Dead Head

by Allen Wyler

Brain Surgery or Murder?

When brain surgeon Russell Lawton is abducted at gunpoint by terrorists, he's sure there's a how could he be useful to them? To his horror, he learns they have kidnapped his only child, eight-year old Angela. Unless Russell does what they want, they will bury her alive.

To buy time Russell agrees, and is immediately confronted with a seemingly impossible surgical problem. He must develop an innovative computer that can manipulate a robot by using brain activity. And fast, or his daughter dies.

Why? When Russell finds out why the terrorists need the computer, and how they plan to use it on a human being, he can't believe they're serious. But the consequences for not taking them seriously are his daughter's life, and the lives of millions of innocent people.

352 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 6, 2007

About the author

Allen's thrillers have twice been nominated for the prestigious ITW Thriller Award and is a three-time finalist for the BestThiller award. He is an active member of the North American Crime Writers and Mystery Writers of America. He lives in Seattle.

Reviews

[Lena · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my fourth book by Allen Wyler. They are free on Audible. The first book I listened to was "Deadly odds" and I didn't like it at all. The other books have been ok. My biggest problem with this book was the narrator! He was really boring to listen to but after a while I got used to his voice.

The book has a lot of medical words but as a former registered nurse I didn't really mind that. Allen Wyler is a Neuro surgeon so he knows what he is talking about in this book. The book could have been shorter it felt like the story wasn't moving forward in the middle of the story. 3.5*

[Huguette Larochelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

a bit too bloody for me.i think there a movie about this .o this is the stories .

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mediocre

[Madisyn Stufflebean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Russel Lawton is taken in by terrorists. As a doctor working in the neurology department these terrorists expect him to achieve an unreachable fete. They demand he separates a mans head from his body with means to keep the brain functioning. Doctor Lawton can't object, because the life of his daughter, Angels is in danger. This book was fantastic and very realistic. It was written by a man educated in neurology himself and so it's full of interesting facts. A very good read. It's kept me interested from the beginning.

[Donna Maroulis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Agghhh! Totally creeped me out ! I guess that means it was a good book...

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting premise from a scientific point of view. Plot was somewhat lackluster but still entertaining.

[Vesta Moon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really love medical thrillers.