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The Donated

Published
Aug 2020
Main Genre
Thriller Thriller
Pages
283

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Powerfully written and thought-provoking. Highly recommended The Wishing Shelf Book Awards The science was mind blowing and the build to the story's climax was intense. You will read it thinking, 'Could this really happen?' bookstackreviews.com A creepy, compelling page-turner of a book Awesome Indies Reviews_________________ Death is only the beginning ... Hidden in a secret enclosure far from prying eyes, a unique forensic experiment studies the slow decay of human remains from donated bodies. But when corpses vanish from their open graves, a disturbing possibility emerges. One that no one dares contemplate. Are the bodies flickering briefly into consciousness, caught in a terrifying limbo between life and death? Unless one man can expose their macabre fate, a ghastly fraud will go unpunished and rotting souls will be kept awake ... perhaps forever. A chilling poke at man's obsession with genetic modification and everlasting life. A great mix of scientific fact and gruesome horror. If you like compelling mysteries with an injection of horror, you'll love this gripping thriller from Guardian and BBC writer, William Knight. _______________ Outstanding! A sort of sophistication that unwinds the horror without getting too brutally over-the-top. ...a great twist on the run-of-the-mill zombie story by mixing it up with industrial espionage and a good dose of believable science. Truly gripping! A chilling poke at man's current obsession with genetic modification and everlasting life. A great mix of scientific fact and gruesome horror. Michael Crichton meets CSI. A great choice for lovers of Crichton. A real-life medical crime thriller that asks the age-old question: What would you give to live forever. A 10-star horror factor rating! If you enjoy Tom Clancy, David Baldacci or Richard North Patterson you may well enjoy William Knight! I read this in a blur. Fantastic. Crisp, fast paced chiller with a twist. Bloody brilliant book. A gripping read. It was a BRILLIANT non-traditional and unexpected. Horror thriller at it's best, truly gruesome yet also believable. Knight writes excellent body horror.

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