Alan Lamb is a special agent for a new federal law enforcement agency called the Genetic Crimes Bureau. The GCB investigates so-called biocrimes; crimes involving the modification of the genetic blueprint, virus tampering, DNA manipulation, unsanctioned human experiments and illegal performance enhancement.
Haunted by a tragic car accident that left him scarred twenty years ago, Alan must race against time to bring down a criminal mastermind who is playing a deadly cat-and-mouse game that would have given Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.
It begins as a series of elaborate bank heists, but they are anything but average run-of-the-mill robberies. The victims in each of the crimes are also the prime suspects and have no recollection of committing the crimes they are accused of.
As the crimes escalate, Alan soon discovers that he may be dealing with something far more sinister than a series of random robberies and terroristic acts. He may have stumbled onto an entirely new and terrifying form of identity theft that could shock the world. And, for Alan Lamb, this might just be personal.
J.W. Bouchard writes horror, science fiction, mystery, and fantasy novels.
On his lifelong pursuit to become a famous author, he also fancies himself a modern day Indiana Jones, enjoying a life of high adventure, exploring ancient ruins, scuba diving to sunken temples, climbing mountains and surveying vast cave systems. He has traveled all over the world and is always looking to add more destinations to the list.
In the past, he has been a grocery bagger, waiter, hearing aid consultant, promotional products salesman, telemarketer, janitor, security guard, law enforcement officer, treatment facility supervisor, healthcare fraud investigator, business manager, and serial entrepreneur. He is a licensed real estate agent and a licensed private investigator.
When he isn’t coming up with ways to save the planet, he’s busy teaching his kids bad habits.
I thought this was a great concept and actually pretty terrifying when you think about it. The beginning grabbed my attention right away. I really enjoyed the main character. About 1/4-1/2 way it got a little slow but picked up after that. Hoping for a follow-up. I received this book from the author through Goodreads First Reads giveaway in exchange for an honest review.
Great book!. I am not normally one for detective thrillers but the added technology twist pulled me and I couldn't put it down. I look forward to reading more about agent Lamb and Mr. Bouchard's books!