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The Suicide Effect
by
L.J. Sellers (Goodreads Author)
When Sula overhears a shocking revelation about a drug being developed by her employer, she's paralyzed with indecision. She desperately needs her job to gain the judge's favor in a custody hearing for her son. Yet hundreds of patient lives could be at stake. Two days later when the drug's lead scientist disappears, Sula is compelled to search for the incriminating data. B...more
Paperback, 302 pages
Published
August 24th 2010
by Spellbinder Press
(first published July 1st 2010)
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Main character Sula works for a pharmaceutical company. She eavesdrops on a conversation between the CEO and a company research scientist, revealing that the company's newest antidepressant is causing high rates of suicide in clinical trials. The CEO wants to keep this info under wraps, and the research scientist soon disappears. Due to her own history with depression and suicide in her family, Sula feels compelled to get...more
Main character Sula works for a pharmaceutical company. She eavesdrops on a conversation between the CEO and a company research scientist, revealing that the company's newest antidepressant is causing high rates of suicide in clinical trials. The CEO wants to keep this info under wraps, and the research scientist soon disappears. Due to her own history with depression and suicide in her family, Sula feels compelled to get...more
Sep 08, 2010
Larry
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
crime-mystery-thriller
Times being what they are, most of us are on more medications than we'd like to think about. And there is big money in big pharma, to the tune of billions. With so much money in play, big greed is sure to be sniffing around.
Drugs have side-effects (have you watched a pharmaceutical commercial lately? One might almost be safer with the disease.), and, if serious enough, these can cause injury, death, recalls, and big losses. L. J. Sellers takes this situation to spin a tale of a wonder-drug, its...more
Drugs have side-effects (have you watched a pharmaceutical commercial lately? One might almost be safer with the disease.), and, if serious enough, these can cause injury, death, recalls, and big losses. L. J. Sellers takes this situation to spin a tale of a wonder-drug, its...more
Could just be me... but I found this too hard to get into and not very thrilling for a thriller. It's a great premise, but it had so much other detail thrown in.. unneccesary details not related to the story line that I found myself skimming.
I don't need to know what kind of suit the man wears, nor what he did, where he ran, what he ate prior to the "big meeting." Also things were thrown in that had me scratching my head in confusion. Chicks boxing.. love it, but why is it there?
Also.. There i...more
I don't need to know what kind of suit the man wears, nor what he did, where he ran, what he ate prior to the "big meeting." Also things were thrown in that had me scratching my head in confusion. Chicks boxing.. love it, but why is it there?
Also.. There i...more
Sula works for a drug company who has developed a new antidepressant drug. While waiting to speak to them, she overhears the head of research and development, Doctor Warner and Rudker, the company's CEO arguing. Diane Warner wants to reveal to the merged company's new owners about suicides in the early trials of the new drug. The CEO gets angry and issues a threat to the doctor if this information leaks out. Sula is stunned by this news and as the meeting between the doctor and CEO breaks up, Su...more
Nov 27, 2010
Kari Wainwright
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Ronda Carrington
Coming from a difficult past, Sula is finally achieving respectability. She works in the P.R. department for the pharmaceutical company, Prolabs, and is striving to regain custody of her small son.
But her plans are derailed when she discovers the company's new antidepressant drug, Nexapra, has proven fatal for some Hispanics involved in the drug study. She hopes someone higher up will come forward with this information, but after that proves to be impossible, Sula becomes involved in seeking the...more
But her plans are derailed when she discovers the company's new antidepressant drug, Nexapra, has proven fatal for some Hispanics involved in the drug study. She hopes someone higher up will come forward with this information, but after that proves to be impossible, Sula becomes involved in seeking the...more
Mea culpa, THE SUICIDE EFFECT is only the second L. J. Sellers novel I have read. I’ve discovered that L. J. Sellers is a nearly perfect author for me.
In THE SUICIDE EFFECT the protagonist is someone I really like (this seems to be important to me). L. J. has made all her characters come alive; they do stupid stuff because of who they are, and L. J. has made me care about them.
THE SUICIDE EFFECT contains a truly fascinating Mind of the Killer (or Mind of the Bad Guy, I should say). Generally, I...more
In THE SUICIDE EFFECT the protagonist is someone I really like (this seems to be important to me). L. J. has made all her characters come alive; they do stupid stuff because of who they are, and L. J. has made me care about them.
THE SUICIDE EFFECT contains a truly fascinating Mind of the Killer (or Mind of the Bad Guy, I should say). Generally, I...more
When I first started reading this book, I couldn't remember what the synopsis had said as it had been a while between downloading and reading. I soon remembered once I started reading, and suffering from depression and anxiety myself, which I am also medicated for I really liked the premise of this book. It had good pace, and wasn't too long or too short. It was definitely a page turner as it was a bit of a cat and mouse game at times, leaving you almost breathless with the sensation of being ch...more
I really like books by LJ Sellers, and I have read most of her Detective Jackson series. This book is a standalone book, although Detective Jackson does feature breifly in it.
The book itself I thought started off a bit slow, although once things start happening, (I won't spoil it and tell you what the event is) the pace of the book did pick up. I enjoyed the second half of the book much more than the first and I was satisfied with how it ended. Would I recommend this book? Yes. Keep going past t...more
The book itself I thought started off a bit slow, although once things start happening, (I won't spoil it and tell you what the event is) the pace of the book did pick up. I enjoyed the second half of the book much more than the first and I was satisfied with how it ended. Would I recommend this book? Yes. Keep going past t...more
I've never read a novel told from the pint of view of some many psychologically troubled individuals. Of the 6 characters that had viewpoints, 3 were on anti-depressants. Of those three, they had very different experiences. Oftentimes, we lump mental illness into one bin, but there is such a spectrum.
For me, the book fell short of the author's Det. Jackson series, but was still enjoyable. The story unfolded well and progressed steadily, building suspense as each detail became more revealing to the reader. As the end of the tale closed, the author did a good job of closing the details of the side stories that went along with the main plot. I particularly enjoyed the character development of both the protagonist and the antagonist in the story. Recommended reading.
Sep 25, 2012
Stephanie
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I enjoyed this book but it definitely wasn't my favorite. I feel like the story line didn't have a lot of depth to it which was disappointing since her other books have been pretty complex. The book really followed Sula and her boss, while there were other characters, I never really felt connected to them. It was still a good read though. I wish Detective Jackson had more than a 2 sentence appearance though I not "seeing" Sophie was a very welcome relief!!
This book started out slow. I got about of 1/5 of the way through and it finally picked up. It was hard for me to put the book down. Time flew by so fast for me. The plot was great. It was full of suspense.
Rudker is such a pain in the ass. This guy has rude thoughts. It's hard to believe that Robbie is his son who he cares for. Rudker is one cold guy. He will go as far as to kill someone to get what he wants. We all knew he killed Dr. Warner who found out that his medication was flawed. He is p...more
Rudker is such a pain in the ass. This guy has rude thoughts. It's hard to believe that Robbie is his son who he cares for. Rudker is one cold guy. He will go as far as to kill someone to get what he wants. We all knew he killed Dr. Warner who found out that his medication was flawed. He is p...more
A young woman takes on a powerful CEO. Interesting story line but a little hard to believe at times.
No sex
Violence limited to the "bad" guy--both mental and physical;
he has mental problems and hears voices that egg him on
No sex
Violence limited to the "bad" guy--both mental and physical;
he has mental problems and hears voices that egg him on
LJ Sellers is quickly becoming a new favorite of mine in the thriller genre. This book had it all: suspense, timeliness (it revolves around a pharmaceutical company bringing a new anti-depressant to market that could have disastrous consequences), and great unique and sympathetic characters.
I enjoyed this book, but the ending seemed sudden. I remember thinking, "What? That's it? This is how the author's going to leave it?". Other than that it was good and kept me guessing.
Well written. Makes you stop and wonder about all of the clinical trials going on... It's a page turner and I found myself rooting for Sula. ( And conversely, definately not liking Rudker.)
I had a harder time getting into this one vs. LJ's series of books, but once I hit around 10% or so, I was hooked. Great book!
I liked this story, however, there were many typos and grammatical errors that irked me. it was a quick read.
1st book that I have read by this Author. It kept me intrested from the 1st page. I will look for more books by this author.
Nov 11, 2010
Rena
marked it as to-read
I want to read/review this book soon.
Second book of hers I have read and I won't be reading another. Interesting plot but does not tell the story well and doesn't hook the reader in.
Despite the fact that this book was predictable, the pace was fast enough that I read it in a couple of days.
Main idea: An evil drug company wants to put a drug on the market without finishing testing. I found it odd that almost everyone in the book seems to be taking anti-depressives or other psychotropic medication.
Didn't like this one nearly as much as her other books. All the typos didn't help and there
was a reference to someone logging on to Compuserve, which I think went bellyup as a company
in the mid 90s.
Didn't like this one nearly as much as her other books. All the typos didn't help and there
was a reference to someone logging on to Compuserve, which I think went bellyup as a company
in the mid 90s.
Nov 11, 2010
shinfu
marked it as to-read
This looks like it will be a great book to read.
Very predictable!
A quick read but very very good. Story and plot were well written and I will be looking for the rest of her books to read.
Dec 16, 2011
Michelle V.
added it
I just received my advanced copy, thanks! It's in my to-read pile perched precariously on the end table :).
Entertaining and fast-paced thriller. Not terribly memorable, but a good way to pass some time.
Very good book. Kept you reading long after bedtime.
May 13, 2013
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I’m an award-winning journalist and the author of the Detective Jackson mystery/suspense series: SECRETS TO DIE FOR, THRILLED TO DEATH, PASSIONS OF THE DEAD, DYING FOR JUSTICE, and LIARS, CHEATERS & THIEVES. I also have four standalone thrillers: THE SEX CLUB, THE BABY THIEF, THE GAUNTLET ASSASSIN, and THE SUICIDE EFFECT. When not plotting murders, I enjoy cycling, social networking, performin...more
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