Leaving the Bones Behind

by Gary Watson

If you like reading a Michael Crichton-esque take on a Nicholas Sparks story, sort of like "The Notebook" meets "Jurassic Park," this fictional suspense story will work for you. One of the greatest strengths of the book is how well the author weaves the technical content necessary to make the story believable into the life of Oliver Mathews, a man confined to a pod-like room inside an Alzheimer’s care facility. He is in the fight of his life, racing to preserve his legacy in the form of one final gift for his son and daughter. Yet laid against the poignant backdrop of Oliver’s darkening days is a deadly tale of medical intrigue, when a raging conflict of ethics among leading scientists escalates to murder.
Leaving the Bones Behind is a poignant, thought-provoking, and utterly compelling new novel that symbolically merges one man’s struggle with the moral ambiguity of cutting-edge science. Readers will be hooked from the first page, but nothing will prepare them for the twist at the a final clue leading to the identity of the storyteller. Guess correctly, and you'll enjoy a whole new new perspective on the bones Oliver leaves behind.To learn more about the author and the book, visit the author's website garywatsonbooks.com.

308 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 2009