it wasn’t safe to just cruise down the freeway, people could be watching. Things had degenerated so fast as the necrotics spread, having a working vehicle made them a target for anyone trying to escape. How would they make it out of Phoenix, let alone all the way to Flagstaff? With the world on the line, there was a zero percent chance something wouldn’t go wrong.

In near-future Baltimore, scientific breakthroughs in genetic engineering promise to cure the incurable. But these new technologies are not without a dark side. Powerful criminal organizations thrive on peddling illicit genetic wares, waging an underground war unlike any the city has ever seen.

Actor and sex worker Nats is experienced at putting on a show. However, her new gig supplying intimate whispers for growgirls takes her to a place darker and lonelier than she could have ever imagined. The lab-grown dolls can respond to pleasure or pain; their synthetic heads contain only the simplest AI to prevent any pesky robo sex doll uprisings. But just because growgirls don’t have a brain, doesn’t mean they don’t have a voice...

Surrounded by enemies. Nowhere to go. Out of time. "The series just keeps getting better." “Hooked :)” Volcano in sight, Thirteen is closer than ever to finding her sister. The immense Pacifica Ice Sheet and wrecked slaver ships lay behind her. But in front waits an obstacle unlike any she has seen. A giant rupture in the plateau separates her from her goal. Though she’s desperate to traverse it, even in the damaged skimmer, her only ally is not so willing. With his daughter at his side, Cord is cautious, and that costs time. While slavers hunt her, prophets track her, and Skulls wait...

A giant boardwalk has been resurrected high up in the Indonesian rainforest canopy, offering guests stunning, spectacular, and unparalleled views of the rainforest. However, the boardwalk is incomplete and in need of more funding. The creator, John Corstine, assembles a group of potential investors for a weekend tour of the boardwalk. Little do they know that high up in the rainforest canopy, they are being watched, but more importantly, they are not alone.

Binge listen. Keep the lights on. Lock your doors. A mutating plague has killed two thirds of the world's population. The new threats come from desperate survivors. And Mike Crenshaw is looking for solid ground on which to find safety and peace. From the world of The Traveler Series comes a new cast of characters, new obstacles, and the same devastating, world-altering virus which plunges society into the depth of a dystopian hell. Grounded begins in the aftermath of The Scourge.

Jane is haunted. Since she was a child, she has carried a ghost girl that feeds on the secrets and fears of everyone around her, whispering to Jane what they are thinking and feeling, even when she doesn't want to know. Henry, Jane's brother, is ridden by a genius ghost that forces him to build strange and dangerous machines. Their mother is possessed by a lonely spirit that burns anyone she touches. In Swine Hill, a place of defeat and depletion, there are more dead than living.

If you could enhance the strengths, talents, and health of your future children by modifying your genes, would you do it? This is the opportunity and risk faced by a fabulously wealthy family and their trusted friends. This fast-paced, thoroughly researched (and convincing) thriller addresses topics now appearing in our headlines every day, and carries an important warning about our future as a species.

Reporter Cassa Hawkins has always supported Breed rights—especially in light of a specimen like Cabal St. Laurents, the epitome of the male animal. But when the Breeds are incriminated in a series of violent murders, it’s left to Cassa and Cabal to discover the truth before they become prey.

The Confederacy is threatened by an uprising of the Hudathans, an unfeeling cyborg race that has built up its forces through stolen technology, and their only opponents are the members of the Legion.

When the richest infertile couples in the world want children, they travel to Kakoa where Dr. Moore helps them conceive the offspring of their dreams. Beauty, brains, exceptional athletic ability, musical genius, or leadership ability, are available on demand when you have money to buy the baby you want. But Dr. Moore gives parents more than they bargained for. He’s not earning a living, he’s creating a species, and he’ll stop at nothing to see it thrive.

Brought to life by the miracle of DNA cloning, a 93-foot megalodon shark has escaped captivity. With an insatiable appetite and unmatched aggression, it travels west for the Georgia coast, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. Bullets and harpoons can’t penetrate it, steel nets can’t hold it, and it’s only a matter of time before the whole world finds out about it.

Six months after the events in Brazil, Dr. Michael Bond and Dr. Clarice Washington track a disturbing new variant of the CHIMERA pathogen to Nuremberg, Germany, where they uncover connections to Nazi-era medical experimentation hiddenbeneath the city. As they navigate professional boundaries and unresolvedpersonal trauma, they race to prevent a global catastrophe that threatens toredefine human evolution itself.

Death isn’t the end. It’s a reset. Aristotle “Ari” Zurr-McIntyre is trapped in an impossible cycle. When he dies—whether by accident, suicide, or murder—he doesn't stay dead. He reappears, often younger, always naked, somewhere entirely new, the memories of his past life dissolving like smoke. He’s a Vanisher, a genetic anomaly hunted by those who crave the secret to his regeneration. From the rain-slicked streets of Cleveland to the sun-drenched beaches of St. Thomas, from the shadowy corners of New York’s Murdock's Café to the halls of Emory University, Ari leaves behind ...

Why would a biotech company release a dangerous virus? Because they already have the cure... A mysterious, man-made virus outbreak races through the small town of Marshall, Wisconsin. Dogs throughout the town are quickly infected by the plague with disastrous results. The gentle pet of yesterday suddenly snaps at its loving owner. Dogs all over town are turned outdoors when they abruptly become aggressive. Stray dogs, reverting to the behavior of their canine ancestors, begin to form efficient and deadly packs. A hunter in the vast forest outside of town becomes the hunted. A runaway ...

In this exciting prequel to the critically acclaimed Dane Curse, a pair of black capes are found dead on the floor of Wentorf Hall, mere inches away from the world’s largest diamond. Of course the cops think the pair killed each other over the heist. After all, everyone knows that the Vandenberg Coconut is a one size fits all motivation for murder. Everyone, that is, except for Dane Curse. But when the former villain turned PI takes the case he’ll discover that the truth has more sides than a diamond has facets. And in order to get to it Dane will follow a trail that leads through an ...

E. A. Smithe is a borrowed person. He is a clone who lives on a third-tier shelf in a public library, and his personality is an uploaded recording of a deceased mystery writer. Smithe is a piece of property, not a legal human. A wealthy patron, Colette Coldbrook, takes him from the library because he is the surviving personality of the author of Murder on Mars. A physical copy of that book was in the possession of her murdered father, and it contains an important secret, the key to immense family wealth.