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Malignancy
Men disguised as police officers shoot at Sara Almquist twice in one day. The real police suspect Jim Mazzone, a drug czar currently awaiting trial in Albuquerque, will order more hits on Sara. After all, Sara was key to his capture. Thus when colleagues in the State Department invite Sara to arrange scientific exchanges between the U.S. and Cuba, she jumps at the chance to get out of town. Maybe, she should question their motives.
230 pages, Paperback
First published October 13, 2014
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About the author
J.L. Greger
15 books28 followers JL Greger enjoys putting tidbits of science into her fiction. Perhaps because she was a professor in the biological sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She and hopes her mysteries and thrillers will increase interest in science by women and minorities.
In SHE DIDN'T KNOW HER PLACE, a woman learns the hard way what academics will do to protect their “kingdoms” at a state university in New England.
In RIDDLED WITH CLUES, a woman is attacked repeatedly after she listens to the strange tale of an undercover drug agent and gets puzzling riddled clues from a homeless veteran in Albuquerque. (Finalist for a 2017 NM/Arizona book award)
In MURDER...A WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT, try to guess who killed the "diet" doctor as you learn about recent scientific discoveries on dieting. (Won 2016 Public Safety Writers contest and finalist for a NM/Arizona book award)
In I SAW YOU IN BEIRUT, a woman’s past provides clues for the extraction of a nuclear scientist from Irani. She tucked several of her experiences as a science consultant in Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates in the 1990s into the plot.
In MALIGNANCY, a woman scientist tries to escape the clutches of a drug lord and accepts a risky assignment in Cuba. (Won 2015 Public Safety Writers (PSWA) annual contest.
There are two other books in her Science Traveller mystery and thriller series: COMING FLU and IGNORE THE PAIN.
The author also likes to likes to explore new areas and has written two collections of stories. THE GOOD OLD DAYS? is fourteen short vignettes on families in the 1940s through 1960s. OTHER PEOPLE'S MOTHERS reflects interactions between modern mothers and children. (Finalist for a 2017 NM/Arizona book award)
In SHE DIDN'T KNOW HER PLACE, a woman learns the hard way what academics will do to protect their “kingdoms” at a state university in New England.
In RIDDLED WITH CLUES, a woman is attacked repeatedly after she listens to the strange tale of an undercover drug agent and gets puzzling riddled clues from a homeless veteran in Albuquerque. (Finalist for a 2017 NM/Arizona book award)
In MURDER...A WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT, try to guess who killed the "diet" doctor as you learn about recent scientific discoveries on dieting. (Won 2016 Public Safety Writers contest and finalist for a NM/Arizona book award)
In I SAW YOU IN BEIRUT, a woman’s past provides clues for the extraction of a nuclear scientist from Irani. She tucked several of her experiences as a science consultant in Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates in the 1990s into the plot.
In MALIGNANCY, a woman scientist tries to escape the clutches of a drug lord and accepts a risky assignment in Cuba. (Won 2015 Public Safety Writers (PSWA) annual contest.
There are two other books in her Science Traveller mystery and thriller series: COMING FLU and IGNORE THE PAIN.
The author also likes to likes to explore new areas and has written two collections of stories. THE GOOD OLD DAYS? is fourteen short vignettes on families in the 1940s through 1960s. OTHER PEOPLE'S MOTHERS reflects interactions between modern mothers and children. (Finalist for a 2017 NM/Arizona book award)
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January 22, 2015
January 22, 2015
A Review by Anthony T. Riggio of the book “Malignancy” written by JL Greger
Malignancy was recommended to me by an author friend who rated it high, at least higher than my rating. I rated this book 3 star out of 5, he rated 5 out of 5. I did like the story line and would have rated it higher except that I found the characters when initially identified had two names, i.e., first and last names. Afterwards they were identified by first name only and then with the number of different characters, it became a chore for me to keep track of who was who and if you read this book on a Kindle you cannot easily flip back and forth to where the characters were initially identified. Additionally, I found the transitions in both the conversations and the scenes difficult to follow at times. If I am an average reader, then the average reader would find the same difficulties.
The story line was very good and believable, given the rolls of the characters and their respective interactions. This said, the introductions of the main character, who was a noted epidemiologist, I expected I would be reading about some exotic disease and it was not until I got to the end of the book that that the title was meaningful, at least to my understanding.
There were two story lines occurring at the same time: the criminal actions which were captivating and enjoyable and the roll of the Government (I could not define whether it was the State Department or the CIA) but there was an intrigue occurring with involvement of the medical people of Cuba. I was intrigued by the definition differences between chemo therapy and immune therapy in treating cancer. One could easily develop a feeling that the Cuban researchers were somewhat ahead of what was happening in America. The main character, who is an epidemiologist, has incredible skills in gathering intelligence for her government mentor who is in love with her. She is equally skilled in creating a scenario that was designed to uncover a mole in the criminal investigation back in Albuquerque New Mexico, where the original crime was committed.
The story is both entertaining and informative as to the interplay of the local police agency, the FBI and the local prosecutor. I would recommend this book to others notwithstanding my lower rating from that of my author friend.
A Review by Anthony T. Riggio of the book “Malignancy” written by JL Greger
Malignancy was recommended to me by an author friend who rated it high, at least higher than my rating. I rated this book 3 star out of 5, he rated 5 out of 5. I did like the story line and would have rated it higher except that I found the characters when initially identified had two names, i.e., first and last names. Afterwards they were identified by first name only and then with the number of different characters, it became a chore for me to keep track of who was who and if you read this book on a Kindle you cannot easily flip back and forth to where the characters were initially identified. Additionally, I found the transitions in both the conversations and the scenes difficult to follow at times. If I am an average reader, then the average reader would find the same difficulties.
The story line was very good and believable, given the rolls of the characters and their respective interactions. This said, the introductions of the main character, who was a noted epidemiologist, I expected I would be reading about some exotic disease and it was not until I got to the end of the book that that the title was meaningful, at least to my understanding.
There were two story lines occurring at the same time: the criminal actions which were captivating and enjoyable and the roll of the Government (I could not define whether it was the State Department or the CIA) but there was an intrigue occurring with involvement of the medical people of Cuba. I was intrigued by the definition differences between chemo therapy and immune therapy in treating cancer. One could easily develop a feeling that the Cuban researchers were somewhat ahead of what was happening in America. The main character, who is an epidemiologist, has incredible skills in gathering intelligence for her government mentor who is in love with her. She is equally skilled in creating a scenario that was designed to uncover a mole in the criminal investigation back in Albuquerque New Mexico, where the original crime was committed.
The story is both entertaining and informative as to the interplay of the local police agency, the FBI and the local prosecutor. I would recommend this book to others notwithstanding my lower rating from that of my author friend.
October 21, 2014
“I may have stumbled into unsavory situations in the past, but I’m not into covert activities.” Yet, once again, in this third book featuring Sara Almquist, the epidemiologist is acting more as a secret agent than as a medical advisor. And, once again, J. L. Greger has given the reader a taut, well-written, fascinating look behind the scenes of scientific research combined with international intrigue. [Note: having read the previous two books in the series, Coming Flu and Murder: A New Way to Lose Weight, my only caveat is that I cannot judge how well it will hold up as a stand-alone. So read the other two first!]
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