Lab Notes

by Gerrie Nelson

A Novel On a perilous journey toward revenge and self discovery, Professor Diane Rose combines her husband’s lab notes, her rational scientific thinking and the mysticism of the Kogi, a five-thousand-year-old South American mountain tribe, to answer the “Why are scientists and their technologies disappearing?” Aggressively recruited by BRI, a Houston research group, Diane Rose and her husband (and research partner) Vincent Rose succumb to the lure of commercial biotechnology, leaving their university posts and moving southwest to Texas. Mind-boggling salaries and unlimited funding promise a bright future in research-for-profit. But BRI’s employee handbook does not disclose its true corporate mission. Nor does it spell out the company’s retirement plan—scientists and their inventions simply disappear. Vincent Rose sees hints of darkness in their new workplace and records his suspicions as if they are scientific data. Diane, relishing her newfound success in biotechnology, turns a blind eye to BRI’s minefield of an animal rights extremist with destructive tendencies, a disgraced scientist with ulterior motives, a shadow employee with dangerous secrets to protect and a sadist who releases tension through animal torture. When Vincent vanishes during an offshore yacht race, Diane studies his notes and suspects foul play. Distraught but determined to uncover the truth, she trades her microscope for binoculars and master keys—unaware she’s being watched. Her quest (fraught with escapes and evasions) follows a trail of ill-fated lovers, secret societies, greed and murder.

Genres: Mystery, Fiction

306 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2012

Reviews

[Phyllis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent story. Loved the mystery and adventure of the jungle. I had a hard time putting this book down.

[Patricia Joynton · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a hard go for me. The thing that kept me going was the story is set in the Houston/Galveston area and I enjoyed seeing just how accurate it was about the area. I would ask myself things like, "Why aren't that at the Texas Medical Center library instead of the Moody Library in Galveston?" Overall it was pretty accurate and I enjoyed recalling the things brought up, like Rice University, I-45, Gulf of Mexico, Galveston... But really introducing like 16 characters in 16 pages is a bit overwhelming.

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty decent book

If you're looking for the secrets of the universe if you're looking for the curious to society's ills if you're looking for the answer to the eternal questions , this book is not for you . I would suggest you either sit back and drink a Margarita her slit your wrists. If you are interested in a light book which is kind of fast-paced and has a lot of quirks in it then read this book

[Allen · Rating 4 out of 5]

8 errors

[Sarah Booth · Rating 1 out of 5]

i could not get into this book what so ever, maybe due to it being full of science and things. i gave it till chapter 7 but try as i might it did not pull me in.

[Jai Rahim]

Can't get into it, ditching this one.