Biocode: Endeavour

Ciara, a teenage girl, discovers she has a remarkable inheritance in her DNA, one that propels her into a globe-trotting adventure which involves biotechnology, an enigmatic Maori legend, and the famous voyages of eighteenth century explorer Captain James Cook. Before this entertaining novel is finished, the future of the human race will be in the hands of her and her small group of friends.

This is the debut novel of Terrance McAdams, and I should say upfront that he’s also my cousin. He has...