Seizure - by Robin Cook

I just finished reading Seizure by Robin Cook. Although this book started off really slow, I got into it at the end, well about 1/3 of the way into it. I guess after reading WWZ you really expect too much from a book, too much action and excitement

So the story is about Dr. Daniel Lowell and his girlfriend/colleague Dr. Stephanie D’Agosta, who’s brother is connected to the mafia, start their own gene therapy research company, CURE. Together they develop the HTSR technique which is unheard of but can heal so many different diseases. They go to Washington DC to try and get more funding for their research so they can take it to the next level when they are blindsided by Senator Ashley Butler who is a democrat, but very conservative. Ashley destroys them in front of the senate but then contacts them because he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease and he wants them to cure it so that he can continue in his political ambitions.

Ashley sets aside some money and contacts a privet hospital/medical facility in Bahamas which is run by 2 very questionable doctors, both of whom have been questioned on their research with reproduction. Ashley agrees to support the HTSR bill if Dr. Lowell and Dr, D’Agosta agree to perform the procedure on him and cure his Parkinson’s. Both Daniel and Stephanie question it at first but agree if they can save their company it is worth it. The only request that Ashley has is that they use the Shroud of Turin to collect the DNA sample from.

Ashley uses his connections to gain access to a few threads the Shroud of Turin from the Catholic Church. However the church is worried on how the threads will be used, because they do not want any more scientific testing done on the Shroud, so they send someone to follow the threads and see what is done with them.

Stephanie’s brother finds out that CURE is in trouble and is worried that he is going to lose his investment into the company. When he finds out that Stephanie and Daniel are going to the Bahamas he thinks it is for vacation and not for work so his partners send a thug after Daniel to beat him into coming back to Washington DC and saving his company.

The story has a number of twists and turns and antagonists. Daniel and Stephanie seem to encounter trouble at every turn, when all they are trying to do is save their company which could help to cure millions of people.

This book ended up being very good and I enjoyed it. I would recommend it to people who enjoy more of the science side of things.

I have now started reading Saga of the Seven Suns book 2, I read book 1, which I enjoyed and I am looking forward to finishing book 2. I think there are 5 all together so it will be a while before I finish them all. My best friend as also told me I have to read another book after this so the Saga will have to go on hold again.