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Deficiency
Trendy dance club The Underground is the hottest place in town. It's where, one night, uptight Paige Thorndyke meets a handsome stranger - and allows herself to be seduced. Twelve hours later she's dead - rushed to hospital displaying the classic symptoms of advanced scurvy. But why? The dead woman enjoyed a healthy lifestyle and diet, rich in vitamin C. When another young woman shows up dead, appearing to be suffering from an extreme case of beriberi, a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin B, physician Terri Barnard determines to find out what's going on. As she's about to discover, the truth about the women's deaths is more bizarre, more shocking, more terrifying than she could ever have imagined ...
- GenresScience Fiction
377 pages, Paperback
First published July 27, 2004
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About the author
Andrew Neiderman
74 books393 followersAndrew Neiderman is the author of over 44 thrillers, including six of which have been translated onto film, including the big hit, 'The Devil's Advocate', a story in which he also wrote a libretto for the music-stage adaptation. One of his novels, Tender Loving Care, has been adapted into a CD-Rom interactive movie.
Andrew Neiderman became the ghostwriter for V.C. Andrews following her death in 1986. He was the screenwriter for Rain, a film based on a series of books under Andrews name. Between the novels written under her name and his own, he has published over 100 novels.
Andrew Neiderman became the ghostwriter for V.C. Andrews following her death in 1986. He was the screenwriter for Rain, a film based on a series of books under Andrews name. Between the novels written under her name and his own, he has published over 100 novels.
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November 21, 2011
Neiderman's Deficiency was interesting at best. The plot and villain were impressively unique in a time where ripping off everyone else not only seems to be widely
accepted but also encouraged. The villain is a kind of "vitamin vampire" and yes, it is as ridiculous as it sounds, but not in a bad way. The thing that kept this one
from getting a better rating from me was the plot twist half way through, if it was supposed to be a twist. On top of the vitamin vampire thing, it was a bit hard to
take and the book rapidly lost steam in its own confusion. Overall, it has the feel of a medical mystery and the descriptions of the victim's deaths and how the docs
tried to work out how they were dying was very interesting. The ending was also surprisingly climactic compared to the other Neiderman books I have read since it did in
fact have a climax, but this does not seem to be Neiderman's forte either since the conclusion was rushed. This brings me to my own conclusion which is that Neiderman
is great at building suspense but, for whatever reason, seems to lose the flow of his own book and, instead of giving up, forces an awkward ending. I understand why his
novels are so short and besides, the man writes several a year for V. C. Andrews and has written over 100 books in all. These are minor reads with not a lot of mental
strain, unless you are realistic and ridiculous plots are not fun for you. In short, Deficiency was fun, but it had many of its own deficiencies that it should have
taken care of before it decided to take up residence on a bookshelf.
accepted but also encouraged. The villain is a kind of "vitamin vampire" and yes, it is as ridiculous as it sounds, but not in a bad way. The thing that kept this one
from getting a better rating from me was the plot twist half way through, if it was supposed to be a twist. On top of the vitamin vampire thing, it was a bit hard to
take and the book rapidly lost steam in its own confusion. Overall, it has the feel of a medical mystery and the descriptions of the victim's deaths and how the docs
tried to work out how they were dying was very interesting. The ending was also surprisingly climactic compared to the other Neiderman books I have read since it did in
fact have a climax, but this does not seem to be Neiderman's forte either since the conclusion was rushed. This brings me to my own conclusion which is that Neiderman
is great at building suspense but, for whatever reason, seems to lose the flow of his own book and, instead of giving up, forces an awkward ending. I understand why his
novels are so short and besides, the man writes several a year for V. C. Andrews and has written over 100 books in all. These are minor reads with not a lot of mental
strain, unless you are realistic and ridiculous plots are not fun for you. In short, Deficiency was fun, but it had many of its own deficiencies that it should have
taken care of before it decided to take up residence on a bookshelf.
October 3, 2012
Very very disturbing. Not a story you are likely to forget even I you want to.
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