FICTION
NEW RELEASE
SEQUENCE OF A LIE
Can your DNA be used for blackmail and corrupt schemes?
Can your DNA be weaponized?
Can your DNA be sold and manipulated for profit?
Sequence of a Lie reveals a web of deceit—one where the genius of scientific knowledge is weaponized by political and corporate villains for money and power.
Michael J. Young, M.D., author of the mystery thrillers Consequence of Murder, Net of Deception, and To Cure or Kill, brings us his new page-turner, one fueled by a diabolical scheme to hijack the DNA of a major gubernatorial candidate for illicit and destructive ends.
“A compelling and unsettling thriller that explores one of the most important questions of our time: What happens when powerful institutions gain access to information they were never meant to possess?”
ERIC H. SUSSMAN,
FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTOR
“What makes this novel frightening is that the story may not be purely fictional.”
PETER PFANNER, FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO, INNOVATION CENTER
TO CURE OR KILL
A predatory Big Pharma executive seizes on a wicked opportunity to illegally obtain a new cancer-preventing drug for massive personal gain. Using ruthless individuals with lethal skills, this corporate deviant seeks total control over the next generation of oncological drugs.
In this tight crime drama, To Cure or Kill pits science, doctors, and law enforcement against monied malfeasance—a thrilling faceoff between science and greed.
Is this story really fiction?
“To Cure or Kill – Dr. Michael Young’s conflation of reality as fiction and fiction as reality – continues in his provocative mystery crime series, all underscored by a punctuating staccato-like description a la Mickey Spillane with the clarity and flow of Hemingway.”
DAN RAMIREZ,
ARTIST, PAINTER
“To Cure or Kill is an engrossing medical thriller revealing the murderous lengths some will go in the high-stakes world of pharmaceutical drug development. Dr. Young has written a gripping tale weaving scientific progress, cut-throat corporate ambition, and the lure of billions.”
MIIRI KOTCHE, PhD,
ASSOCIATE DEAN OF UNDERGRADUATE AFFAIRS, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO
NET OF DECEPTION
The malevolent owner of an online sexual-enhancement dispensary preys on wealthy and powerful men through carefully planned data-mining schemes … they take lives and destroy reputations. A renowned surgeon, along with the FBI, hunt down these Internet criminals.
The story is a frightening and realistic look at how nefarious actors lurk, kill, and make fortunes in the cyber-ecosphere. We are all in danger… just a click away.
“Net of Deception is one of those books you simply cannot stop reading until the very last page. This novel is an explosive mix of medicine, sex, politics, and international complot… powerful, contemporary, and food for the brain.”
ERVIN KOCJANCIC, MD, PROFESSOR,
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HEALTH & SCIENCE, CHICAGO
“The internet is the central character in this tale of international intrigue… How many times have we innocently flirted with the dangers that Dr. Young so masterfully describes? I could not turn the pages fast enough!”
JAMEY FADIM, ATTORNEY, CHICAGO
CONSEQUENCE OF MURDER
A biochemical engineer develops a synthetic marvel that’s sure to save lives — but good intentions quickly turn criminal in this intriguing medical thriller where unscrupulous doctors and a villainous drug company greatly endanger patients… until a courageous whistleblower threatens to reveal the whole shebang. Can murder be far behind?
Danger rolls downhill in this clever mystery.
“Riveting… engaging… with factual and medical detail so perplexing you will question whether it’s really fiction.”
JULIAN SHEPARD, ATTORNEY, WASHINGTON, D.C.
“[H]as the perfect crime been devised? This is a brilliantly clever and intriguing thriller. I highly recommend it.”
CRISTIAN J. LUCIANO, PhD, PROFESSOR,
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO
