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Moralis Aleam [Moral Hazard]
WHAT IF EVERYTHING, AS YOU KNOW IT, WAS NOT WHAT IT SEEMED?
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Drawing on events and facts from the recent past, this work of fiction is a journey filled with mystery and suspense – looking at plausible explanations to historical events and the resulting destiny of mankind. A destiny which may very well be in the hands of a few relentless, disruptive, fanatical men and women.
Agent Schuller had no intention of getting caught up in the biggest criminal operation of our time. But whilst working on a project for the Central Intelligence Agency, alongside Agent Eisenhower, she unwittingly becomes part of a hunt for the truth. Obsessed with a compelling desire to unravel this evil, she becomes involved in something much bigger than anything she could have conceived. Her quest takes her along a path that causes her to question every belief she holds. The line between good and bad, fact and fantasy, has become obscured by staggering proportions.
Even more perplexing is the fact that this particular problem will have catastrophic consequences to humanity if it were stopped, and even worse if allowed to continue. What do you do when faced with two paths that seem equally disastrous? Do nothing and let evil succeed? Fight back and risk becoming the evil yourself?
Or… are these events evil at all?
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"A keen labyrinthine plot sprinkled with moments of intrigue and humor." ~ Kirkus Reviews
"MORALIS ALEAM is a chilling tale that offers the disturbing possibility that world events and global economies may be far more controlled than we know – and not necessarily in our best interests." ~ Indiereader Review
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What medium are you using to read this book? Are you using an electronic device, such as a Kindle or a tablet? Your laptop? Your phone? Or perhaps you are one of the few who still prefer the comforting feel and smell of paper bound in hardcover?
How many times have you checked your cell phone today? Or turned on the TV? Used the internet? Or even relied on a high-tech appliance to help you with the housework? Our lives seem to revolve around technological consumerism, so much so that we shudder when we consider what we would do if they ceased to exist.
In a world where our greatest nightmares seem to be constantly fueled by terror and natural disasters, how important is technology? Does it provide tools to tackle evil or does it breed evil? Or is technology an essential component of our day-to-day life, simply abused by a few? Could you live without it? Would you want to? Why are we even questioning the benefits of the importance of the age of technology?
The leader of the World Council, the most powerful organization on the planet, an organization that has overseen decades of peace over the place we call home, has to ask similar questions in this story. He has the opportunity to save the world… but at what cost?
Sometimes, what is right is also wrong, and what is wrong is good, even essential. What would you do, when faced with an enemy that is both friend and foe? What do you do when faced with an ultimate moral dilemma; a moral hazard?
The Oxford Dictionary defines Moralis Aleam (moral hazard) as a lack of incentive to guard against risk where one is protected from its consequences, not unlike the effects on behavior as a result of being adequately insured.
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Drawing on events and facts from the recent past, this work of fiction is a journey filled with mystery and suspense – looking at plausible explanations to historical events and the resulting destiny of mankind. A destiny which may very well be in the hands of a few relentless, disruptive, fanatical men and women.
Agent Schuller had no intention of getting caught up in the biggest criminal operation of our time. But whilst working on a project for the Central Intelligence Agency, alongside Agent Eisenhower, she unwittingly becomes part of a hunt for the truth. Obsessed with a compelling desire to unravel this evil, she becomes involved in something much bigger than anything she could have conceived. Her quest takes her along a path that causes her to question every belief she holds. The line between good and bad, fact and fantasy, has become obscured by staggering proportions.
Even more perplexing is the fact that this particular problem will have catastrophic consequences to humanity if it were stopped, and even worse if allowed to continue. What do you do when faced with two paths that seem equally disastrous? Do nothing and let evil succeed? Fight back and risk becoming the evil yourself?
Or… are these events evil at all?
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"A keen labyrinthine plot sprinkled with moments of intrigue and humor." ~ Kirkus Reviews
"MORALIS ALEAM is a chilling tale that offers the disturbing possibility that world events and global economies may be far more controlled than we know – and not necessarily in our best interests." ~ Indiereader Review
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What medium are you using to read this book? Are you using an electronic device, such as a Kindle or a tablet? Your laptop? Your phone? Or perhaps you are one of the few who still prefer the comforting feel and smell of paper bound in hardcover?
How many times have you checked your cell phone today? Or turned on the TV? Used the internet? Or even relied on a high-tech appliance to help you with the housework? Our lives seem to revolve around technological consumerism, so much so that we shudder when we consider what we would do if they ceased to exist.
In a world where our greatest nightmares seem to be constantly fueled by terror and natural disasters, how important is technology? Does it provide tools to tackle evil or does it breed evil? Or is technology an essential component of our day-to-day life, simply abused by a few? Could you live without it? Would you want to? Why are we even questioning the benefits of the importance of the age of technology?
The leader of the World Council, the most powerful organization on the planet, an organization that has overseen decades of peace over the place we call home, has to ask similar questions in this story. He has the opportunity to save the world… but at what cost?
Sometimes, what is right is also wrong, and what is wrong is good, even essential. What would you do, when faced with an enemy that is both friend and foe? What do you do when faced with an ultimate moral dilemma; a moral hazard?
The Oxford Dictionary defines Moralis Aleam (moral hazard) as a lack of incentive to guard against risk where one is protected from its consequences, not unlike the effects on behavior as a result of being adequately insured.
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475 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 20, 2017
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October 10, 2017
Suppose the recent history of our world has all been manipulated by a group of evil people, and the CIA is trying to figure this all out? Once I began to read this novel, I did not want to stop! MORALIS ALEAM (moral hazard) is a brilliant read with an explosive ending. I fervently hope this will not be Dr. Patel's only foray into literature. This is a book which I highly recommend. I received this book for my honest opinion.
March 19, 2018
**I won a copy of this book from a goodreads giveaway in exchange for an honest review
I would not have signed up for this book had I thought I wouldn't like it. Unfortunately, Moralis Aleam was a struggle to even finish. I was able to look past the typos, and cheesy chapter titles, and even the robotic dialog and redundant adverb use, but there were several things that I could not ignore.
At the end of each chapter an image is included. They appear to be heavily edited stock photos, and they don't line up with what is being described in the corresponding chapters. This isn't a middle grade book, and it doesn't need pictures....especially when they add NO value to the story. I do not understand why they are there and why they are so far off the mark.
The characters lacked depth. Women were said to have "women's intuition" numerous times, we didn't get too much deeper into their characters than that. There was a lesbian tertiary character who apparently enjoyed the harassment her boss flung at her on a daily basis (yea right) because she knew he respected her hard work, and the tough as nails female CIA agent used her body to try to seduce information out of her partner whom she loathes and ends up falling for him in the matter of an hour. It's 2018, we can represent women better than that. It was tiresome to read about the director of the CIA not respecting women because they are too sensitive. Men on the other hand were written like a bunch a frat brothers. Even when they hated each other they couldn't deny the prowess and capabilities of one another. It was unrealistic at best.
The sub plots didn't seem to matter to the outcome of the book at all...just a wild goose chase with no pay off. People die is suspense books all the time, but usually there is a reason, in this story it seemed they were killed off just because. The villain had a monologue explaining everything...there was some technological stuff involving said villain that was never explained and didn't add up.
The main plot got lost, and jumbled and the ending felt anticlimactic and contrived. I am able to suspend my disbelief long enough to enjoy a book, but this was too much. Not just because it was such a stretch of the imagination, but because SO much was crammed in that nothing felt meaningful. Over all I was left feeling extremely underwhelmed.
I would not have signed up for this book had I thought I wouldn't like it. Unfortunately, Moralis Aleam was a struggle to even finish. I was able to look past the typos, and cheesy chapter titles, and even the robotic dialog and redundant adverb use, but there were several things that I could not ignore.
At the end of each chapter an image is included. They appear to be heavily edited stock photos, and they don't line up with what is being described in the corresponding chapters. This isn't a middle grade book, and it doesn't need pictures....especially when they add NO value to the story. I do not understand why they are there and why they are so far off the mark.
The characters lacked depth. Women were said to have "women's intuition" numerous times, we didn't get too much deeper into their characters than that. There was a lesbian tertiary character who apparently enjoyed the harassment her boss flung at her on a daily basis (yea right) because she knew he respected her hard work, and the tough as nails female CIA agent used her body to try to seduce information out of her partner whom she loathes and ends up falling for him in the matter of an hour. It's 2018, we can represent women better than that. It was tiresome to read about the director of the CIA not respecting women because they are too sensitive. Men on the other hand were written like a bunch a frat brothers. Even when they hated each other they couldn't deny the prowess and capabilities of one another. It was unrealistic at best.
The sub plots didn't seem to matter to the outcome of the book at all...just a wild goose chase with no pay off. People die is suspense books all the time, but usually there is a reason, in this story it seemed they were killed off just because. The villain had a monologue explaining everything...there was some technological stuff involving said villain that was never explained and didn't add up.
The main plot got lost, and jumbled and the ending felt anticlimactic and contrived. I am able to suspend my disbelief long enough to enjoy a book, but this was too much. Not just because it was such a stretch of the imagination, but because SO much was crammed in that nothing felt meaningful. Over all I was left feeling extremely underwhelmed.
December 22, 2017
Moralis Aleam by Priyesh Patel is an interesting work both in its presentation and its content. While some of the ideas may be just beyond what is likely (not particularly unusual for a work of fiction) they are not as far fetched as one might initially think. The ideas here are far more believable than, say, a child trafficking ring being run from the basement of a basement-less building by a Presidential candidate, Or that a sexual predator who compulsively lies and has committed (and openly bragged about it) adultery is God's chosen representative. There are, seriously, people who believe these last two ideas within the context of real life, so this book will be no problem for them to believe as possible within the context of a novel.
While I enjoyed the novel and even the tactile pleasure of the book itself I was not completely swept up in it. I think part of that was the writing itself, which was good but not able to compel me to read "just one more chapter" before turning out the light. That said, the ideas stayed with me longer and I could definitely imagine some similar things being true. I will also add that the books I read just prior to this may have had me thinking too literally so that I wasn't able to give this one a fair chance to draw me into its world.
I would recommend this to any reader who likes to read about what may be behind everyday occurrences, whether they be political or personal or some hybrid of the two.
Reviewed from a copy made available through Goodreads' First Reads.
While I enjoyed the novel and even the tactile pleasure of the book itself I was not completely swept up in it. I think part of that was the writing itself, which was good but not able to compel me to read "just one more chapter" before turning out the light. That said, the ideas stayed with me longer and I could definitely imagine some similar things being true. I will also add that the books I read just prior to this may have had me thinking too literally so that I wasn't able to give this one a fair chance to draw me into its world.
I would recommend this to any reader who likes to read about what may be behind everyday occurrences, whether they be political or personal or some hybrid of the two.
Reviewed from a copy made available through Goodreads' First Reads.
April 28, 2019
I expected to like this book when I received it. Thank you to the author, who is also the publisher, and to Goodreads for the opportunity to win and read this book for review. The author's use of foul language in the first sentence of the Preface turned me off to the whole book. It was not necessary. Had it been a character's comment, it would not have bothered me. There is more description, and technical explanation than there is story. It is too wordy. Once I got into the book, I couldn't care about any of the characters. My dislike of the book overwhelmed my desire to find out the mysterious cause of the impending doom. Sorry, I just could not finish it.
September 10, 2017
Thank you Goodreads for sending me this book. A very deep, thought provoking novel, that is very relevant today due to the threat from several organisations the modern world. In its simplest for, I suppose you could say that it is a story of good v evil. The CIA are trying to funravel a network of corruption and evil that has supposedly been manipulated by all that is warped and evil. The further into the story I read, the more I connected with it and began to enjoy it.
February 23, 2018
A very sureal alternative universe in which conspiracy is hiding under every rock. What's even more chilling is that the whole thing is true is nothing really is as it seems. Patel writes a magnificent story that will keep you guessing what is really going on right up until the end and then leave you hoping that this won't happen in the real world.
September 14, 2017
Scary story about technology going roge. After reading this book you will question everything you think you know and you will doubt the future you thought you had.
October 15, 2017
This book just wasn't my thing so I don't feel I can give it a fair review but I have to say I didn't like it.
February 1, 2023
Smart! I enjoyed reading this story. It makes me question if natural disasters and world accidents are what they seemed to be and hope that the scenarios won’t happen in reality.
March 9, 2017
Finished the final edition! This book has been a real pleasure!
October 15, 2019
I thought the concept was great and this could have been really good if it had been simplified a bit - as it was, the author tried to cram so many sub-plots and conspiracies in that it just ended up being convoluted and far-fetched for me, and I didn't enjoy it as much as I'd hoped.
I'm afraid I had no empathy or liking for any of the characters, so found myself not caring what happened to any of them, and there was a little too much stereotyping for me.
I'm afraid I had no empathy or liking for any of the characters, so found myself not caring what happened to any of them, and there was a little too much stereotyping for me.
November 6, 2017
I won this in one of the Giveaways and quite enjoyed the book. The story wasn't boring at all and kept me interested. Priyesh has added a lot of current events from the last few years into the story which made it more relatable to me. I will be looking forward to more books from this author. Thank you
July 12, 2017
This is a Goodreads win review. This is a mystery suspense book where the lines of good and bad become blurred. It was hard to understand.
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