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49 Days
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Forty years ago the CIA's most secret black operation was supposed to have been shut down for good. It never was.
When a New York psychologist is granted permission to start the first human psychedelic drug trials since the early 1990s, it ends in disaster.
On the opposite side of the world a passenger jet explodes mid-air. Against all odds there is a lone survivor.
When MKULTRA learns the identity of the lone survivor - they rightfully panic.
The consequences of a highly secret black operation, set in motion several decades earlier, is now finally coming back to haunt the agency.
The clock is ticking.
The days are numbered.
Everyone has secrets. Some are darker than others.
49 Days is a page turner of a Sci-Fi thriller in the bestselling tradition of Matthew Reilly and Dan Brown.
Forty years ago the CIA's most secret black operation was supposed to have been shut down for good. It never was.
When a New York psychologist is granted permission to start the first human psychedelic drug trials since the early 1990s, it ends in disaster.
On the opposite side of the world a passenger jet explodes mid-air. Against all odds there is a lone survivor.
When MKULTRA learns the identity of the lone survivor - they rightfully panic.
The consequences of a highly secret black operation, set in motion several decades earlier, is now finally coming back to haunt the agency.
The clock is ticking.
The days are numbered.
Everyone has secrets. Some are darker than others.
49 Days is a page turner of a Sci-Fi thriller in the bestselling tradition of Matthew Reilly and Dan Brown.
502 pages, ebook
First published December 3, 2014
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167 people want to read
About the author
Erik Hamre
11 books29 followersErik is the author of ten thrillers.
He lives in Sydney.
You can contact Erik at eh@erikhamre.com
He lives in Sydney.
You can contact Erik at eh@erikhamre.com
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January 6, 2018
Loved the concept
Cool concept and New line of thinking for me. Great read will definitly get the next one in the series.
Cool concept and New line of thinking for me. Great read will definitly get the next one in the series.
July 15, 2017
Remarkable
Thrilling, unstoppable. And also educational. Well researched. Excellent pacing. This excellent book is my favorite this year.
My favorite read this year.
Thrilling, unstoppable. And also educational. Well researched. Excellent pacing. This excellent book is my favorite this year.
My favorite read this year.
June 29, 2016
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A really fast read and interesting subject matter. I would have liked to seen a little more character development and background but otherwise a good book. Looking forward to the next one.
A really fast read and interesting subject matter. I would have liked to seen a little more character development and background but otherwise a good book. Looking forward to the next one.
November 14, 2017
I loved this book.
Refreshingly different than most sifi/fantasy novels I have read recently. A few editing problems, but not enough to be distracting. Finally a book that kept me involved. Wow! Going to download Book 2 ASAP.
Refreshingly different than most sifi/fantasy novels I have read recently. A few editing problems, but not enough to be distracting. Finally a book that kept me involved. Wow! Going to download Book 2 ASAP.
January 28, 2017
Great book! So different to what I usually read. But I do enjoy a dip into unknown genres!
Sci fi, conspiracy, fast paced & enjoyable read.
Sci fi, conspiracy, fast paced & enjoyable read.
September 11, 2017
Intriguing
This book was quite intriguing. Good plot and characters. A satisfying ending that still left some open questions in case a sequel is planned.
This book was quite intriguing. Good plot and characters. A satisfying ending that still left some open questions in case a sequel is planned.
April 29, 2018
I really liked this book. A lot. Really a lot.
This is an interesting take on the debate between science and faith. The title comes from the Buddhist belief that it takes 49 days for the soul/spirit to leave the body after death. This matches exactly some eerie results from a study about LSD done by the CIA in the 1970s as part of Project MKULTRA.
A new hippie-type scientist gets approval to research the effects of LSD on dying patients--to help ease their fears. What he finds makes him experiment on himself to try to replicate the results. Then he kills himself.
His former boss reads the research after the hippie guy dies. He gets excited and decides to experiment on his deadbeat son. He dies.
Meanwhile, Adam, a former member of the armed services and the main character of the story, is trying to find his daughter who was abducted by her mother seven years ago. He finds her under unusual circumstances in Australia after a plane crash. From that point, they are running for their lives from--who else--the CIA.
The story is told from two completely different perspectives with both trying to figure out what is going on. Adam and his daughter end up in Viet Nam seeking out a mysterious shaman, while the CIA allows the doctor that experimented on his son to learn the secrets of its MKULTRA experiment in hopes he can use his medical skills as a neurologist to find the truth.
This book has it all: train and airplane crashes, LSD, the CIA, explosions and lots of death, father and child reunions and separations, a mysterious mystical shaman, medical research, magic numbers, alternate realities, mysteries of the brain, life, death, and maybe the end of the world. There is constant suspense as secrets are slowly revealed and the connection between Adam's daughter, the doctor's son, and the shaman is slowly revealed
This book brought back fond memories of "Lost" (the TV show). It's man of science/man of faith storyline is very relevant to this story, as are the mysterious numbers, the life and death battles, government experimentation, and the possible end of the world, among other things.
I loved the search for truth against seemingly insurmountable obstacles and all the information about the functioning of the brain. It was fascinating and compelling.
I give this book my highest recommendation..
This is an interesting take on the debate between science and faith. The title comes from the Buddhist belief that it takes 49 days for the soul/spirit to leave the body after death. This matches exactly some eerie results from a study about LSD done by the CIA in the 1970s as part of Project MKULTRA.
A new hippie-type scientist gets approval to research the effects of LSD on dying patients--to help ease their fears. What he finds makes him experiment on himself to try to replicate the results. Then he kills himself.
His former boss reads the research after the hippie guy dies. He gets excited and decides to experiment on his deadbeat son. He dies.
Meanwhile, Adam, a former member of the armed services and the main character of the story, is trying to find his daughter who was abducted by her mother seven years ago. He finds her under unusual circumstances in Australia after a plane crash. From that point, they are running for their lives from--who else--the CIA.
The story is told from two completely different perspectives with both trying to figure out what is going on. Adam and his daughter end up in Viet Nam seeking out a mysterious shaman, while the CIA allows the doctor that experimented on his son to learn the secrets of its MKULTRA experiment in hopes he can use his medical skills as a neurologist to find the truth.
This book has it all: train and airplane crashes, LSD, the CIA, explosions and lots of death, father and child reunions and separations, a mysterious mystical shaman, medical research, magic numbers, alternate realities, mysteries of the brain, life, death, and maybe the end of the world. There is constant suspense as secrets are slowly revealed and the connection between Adam's daughter, the doctor's son, and the shaman is slowly revealed
This book brought back fond memories of "Lost" (the TV show). It's man of science/man of faith storyline is very relevant to this story, as are the mysterious numbers, the life and death battles, government experimentation, and the possible end of the world, among other things.
I loved the search for truth against seemingly insurmountable obstacles and all the information about the functioning of the brain. It was fascinating and compelling.
I give this book my highest recommendation..
March 29, 2019
Very interesting and unpredictable
The action kept you interested while the characters were being developed. The concept of the story was not rote where the guy has to rescue the 'princess', then everyone lives happily ever after. I liked the substance of the plot. It was a subject I had never thought about and you kept me asking, what would come next. And your main characterters are very likable - well, the ones you wanted us to like. I will be reading the next book "50 Days"
The action kept you interested while the characters were being developed. The concept of the story was not rote where the guy has to rescue the 'princess', then everyone lives happily ever after. I liked the substance of the plot. It was a subject I had never thought about and you kept me asking, what would come next. And your main characterters are very likable - well, the ones you wanted us to like. I will be reading the next book "50 Days"
December 3, 2018
Amazing, fast paced suspence/thriller with very interesting characters. The storyline keeps you hooked, and isn't stagnant like other novels in that category. I can go on and on about this book and all the different topics and themes, but that'd take some time. If you're on the fence about this one, just do it. You won't be disappointed, I'll give you a dollar if you are haha. Off to purchase the 2nd in the series. 5/5 highly recommend
March 29, 2019
A very enjoyable tale of science, spiritualism and deception
I have to admit, I wasn’t expecting much from this book and when I started reading the premise, the MKULTRA connection I was afraid it would be a tale of pure fantasy.
There is some urban fantasy, but there is also some scientific rigor behind the story. A hint that what some call “supernatural” is just nature we haven’t discovered yet.
I have to admit, I wasn’t expecting much from this book and when I started reading the premise, the MKULTRA connection I was afraid it would be a tale of pure fantasy.
There is some urban fantasy, but there is also some scientific rigor behind the story. A hint that what some call “supernatural” is just nature we haven’t discovered yet.
January 31, 2018
Great Story
Very enjoyable read that I finished in two sittings. The book could use a little more editing because some of the spelling was off as well as some of the syntax but it didn’t really take away from the enjoyment.
Very original concept tho and I look forward to reading the next installment
Very enjoyable read that I finished in two sittings. The book could use a little more editing because some of the spelling was off as well as some of the syntax but it didn’t really take away from the enjoyment.
Very original concept tho and I look forward to reading the next installment
August 25, 2021
49 Days is truly one of the best books of it’s genre I’ve read in a long time.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading 49 Days and highly recommend it to anyone who truly loves reading high octane adventure and edge of your seat action packed novels. It’s a combination sci-fi and military action masterpiece well worth the reading
I thoroughly enjoyed reading 49 Days and highly recommend it to anyone who truly loves reading high octane adventure and edge of your seat action packed novels. It’s a combination sci-fi and military action masterpiece well worth the reading
November 29, 2022
A unique story.
This was a unique story, well written and very interesting. The rest of this review is to meet the twenty word minimum required or the review. The rest of this review is to meet the twenty word minimum required or the review. The rest of this review is to meet the twenty word minimum required or the review.
This was a unique story, well written and very interesting. The rest of this review is to meet the twenty word minimum required or the review. The rest of this review is to meet the twenty word minimum required or the review. The rest of this review is to meet the twenty word minimum required or the review.
June 18, 2018
49 Days. Excellent....
Unbelievable! It took a brilliant mind to write this book. Mind blowing! I will be thinking about this book for a while to come. I plan to recommend this book to family and friends. Thanks. Belinda Young. Mississippi
Unbelievable! It took a brilliant mind to write this book. Mind blowing! I will be thinking about this book for a while to come. I plan to recommend this book to family and friends. Thanks. Belinda Young. Mississippi
August 22, 2018
Interesting storyline
Enjoyed premise and pace of book. But felt ending was rushed to get it completed. Felt story line of Patient F , Cameron, and Hayburner was incomplete and left me hanging.
Enjoyed premise and pace of book. But felt ending was rushed to get it completed. Felt story line of Patient F , Cameron, and Hayburner was incomplete and left me hanging.
October 8, 2018
Amazing | Addictive
If you are sci-fi fan, as I am, you will love this book. I did. It keep me wanting to read what was next and when I could no longer resist I started reading again for hours.
If you are sci-fi fan, as I am, you will love this book. I did. It keep me wanting to read what was next and when I could no longer resist I started reading again for hours.
November 21, 2018
Very interesting Concept
This was one of the most engaging stories that is character driven. Really enjoyed the pacing and it is thought Provoking it was a little unclear on exactly the true nature of what occurred at the end but that is what makes it thought provoking
This was one of the most engaging stories that is character driven. Really enjoyed the pacing and it is thought Provoking it was a little unclear on exactly the true nature of what occurred at the end but that is what makes it thought provoking
February 2, 2019
Riveting plot/Fascinating characters
Researchers are just beginning to tap into DMT's potential. The author has given us his exciting interpretation of the myriad possibilities of this amazing substance that is naturally found in plants and animals....including humans!
Researchers are just beginning to tap into DMT's potential. The author has given us his exciting interpretation of the myriad possibilities of this amazing substance that is naturally found in plants and animals....including humans!
March 1, 2018
This is a well-written, action packed novel with a unique (to me) premise. I enjoyed it very much and highly recommend it to anyone that likes a good thriller.
July 12, 2018
5 stars
A little slow at the start , but quickly became a great novel. I read it straight thru. Couldn't put it down.
A little slow at the start , but quickly became a great novel. I read it straight thru. Couldn't put it down.
November 16, 2018
Intriguing book!
The storyline is very interesting a d kept me interested. It is also scary thinking how so called scientists could do such inhumane treatment s to people.
The storyline is very interesting a d kept me interested. It is also scary thinking how so called scientists could do such inhumane treatment s to people.
January 18, 2019
Entertaining and exciting
Nice to read a book that isnt a " gripping suspense". The author actually out some thought into this book. Going straight on to the second book
Nice to read a book that isnt a " gripping suspense". The author actually out some thought into this book. Going straight on to the second book
March 27, 2019
Good read
Kind of glossed over getting from Vietnam to US. Other than that good detail and interesting story line.
Looking forward to the next one.
Kind of glossed over getting from Vietnam to US. Other than that good detail and interesting story line.
Looking forward to the next one.
June 5, 2019
Profanity!!!
Another dud author with the vocabulary of a drunk sailor. What a waste of my time. Where do these people come from?
Another dud author with the vocabulary of a drunk sailor. What a waste of my time. Where do these people come from?
June 27, 2019
Good book
Nice speculative book. The mix of science and parapsychology was interesting. A good summer read, get it and enjoy. Really.
Nice speculative book. The mix of science and parapsychology was interesting. A good summer read, get it and enjoy. Really.
July 28, 2019
A combo of science and fantasy
Kept me interested throughout. I enjoyed the combination of science and data and the diversity of the characters. An absorbing read!
Kept me interested throughout. I enjoyed the combination of science and data and the diversity of the characters. An absorbing read!
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August 24, 2018Fast paced and a thriller
Read the book if you like a fast pace and a thriller. It will take you around the world and back. I enjoyed the theorizing regarding the working of the brain as well. It was all quite interesting. I look forward to the next book in this series.
Read the book if you like a fast pace and a thriller. It will take you around the world and back. I enjoyed the theorizing regarding the working of the brain as well. It was all quite interesting. I look forward to the next book in this series.
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