Serum

by Damon Alan

This book contains violence, sexual content, and strong language.

Dr. Charles Whittaker is one of the top biochemists in the USA. A respected professor of pharmacology at the University of Washington in Seattle, he works diligently in his lab with his most trusted student and protege. Together they seek to find a cure for mammalian cancer as they urgently try to save the life of Dr. Whittaker's German Shepherd, Martha.

When the government finds out that Dr. Whittaker poses a threat to a large portion of the medical economy, they decide to eliminate the threat. The NSA assists the CIA in tracking down and killing the good doctor, but as a Vietnam Vet he's not eager to accept their decision.

The chase is on as more than one group find out about his formula, and he's chased by dirty operatives and criminals alike.

Mica and Laura are a husband and wife CIA assassin team. They're assigned to kill Dr. Whittaker after an earlier team fails to eliminate him. As they pursue him tirelessly, they learn some things are more important than blind duty. Family. Patriotism. People. These things are what matter most in life.

368 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 30, 2016

About the author

Damon Alan was born in Columbus, IN in 1966. He grew up in different southern Indiana locations, moving many times in his youth. Wherever he went, he was always the geek in the crowd, developing an early love for science fiction and fantasy. An avid fan of early sci-fi on TV, he hungrily consumed what was available and was upset if he couldn’t be Spock on the playground. That’s not doing a good job of staying in character, is it?
After becoming an adult, at least in name, he tried several different paths at college before finally realizing he didn't fit well with that sort of structure. He left school and joined the Air Force to be assigned to Space Command, which sounded much cooler than it probably was. (Although it was cool.) After leaving the Air Force in 1990, he applied to the FAA to be an Air Traffic Controller. In 1992 that became reality, and Damon became an ATC at the Indianapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center.
Retired from ATC now, Damon is pursuing creative writing as a second career, with a growing number of Amazon exclusive novels under his belt. His short stories have been traditionally published in a few places, including the 2018 Gen Con anthology as well as American Mensa’s annual fiction issue in 2016.