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Perpetuity
"A riveting thriller that will have you hooked from the first page to the last." Peter Colt, Author of The Banker.
Justin, a newly trained doctor, encounters Sarah while trail running, treats her puncture wound, and drives her back to a secluded cabin.
Concerned by his enigmatic patient's refusal of hospital care, Justin runs a surreptitious blood test for tetanus antibodies, shocked to find nanobots instead of a normal immune system.
But when her blood sample falls into the wrong hands, Justin and Sarah flee from Washington, DC, to the Adirondack wilderness, desperate to evade a rapacious corporation and a lone assassin with a sinister agenda.
While Justin earns Sarah's trust and unravels her mysterious history, their relationship deepens, and the dangers intensify.
As they discover why Sarah was chosen to host the nanobots and contemplate the consequences of her condition, Justin and Sarah hope to survive long enough for her life to be used as a force for good rather than ill.
Recommended for fans of Dean Koontz, Blake Crouch, and Michael Crichton.
Kevin Joseph is a former attorney. He lives in Northern Virginia with his family.
Justin, a newly trained doctor, encounters Sarah while trail running, treats her puncture wound, and drives her back to a secluded cabin.
Concerned by his enigmatic patient's refusal of hospital care, Justin runs a surreptitious blood test for tetanus antibodies, shocked to find nanobots instead of a normal immune system.
But when her blood sample falls into the wrong hands, Justin and Sarah flee from Washington, DC, to the Adirondack wilderness, desperate to evade a rapacious corporation and a lone assassin with a sinister agenda.
While Justin earns Sarah's trust and unravels her mysterious history, their relationship deepens, and the dangers intensify.
As they discover why Sarah was chosen to host the nanobots and contemplate the consequences of her condition, Justin and Sarah hope to survive long enough for her life to be used as a force for good rather than ill.
Recommended for fans of Dean Koontz, Blake Crouch, and Michael Crichton.
Kevin Joseph is a former attorney. He lives in Northern Virginia with his family.
318 pages, Paperback
Published August 11, 2025
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August 14, 2025
A fast-moving, speculative sci-fi thriller, and a fun read!
After helping a fellow runner who cut her foot on a nail, a young doctor inadvertently discovers a dangerous secret in her blood, a secret that puts them in direct conflict with shadowy forces in the biotech industry. Suddenly, they find themselves running for their lives, threatened by the US government... and even more powerful enemies.
Perpetuity uses several character perspectives, and the reader gradually pieces together the book's reality through various characters' eyes. I appreciate any novel that is well-structured to the point that the reader doesn't actually "see" the structure, but can just enjoy the story as it unfolds. It's harder to do than it looks.
The au... [see the rest on my book review site.]
After helping a fellow runner who cut her foot on a nail, a young doctor inadvertently discovers a dangerous secret in her blood, a secret that puts them in direct conflict with shadowy forces in the biotech industry. Suddenly, they find themselves running for their lives, threatened by the US government... and even more powerful enemies.
Perpetuity uses several character perspectives, and the reader gradually pieces together the book's reality through various characters' eyes. I appreciate any novel that is well-structured to the point that the reader doesn't actually "see" the structure, but can just enjoy the story as it unfolds. It's harder to do than it looks.
The au... [see the rest on my book review site.]
October 10, 2025
Fast paced action / thriller with sci-fi elements.
I liked the overall plot idea but the execution did not work. The characters were all terribly cliched - the good guys were too good, the bad guys were too bad. The one character who switched sides was not believable in his actions and reasoning for switching - it was too abrupt. The aliens were too human. The ending was too predictable. And even though you knew the ending from the start, the ending is also too unrealistically positive. And way too many story elements that I just can't swallow: advanced alien races would not act that way (as I said - too human), and the U.S. industrial/military complex would not let alien technology slip out of their control - the reaction would have been exponentially bigger, faster and more brutal.
So a nice, quick, feel-good story that I just can't buy. The one thing this story does is raise the question of what we should be doing with new technology - as opposed to what we are doing.
I liked the overall plot idea but the execution did not work. The characters were all terribly cliched - the good guys were too good, the bad guys were too bad. The one character who switched sides was not believable in his actions and reasoning for switching - it was too abrupt. The aliens were too human. The ending was too predictable. And even though you knew the ending from the start, the ending is also too unrealistically positive. And way too many story elements that I just can't swallow: advanced alien races would not act that way (as I said - too human), and the U.S. industrial/military complex would not let alien technology slip out of their control - the reaction would have been exponentially bigger, faster and more brutal.
So a nice, quick, feel-good story that I just can't buy. The one thing this story does is raise the question of what we should be doing with new technology - as opposed to what we are doing.
November 3, 2025
This book is just fun! The characters are relatable, the pace moves quickly, and there’s a great mix of technology, humor, and action. It’s like a case study in how to put together a modern thriller. The structure is right and all the elements feel like they fit perfectly.
The author having hit the right formula doesn’t mean it’s unoriginal, though. It’s got very clever elements, the overall plot is well considered and strategic, and shifting voices/points-of-view by chapter is extremely effective.
The only gripe: It could lose the alien angle, since we’re close enough with nano tech to sustain a narrative without it. It's the one thing that sounds a wrong note each time I encountered it, especially since it felt like most of the story could work without involving aliens.
The author having hit the right formula doesn’t mean it’s unoriginal, though. It’s got very clever elements, the overall plot is well considered and strategic, and shifting voices/points-of-view by chapter is extremely effective.
The only gripe: It could lose the alien angle, since we’re close enough with nano tech to sustain a narrative without it. It's the one thing that sounds a wrong note each time I encountered it, especially since it felt like most of the story could work without involving aliens.
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