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The Judas Gene
It was born in Dachau to kill today...
Doctor Thaddeus Reichmann leaned over the body lying in front of him and made the incision. The war was about to end, the final solution a failure. It was his duty to plant the seeds of the next holocaust. The Judas It began by killing the elderly, the survivors of the death camps. It destroyed their nervous systems so that lings refused to expand or hearts to beat. It only began with the elderly; soon the young started to die. The reports of terror and fear came in from around the world. And in New York, Reichmann sat in his office reveling in his success.
Doctor Thaddeus Reichmann leaned over the body lying in front of him and made the incision. The war was about to end, the final solution a failure. It was his duty to plant the seeds of the next holocaust. The Judas It began by killing the elderly, the survivors of the death camps. It destroyed their nervous systems so that lings refused to expand or hearts to beat. It only began with the elderly; soon the young started to die. The reports of terror and fear came in from around the world. And in New York, Reichmann sat in his office reveling in his success.
258 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1981
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November 18, 2012
I had to remind myself that this book was originally published in the late seventies. The science seemed to be spot on! Truly enjoyed the unique twists and turns of the plot line! It's a very good medical mystery!
The reason you need to remember that the story takes place in the 1970's is because most of the characters were thirty year survivors of the NAZI camp, Dachau. For some odd reason.. many of the Jewish holocaust survivors.. are suddenly coming down with rather bizarre neurological symptoms.. that manifest rather rapidly over the course of a month.. and then.. the victim dies.
The story follows a NYC police detective who is assigned this very special case.. as diamond dealers, who are also Jewish holocaust survivors.. are being murdered. Somehow.. the two very different types of deaths.. seem to be inter-related.. and the detective is hellbent on solving the crime.. and finding the murderer or group of murderers. From NYC to Germany and across various European countries and Israel.. the detective works warily with the Mossad to trying to fit the pieces together.
The only part that I wish the author had left out.. was the love story. It really distracted from what was a most excellent medical mystery.
If you like Michael Crichton, Ken McClure or Robin Cook stories.. then this is one.. you will totally enjoy! One I'd recommend to anyone asking for a good medical mystery novel!
The reason you need to remember that the story takes place in the 1970's is because most of the characters were thirty year survivors of the NAZI camp, Dachau. For some odd reason.. many of the Jewish holocaust survivors.. are suddenly coming down with rather bizarre neurological symptoms.. that manifest rather rapidly over the course of a month.. and then.. the victim dies.
The story follows a NYC police detective who is assigned this very special case.. as diamond dealers, who are also Jewish holocaust survivors.. are being murdered. Somehow.. the two very different types of deaths.. seem to be inter-related.. and the detective is hellbent on solving the crime.. and finding the murderer or group of murderers. From NYC to Germany and across various European countries and Israel.. the detective works warily with the Mossad to trying to fit the pieces together.
The only part that I wish the author had left out.. was the love story. It really distracted from what was a most excellent medical mystery.
If you like Michael Crichton, Ken McClure or Robin Cook stories.. then this is one.. you will totally enjoy! One I'd recommend to anyone asking for a good medical mystery novel!
May 27, 2013
A good medical mystery novel, with twists and turns up to the end.
January 15, 2020
It took me a while to get into this book. It can be very wordy and it uses a lot of biological terms that I didn’t necessarily understand and a lot was used in the first chapter which put me off at first. However I persisted and the storyline really began to kick in about half way through the book and that was when I finally got into it.
A good storyline with a few good ageists and turns, great action towards the end, just a bit wordy at times for me but others might like it.
A good storyline with a few good ageists and turns, great action towards the end, just a bit wordy at times for me but others might like it.
November 11, 2012
This is rather dated melodrama. I lost count of the number of dead bodies but it was literally dozens. And Peter is a super hero cop. The science is not that old hat (although both the speed and facilities as Lori works with DNA are unbelievable) but it is dated because this involves adult survivors from Dachau. Also police methods have moved on since this was written.
I think a late revelation is meant to be a dramatic surprise but it is anything but and the ruthless Nazi is pure stereotype.
The writing itself flows along nicely enough and the plot makes sense but the killings just go on and on with Peter escaping some very unlikely scenarios. The airport incident being one assault too far. This reads much like a TV action film where the required amount of actors have to be blown away or blown up between advert breaks.
The characterisations are thin but then not too many characters make it to the end, and like all good melodrama the final scenes are predictable.
I think a late revelation is meant to be a dramatic surprise but it is anything but and the ruthless Nazi is pure stereotype.
The writing itself flows along nicely enough and the plot makes sense but the killings just go on and on with Peter escaping some very unlikely scenarios. The airport incident being one assault too far. This reads much like a TV action film where the required amount of actors have to be blown away or blown up between advert breaks.
The characterisations are thin but then not too many characters make it to the end, and like all good melodrama the final scenes are predictable.
March 4, 2014
Very interesting concept. The book was quite violent and there were a lot of deaths, but the storyline was good and well written. Very clever twists and turns kept me interested and needing to read on. The book is a bit dated since science has moved on a long way, but if you accept that it was set 30 years after WW2 it works well.
October 27, 2012
Not normally my type of book, but I quite enjoyed it. A good story line and well written. It is full of shocks, pathos and intrigue, and it kept my attention throughout.
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