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Dash Boone Thrillers #3
The Forbidden Helix
A remote volcanic island. A genetic anomaly that shouldn’t exist. A force that has waited five thousand years to be discovered.
When a respected professor massacres his research team after returning from Fergusson Island, the only clue he leaves behind is a warning..
Elizabeth Harrington of the Redmayne Organization uncovers the impossible—his DNA was rewritten at a fundamental level. She sends adventurer Dash Boone and geneticist Dr. Kim Kirby into the jungle to find the source.
What they discover is a strange grove seemingly capable of reshaping human evolution itself. Hunted by a ruthless rival faction and racing against a looming volcanic eruption and hurricane, Dash and Kim must stop the orchard before its spores escape the island and alter humanity forever.
A high-stakes scientific thriller where evolution and extinction hang by a single breath.
Book #3 in the Dash Boone Thrillers series.
When a respected professor massacres his research team after returning from Fergusson Island, the only clue he leaves behind is a warning..
Elizabeth Harrington of the Redmayne Organization uncovers the impossible—his DNA was rewritten at a fundamental level. She sends adventurer Dash Boone and geneticist Dr. Kim Kirby into the jungle to find the source.
What they discover is a strange grove seemingly capable of reshaping human evolution itself. Hunted by a ruthless rival faction and racing against a looming volcanic eruption and hurricane, Dash and Kim must stop the orchard before its spores escape the island and alter humanity forever.
A high-stakes scientific thriller where evolution and extinction hang by a single breath.
Book #3 in the Dash Boone Thrillers series.
294 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 25, 2026
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About the author
Craig A. Hart
129 books333 followersCraig A. Hart is a writer of thrillers. In a past life, he was also director for Northern Illinois Radio Information Service, a broadcast outreach that brought daily news and information to the visually impaired.
In 2015, Kindle Press published his literary novel BECOMING MOON. NPR affiliate Northern Public Radio featured BECOMING MOON in their Winter Book Series, and it won Best Novel of Summer 2015 from Pinnacle Awards. He is also the author of the historical mystery NIGHT AT KEY WEST, which is based on true events.
In 2016, he publishing SERENITY, the first book in the popular Shelby Alexander Thriller Series. Serenity alone has been downloaded over 400,000 times by eager readers.
In 2022, he launched the Maxwell Barnes Adventure Thriller Series, co-written with S.J. Varengo. The award-winning first book in that series, MAYAN SHADOWS, was published on May 11, 2022. Two more books follow in that series: MAYAN THUNDER and MAYAN TEMPEST.
A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Craig lives in Iowa City, Iowa with his wife, sons, insane dog, and anti-social cat.
In 2015, Kindle Press published his literary novel BECOMING MOON. NPR affiliate Northern Public Radio featured BECOMING MOON in their Winter Book Series, and it won Best Novel of Summer 2015 from Pinnacle Awards. He is also the author of the historical mystery NIGHT AT KEY WEST, which is based on true events.
In 2016, he publishing SERENITY, the first book in the popular Shelby Alexander Thriller Series. Serenity alone has been downloaded over 400,000 times by eager readers.
In 2022, he launched the Maxwell Barnes Adventure Thriller Series, co-written with S.J. Varengo. The award-winning first book in that series, MAYAN SHADOWS, was published on May 11, 2022. Two more books follow in that series: MAYAN THUNDER and MAYAN TEMPEST.
A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Craig lives in Iowa City, Iowa with his wife, sons, insane dog, and anti-social cat.
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February 10, 2026
Something mysterious on an island maybe able to rewrite DNA!
Dash and Julie are called in when a scientist murders his research assistants on an island in Papau New Guinea. His DNA has been altered. A rival faction are also interested and earthquakes, volcanoes and hurricanes may also play a role...
There Is action, suspense, intrigue, double crosses, ancient civilizations in this tale. Unfortunately it is letdown by a continuity error and a repetition of an occurrence with slightly different descriptions towards the end of the book even though they are from the same person's perspective...
A said from these errors it is a fun read in the continuing story of Dash and Julie.
Dash and Julie are called in when a scientist murders his research assistants on an island in Papau New Guinea. His DNA has been altered. A rival faction are also interested and earthquakes, volcanoes and hurricanes may also play a role...
There Is action, suspense, intrigue, double crosses, ancient civilizations in this tale. Unfortunately it is letdown by a continuity error and a repetition of an occurrence with slightly different descriptions towards the end of the book even though they are from the same person's perspective...
A said from these errors it is a fun read in the continuing story of Dash and Julie.
February 4, 2026
A Perfect Storm
Very good story, dialogue, characters and description (particularly during "natural" events). Possible problem with layout (as with the version I downloaded from KU), but is only a problem if the reader allows it to be.
Very good story, dialogue, characters and description (particularly during "natural" events). Possible problem with layout (as with the version I downloaded from KU), but is only a problem if the reader allows it to be.
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