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Jeremy Logan #6
Chrysalis
A blockbuster new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lincoln Child, centered on a dominant tech company--Chrysalis--whose ground-breaking virtual reality technology is redefining the way we live ... and possibly introducing a catastrophic danger to the world.
Like millions of people around the world, Jeremy Logan (famed enigmalogist, or investigator of unexplained things) has grown to rely on his incredible new tech device. Made by Chrysalis, the global multi-billion-dollar tech company, the small optical device connects people in a stunning new way, tapping into virtual reality for the first time on a wide scale.
And yet, when Logan is summoned by Chrysalis to investigate a disturbing anomaly in the massive new product rollout, Logan is shocked to see the true scope of the massive company. He also quickly realizes that something in Chrysalis's technology is very wrong, and could be potentially devastating. The question is what, and where is the danger coming from? In Lincoln Child's wildly inventive new novel, high tech comes to life alongside the myriad dangers it poses, making for one of Child's most infectious, entertaining thrillers to date.
Like millions of people around the world, Jeremy Logan (famed enigmalogist, or investigator of unexplained things) has grown to rely on his incredible new tech device. Made by Chrysalis, the global multi-billion-dollar tech company, the small optical device connects people in a stunning new way, tapping into virtual reality for the first time on a wide scale.
And yet, when Logan is summoned by Chrysalis to investigate a disturbing anomaly in the massive new product rollout, Logan is shocked to see the true scope of the massive company. He also quickly realizes that something in Chrysalis's technology is very wrong, and could be potentially devastating. The question is what, and where is the danger coming from? In Lincoln Child's wildly inventive new novel, high tech comes to life alongside the myriad dangers it poses, making for one of Child's most infectious, entertaining thrillers to date.
315 pages, Hardcover
First published July 12, 2022
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Lincoln Child
164 books5,057 followersLincoln Child was born in Westport, Connecticut, which he still calls his hometown (despite the fact that he left the place before he reached his first birthday and now only goes back for weekends).
Lincoln seemed to have acquired an interest in writing as early as second grade, when he wrote a short story entitled Bumble the Elephant (now believed by scholars to be lost). Along with two dozen short stories composed during his youth, he wrote a science-fiction novel in tenth grade called Second Son of Daedalus and a shamelessly Tolkeinesque fantasy in twelfth grade titled The Darkness to the North (left unfinished at 400 manuscript pages). Both are exquisitely embarrassing to read today and are kept under lock and key by the author.
After a childhood that is of interest only to himself, Lincoln graduated from Carleton College (huh?) in Northfield, Minnesota, majoring in English. Discovering a fascination for words, and their habit of turning up in so many books, he made his way to New York in the summer of 1979, intent on finding a job in publishing. He was lucky enough to secure a position as editorial assistant at St. Martin's Press.
Over the next several years, he clawed his way up the editorial hierarchy, moving to assistant editor to associate editor before becoming a full editor in 1984. While at St. Martin's, he was associated with the work of many authors, including that of James Herriot and M. M. Kaye. He edited well over a hundred books--with titles as diverse as The Notation of Western Music and Hitler's Rocket Sites--but focused primarily on American and English popular fiction.
While at St. Martin's, Lincoln assembled several collections of ghost and horror stories, beginning with the hardcover collections Dark Company (1984) and Dark Banquet (1985). Later, when he founded the company's mass-market horror division, he edited three more collections of ghost stories, Tales of the Dark 1-3.
In 1987, Lincoln left trade publishing to work at MetLife. In a rather sudden transition, he went from editing manuscripts, speaking at sales conferences, and wining/dining agents to doing highly technical programming and systems analysis. Though the switch might seem bizarre, Lincoln was a propeller-head from a very early age, and his extensive programming experience dates back to high school, when he worked with DEC minis and the now-prehistoric IBM 1620, so antique it actually had an electric typewriter mounted into its front panel. Away from the world of publishing, Lincoln's own nascent interests in writing returned. While at MetLife, Relic was published, and within a few years Lincoln had left the company to write full time. He now lives in New Jersey (under protest--just kidding) with his wife and daughter.
A dilettante by natural inclination, Lincoln's interests include: pre-1950s literature and poetry; post-1950s popular fiction; playing the piano, various MIDI instruments, and the 5-string banjo; English and American history; motorcycles; architecture; classical music, early jazz, blues, and R&B; exotic parrots; esoteric programming languages; mountain hiking; bow ties; Italian suits; fedoras; archaeology; and multiplayer deathmatching.
Lincoln seemed to have acquired an interest in writing as early as second grade, when he wrote a short story entitled Bumble the Elephant (now believed by scholars to be lost). Along with two dozen short stories composed during his youth, he wrote a science-fiction novel in tenth grade called Second Son of Daedalus and a shamelessly Tolkeinesque fantasy in twelfth grade titled The Darkness to the North (left unfinished at 400 manuscript pages). Both are exquisitely embarrassing to read today and are kept under lock and key by the author.
After a childhood that is of interest only to himself, Lincoln graduated from Carleton College (huh?) in Northfield, Minnesota, majoring in English. Discovering a fascination for words, and their habit of turning up in so many books, he made his way to New York in the summer of 1979, intent on finding a job in publishing. He was lucky enough to secure a position as editorial assistant at St. Martin's Press.
Over the next several years, he clawed his way up the editorial hierarchy, moving to assistant editor to associate editor before becoming a full editor in 1984. While at St. Martin's, he was associated with the work of many authors, including that of James Herriot and M. M. Kaye. He edited well over a hundred books--with titles as diverse as The Notation of Western Music and Hitler's Rocket Sites--but focused primarily on American and English popular fiction.
While at St. Martin's, Lincoln assembled several collections of ghost and horror stories, beginning with the hardcover collections Dark Company (1984) and Dark Banquet (1985). Later, when he founded the company's mass-market horror division, he edited three more collections of ghost stories, Tales of the Dark 1-3.
In 1987, Lincoln left trade publishing to work at MetLife. In a rather sudden transition, he went from editing manuscripts, speaking at sales conferences, and wining/dining agents to doing highly technical programming and systems analysis. Though the switch might seem bizarre, Lincoln was a propeller-head from a very early age, and his extensive programming experience dates back to high school, when he worked with DEC minis and the now-prehistoric IBM 1620, so antique it actually had an electric typewriter mounted into its front panel. Away from the world of publishing, Lincoln's own nascent interests in writing returned. While at MetLife, Relic was published, and within a few years Lincoln had left the company to write full time. He now lives in New Jersey (under protest--just kidding) with his wife and daughter.
A dilettante by natural inclination, Lincoln's interests include: pre-1950s literature and poetry; post-1950s popular fiction; playing the piano, various MIDI instruments, and the 5-string banjo; English and American history; motorcycles; architecture; classical music, early jazz, blues, and R&B; exotic parrots; esoteric programming languages; mountain hiking; bow ties; Italian suits; fedoras; archaeology; and multiplayer deathmatching.
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July 29, 2022
3.5⭐
I have good news and I have bad news.
The good news, Jeremy Logan #6 can be read as a standalone thriller.
The bad news, what the heck did I just read?
I went into this one blind. I've read three books in this series and I thought I knew what to expect, some science, supernatural, myth, and legend. Chrysalis is a bumpy reading experience. An Alexa-type device with a sleek design that goes around your ear. It'll integrate with your other devices and provides virtual reality experience.
A new Omega version is about to go live when people associated with the company are dying from "health" related issues. A demand for a billion dollars was made by an unknown identity before they will start killing a thousand Omega customers. The corporation seeks Jeremy Logan, an enigmalogist to help investigate and stop additional deaths.
Lincoln Child's writing is top-notch, the plot itself is fascinating and the near-future tech, I feel is very plausible. What didn't work for me was the tech/med jargon. It took away some fun because I understood two third of the story. I really wish I could appreciate it more than I did. The ending was awesome and perfect for the story.
I have good news and I have bad news.
The good news, Jeremy Logan #6 can be read as a standalone thriller.
The bad news, what the heck did I just read?
I went into this one blind. I've read three books in this series and I thought I knew what to expect, some science, supernatural, myth, and legend. Chrysalis is a bumpy reading experience. An Alexa-type device with a sleek design that goes around your ear. It'll integrate with your other devices and provides virtual reality experience.
A new Omega version is about to go live when people associated with the company are dying from "health" related issues. A demand for a billion dollars was made by an unknown identity before they will start killing a thousand Omega customers. The corporation seeks Jeremy Logan, an enigmalogist to help investigate and stop additional deaths.
Lincoln Child's writing is top-notch, the plot itself is fascinating and the near-future tech, I feel is very plausible. What didn't work for me was the tech/med jargon. It took away some fun because I understood two third of the story. I really wish I could appreciate it more than I did. The ending was awesome and perfect for the story.
November 25, 2022
Completely pointless.
August 1, 2022
It was time to look at the answers they did have. Because his watch had ticked down to thirty-nine hours, and if nothing was done this particular chrysalis would soon metamorphose into something out of a nightmare.Chrysalis, a global multi-billion-dollar tech company, is preparing to roll out the next phase of their Google Glass-like device, one that promises to move the world into virtual reality. But when Chrysalis’s board members start dying, they hire the self-styled “Enigmalogist,” Jeremy Logan—who is famous (perhaps infamous) for investigating unexplained phenomena—to figure how and why the deaths are happening.
Chrysalis is the latest thriller starring Jeremy Logan, and it’s an improvement over the last several. While the plot is occasionally advanced by Logan’s spidey-sense, for the most part it is an effective, traditional story of corporate espionage and extortion with a theme about the dangers of technology. The climax of the story is imaginative one, though admittedly a strange one, that involves virtual reality. Overall, it’s a good story and a nice rebound for this series. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4.
August 14, 2022
This time around Jeremy Logan, renowned enigmalogist has gotten involved in a case so complicated and convoluted with corporate espionage, high-tech virtual reality, a computer AI system that no normal person could possibly understand, and murder. Lots of murder.
I was disappointed in this installment. I couldn’t connect with the plot or the characters because I was so busy just trying to understand what the hell was going on.
I was disappointed in this installment. I couldn’t connect with the plot or the characters because I was so busy just trying to understand what the hell was going on.
July 24, 2022
OK so I’m really not sure who the intended audience was for this novel but it definitely wasnt for us loyal fans of the Jeremy Logan series. Was this even written by Lincoln Child? Because “Child, please!”
What happened to Jeremy Logan‘s Mickey Mouse watch or is aversion to technology and adoration for keeping things very simple. The story was so highly technical that most of the content went far & over my head.
I’m grateful I was able to read this through audio because if in print it definitely would have been slammed closed and thrown across the room.
This was a frustrating read that felt more like a reference text than the supernatural thriller we’re used to. Child, What happened here?
What happened to Jeremy Logan‘s Mickey Mouse watch or is aversion to technology and adoration for keeping things very simple. The story was so highly technical that most of the content went far & over my head.
I’m grateful I was able to read this through audio because if in print it definitely would have been slammed closed and thrown across the room.
This was a frustrating read that felt more like a reference text than the supernatural thriller we’re used to. Child, What happened here?
July 16, 2022
A technology company on the verge of releasing an amazing new product hires Jeremy Logan to investigate some mysterious deaths. Logan is a college professor, famous for solving unusual problems. I find virtual reality confusing, and the plot of this book was convoluted. Nevertheless, I managed to follow enough of the VR stuff to make the book enjoyable. (There was a fair amount of technobabble however.) The book was fast paced and I like Logan, who actually seems intelligent and capable without being obnoxious about it. Although this book is part of a series it can be read as a standalone.
July 19, 2022
Absolutely one of my favorite authors. Absolutely one of my favorite series. Absolutely no idea what was happening most of the time.
Let Jeremy go after Big Foot or the Loch Ness monster next time.
Let Jeremy go after Big Foot or the Loch Ness monster next time.
August 1, 2022
As a long time fan of Child's work, both separately and in collaboration with Douglas Preston, I'm not even going to pretend to be objective.
Chrysalis takes place an unspecified number of years in the future. I say this mostly because of the level of computer tech on display in this story. We're not there yet, but we can definitely see it coming. Everyone's favorite enigmalogist, Jeremy Logan, is summoned to a top secret meeting at an undisclosed location that is certainly Not Even Slightly Based On Google HQ. Someone has apparently hacked the unhackable, and the company's latest VR product rollout may have lethal consequences.
As always, I'm fascinated by how Child is able to blur the line between reality and science fiction. His books are juuuuuust slightly across the line into unreal territory. It's as if he constructs a standard thriller, and then adjusts a single dial just one click more …
Chrysalis is a tautly constructed thriller. The action moves along at a brisk pace. It's definitely a page-turner, and will keep you guessing right up until the end. Highly recommended!
Chrysalis takes place an unspecified number of years in the future. I say this mostly because of the level of computer tech on display in this story. We're not there yet, but we can definitely see it coming. Everyone's favorite enigmalogist, Jeremy Logan, is summoned to a top secret meeting at an undisclosed location that is certainly Not Even Slightly Based On Google HQ. Someone has apparently hacked the unhackable, and the company's latest VR product rollout may have lethal consequences.
As always, I'm fascinated by how Child is able to blur the line between reality and science fiction. His books are juuuuuust slightly across the line into unreal territory. It's as if he constructs a standard thriller, and then adjusts a single dial just one click more …
Chrysalis is a tautly constructed thriller. The action moves along at a brisk pace. It's definitely a page-turner, and will keep you guessing right up until the end. Highly recommended!
August 3, 2022
I'm a big fan of Lincoln Child who has written, sometimes together with Douglas Preston, some of the greatest, most imaginative books I've ever read.
However, this one just didn't cut it.
Did you ever get the feeling that an author starts out with a great premise but just doesn't know where to take it?
Toward the end of the book I was reminded of the 1966 sci-fi groundbreaker "The Fantastic Voyage" (think Raquel Welsh, Stephen Boyd and others in white scuba gear blasting blood clots with ray guns - strange, yes, but remember it was over 50 years ago.)
It seems as if the author tried to blend these mini-peeps of the 60's with today's virtual reality and it just didn't work.
And if you've never seen Fantastic Voyage, give it a try. You may be amused by the not-so-special effects, but you won't be disappointed.
However, this one just didn't cut it.
Did you ever get the feeling that an author starts out with a great premise but just doesn't know where to take it?
Toward the end of the book I was reminded of the 1966 sci-fi groundbreaker "The Fantastic Voyage" (think Raquel Welsh, Stephen Boyd and others in white scuba gear blasting blood clots with ray guns - strange, yes, but remember it was over 50 years ago.)
It seems as if the author tried to blend these mini-peeps of the 60's with today's virtual reality and it just didn't work.
And if you've never seen Fantastic Voyage, give it a try. You may be amused by the not-so-special effects, but you won't be disappointed.
June 30, 2022
Jeremy Logan is back in Chrysalis, the sixth book in the long-running series featuring the intriguing enigmalogist, that began back in 2007 with the novel, Deep Storm. This time, Logan is called to the Chrysalis Advanced Research Center, a high-tech campus hidden away in a remote corner of the Berkshires. Something is very wrong at the facility, which produces a high-tech virtual reality device known as Omega, which has all but become ubiquitous with millions around the world relying on the futuristic gadget.
But things are not all they seem Chrysalis. People associated with the company are dying, and even though there appears to be no common denominator between the tragedies, Logan is suspicious. Because Chrysalis is in the midst of launching the next generation of virtual-reality devices. Could there be a connection between the deaths and the fancy new VR interfaces?
In his new novel, Chrysalis, Lincoln Child deviates from the supernatural roots of the Jeremy Logan series and veers squarely into the dangers of the modern high-tech world, where everyone is linked to everyone else. Could one bad actor manipulate these global connections for their own nefarious purposes?
I have enjoyed the other five books in the series, and this new installment is a welcome addition. My only slight disappointment was that I felt it strayed a little from Logan’s supernatural roots. That said, the novel barreled along at a fast pace and held my interest throughout. Logan is an interesting character who reminds me a little of a less serious Robert Langdon. I hope we will see Logan again in the near future, continuing his supernatural journey.
In the meantime, if you haven’t read the other books in the Jeremy Logan series, consider giving them a go before you arrive at Chrysalis. If you have devoured them already, you will enjoy spending some more time with the famed enigmalogist and getting to know him just a little better.
All in all, a solid entry in the series which I hope will continue for many more books.
But things are not all they seem Chrysalis. People associated with the company are dying, and even though there appears to be no common denominator between the tragedies, Logan is suspicious. Because Chrysalis is in the midst of launching the next generation of virtual-reality devices. Could there be a connection between the deaths and the fancy new VR interfaces?
In his new novel, Chrysalis, Lincoln Child deviates from the supernatural roots of the Jeremy Logan series and veers squarely into the dangers of the modern high-tech world, where everyone is linked to everyone else. Could one bad actor manipulate these global connections for their own nefarious purposes?
I have enjoyed the other five books in the series, and this new installment is a welcome addition. My only slight disappointment was that I felt it strayed a little from Logan’s supernatural roots. That said, the novel barreled along at a fast pace and held my interest throughout. Logan is an interesting character who reminds me a little of a less serious Robert Langdon. I hope we will see Logan again in the near future, continuing his supernatural journey.
In the meantime, if you haven’t read the other books in the Jeremy Logan series, consider giving them a go before you arrive at Chrysalis. If you have devoured them already, you will enjoy spending some more time with the famed enigmalogist and getting to know him just a little better.
All in all, a solid entry in the series which I hope will continue for many more books.
July 18, 2022
Hhhmmm…..not a big fan. I tuned so much out and then a story line would hook me back in. But honestly I was bored much of the time.
July 11, 2022
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for gifting me an advanced copy.
I really enjoy the Jeremy Logan series. It's a lot of fun. This one wasn't quite as good as the others I've read in the series. I think I just wasn't as invested in the technology that made up the premise of the novel, nor did I connect with any of the characters all that much. That said, the story was entertaining, action-packed, and a fast read, so this one got three and a half stars rounded up.
Recommended for fans of technothrillers or Pendergast/Lincoln and Child.
I really enjoy the Jeremy Logan series. It's a lot of fun. This one wasn't quite as good as the others I've read in the series. I think I just wasn't as invested in the technology that made up the premise of the novel, nor did I connect with any of the characters all that much. That said, the story was entertaining, action-packed, and a fast read, so this one got three and a half stars rounded up.
Recommended for fans of technothrillers or Pendergast/Lincoln and Child.
July 21, 2022
Tried but couldn't stick with it.
November 7, 2022
Jeremy Logan is an enigmalogist...an investigator of unexplained things. His latest mission is a high-tech company known as Chrysalis. Jeremy will be asked to help with a situation that is out of his normal realm, but one that he still finds fascinating. It's imperative that he succeed. If he doesn’t, the results could have a devastating effect on the world as we know it. No pressure here whatsoever:) Now we go to Alaska with Randall Pike and Wing Kaupei. The two are at the base of a glacier in Alaska taking important samples. As Randall is discussing the results while they’re getting ready to leave, Wing suddenly attacks him with an ax and drives him into a gorge to his death. Now we skip ahead eight months later...at a board meeting in New York City for Chrysalis Film Studios, producer Russell Spearman is discussing the use of the latest technology they’re using on an upcoming superhero movie when he suddenly collapses on the glass table and impales himself on one of the large shards of glass from the table, killing him instantly. Two seemingly random but violent incidents, but enough to alarm the multibillion-dollar tech company, Chrysalis. They call in Jeremy Logan for his perspective on the events and to hopefully prevent further deaths and damage to their stocks and their reputation. A warning is received at Chrysalis saying "The next will drop day after tomorrow"...and it does, literally, as board member Piers Bridger’s plane falls from the sky after he experiences a health issue while flying. It has now become apparent that whoever murdered Spearman and Bridger, as well as other board members in different ways is someone with ties inside and setting all this up. This seems to be so different not only for Lincoln Child but for the Jeremy Logan series. Some of the technology was a bit difficult to grasp but the killer's intentions were crystal clear. Lincoln Child does a beautiful job of holding this sometimes-complex story together. It was remarkably believable and completely possible and that was perhaps the scariest part of the entire book.
August 21, 2022
I haven't read a Lincoln Child thriller for a long time and even longer since I read a book in his Jeremy Logan series. After reading this book, I don't think I've missed much: Chrysalis can be read as a standalone and a lot of this technology went right over my head.
The Chrysalis conglomerate has a goal, "to create a product nobody knows they need, but in a couple of years won't be able to live without" and they are close to achieving that goal with the impending release of their Omega product. The only problem, a member of their board of directors dies mysteriously and they are receiving warnings about more deaths to come.
Jeremy Logan, a self-proclaimed "enigmalogist" who specializes in high-profile investigations dealing with things explainable by science as well as things that are not is called in to investigate the death of the board member and to help ensure the product release goes smoothly. When another board member dies after a threatening message is received, Logan finds himself racing against time to find who is behind the threats and prevent further deaths.
The story itself is interesting and I was carried along for most of the book eagerly rooting for Logan and the success of the new virtual reality product. Unfortunately, I got lost toward the end with all of the technical jargon. I have a background in computer science but even that didn't help me understand what the characters were trying to accomplish and I found myself skimming a lot, something I rarely do even when reading hard science fiction. I was fascinated with the world of virtual reality and thoroughly enjoyed that aspect of the book. Overall, I think this is a satisfying technothriller but as I said, it's just a little over my head.
The Chrysalis conglomerate has a goal, "to create a product nobody knows they need, but in a couple of years won't be able to live without" and they are close to achieving that goal with the impending release of their Omega product. The only problem, a member of their board of directors dies mysteriously and they are receiving warnings about more deaths to come.
Jeremy Logan, a self-proclaimed "enigmalogist" who specializes in high-profile investigations dealing with things explainable by science as well as things that are not is called in to investigate the death of the board member and to help ensure the product release goes smoothly. When another board member dies after a threatening message is received, Logan finds himself racing against time to find who is behind the threats and prevent further deaths.
The story itself is interesting and I was carried along for most of the book eagerly rooting for Logan and the success of the new virtual reality product. Unfortunately, I got lost toward the end with all of the technical jargon. I have a background in computer science but even that didn't help me understand what the characters were trying to accomplish and I found myself skimming a lot, something I rarely do even when reading hard science fiction. I was fascinated with the world of virtual reality and thoroughly enjoyed that aspect of the book. Overall, I think this is a satisfying technothriller but as I said, it's just a little over my head.
July 30, 2022
I was so disappointed in this book. First of all, I really didn’t understand lots of the terminology. Secondly, unlike other Jeremy Logan books, it just did not excite me enough to finish it. I hope Lincoln Chold will read these reviews and take them to heart. He is an outstanding author, but this is definitely not one of his best books.
August 7, 2022
Jeremy Logan, one of Lincoln Child’s most unique protagonists, is an enigmalogist --- an investigator of unexplained things. In his latest mission, CHRYSALIS, he will be asked to help with a situation that might be out of his normal realm of strength but one that he still finds fascinating. However, if he doesn’t succeed, the results could have a devastating effect on the world as we know it.
Randall Pike and Wing Kaupei are at the base of a glacier in Alaska taking important samples. As Randall is discussing the results while they’re packing up, Wing suddenly attacks him with an ax and drives him into a gorge to his death. Eight months later, at a board meeting in New York City for Chrysalis Film Studios, producer Russell Spearman is discussing the use of the latest technology they’re utilizing on an upcoming superhero movie when he suddenly collapses on the glass table and impales himself on one of the many large shards, ending his life.
Here we have two random, violent incidents and enough to alarm the global multibillion-dollar tech company, Chrysalis. They call in Jeremy Logan for his perspective and to prevent further damage. His primary contact is General Counsel Claire Asperton, who gives him extremely high clearance at the company. With Logan there, they receive an anonymous message: Spearman Was the First. No Accident. The Second Will Drop the Day After Tomorrow.
The second does literally drop as board member Piers Bridger’s plane falls from the sky after a health issue while flying. Logan discovers that Bridger had a medical implant designed by the company BioCertain, one of Chrysalis’s subsidiaries, for his bad knee. Although he doesn’t see anything terribly suspicious at BioCertain, Logan learns not only about Spearman’s implant, but that the company has been demonstrating implants with their customers for use with some of their virtual reality products.
It has now become apparent that whoever murdered Spearman and Bridger, as well as other board members in different ways, are now threatening to kill random end users with implants that they’re controlling. This is a nightmare that will destroy Chrysalis, as well as their product rollouts, not to mention countless lives. Logan and the security team realize that it’s not just hackers doing this and that there must be at least one person on the inside helping to set this up. It was already obvious that someone was controlling Wing Kaupei based on her behavior in Alaska, and she is now inside the Chrysalis Tower. But she is far from the only threat who will stop at nothing to see that this deadly agenda is carried out.
CHRYSALIS is such a different type of thriller for Lincoln Child and so unlike the previous five installments in the series that it makes for a truly interesting read. The virtual reality scenes are something else and reminded me at times of some moments in the film Ant-Man. Is there no problem that Jeremy Logan can’t handle?
Reviewed by Ray Palen
Randall Pike and Wing Kaupei are at the base of a glacier in Alaska taking important samples. As Randall is discussing the results while they’re packing up, Wing suddenly attacks him with an ax and drives him into a gorge to his death. Eight months later, at a board meeting in New York City for Chrysalis Film Studios, producer Russell Spearman is discussing the use of the latest technology they’re utilizing on an upcoming superhero movie when he suddenly collapses on the glass table and impales himself on one of the many large shards, ending his life.
Here we have two random, violent incidents and enough to alarm the global multibillion-dollar tech company, Chrysalis. They call in Jeremy Logan for his perspective and to prevent further damage. His primary contact is General Counsel Claire Asperton, who gives him extremely high clearance at the company. With Logan there, they receive an anonymous message: Spearman Was the First. No Accident. The Second Will Drop the Day After Tomorrow.
The second does literally drop as board member Piers Bridger’s plane falls from the sky after a health issue while flying. Logan discovers that Bridger had a medical implant designed by the company BioCertain, one of Chrysalis’s subsidiaries, for his bad knee. Although he doesn’t see anything terribly suspicious at BioCertain, Logan learns not only about Spearman’s implant, but that the company has been demonstrating implants with their customers for use with some of their virtual reality products.
It has now become apparent that whoever murdered Spearman and Bridger, as well as other board members in different ways, are now threatening to kill random end users with implants that they’re controlling. This is a nightmare that will destroy Chrysalis, as well as their product rollouts, not to mention countless lives. Logan and the security team realize that it’s not just hackers doing this and that there must be at least one person on the inside helping to set this up. It was already obvious that someone was controlling Wing Kaupei based on her behavior in Alaska, and she is now inside the Chrysalis Tower. But she is far from the only threat who will stop at nothing to see that this deadly agenda is carried out.
CHRYSALIS is such a different type of thriller for Lincoln Child and so unlike the previous five installments in the series that it makes for a truly interesting read. The virtual reality scenes are something else and reminded me at times of some moments in the film Ant-Man. Is there no problem that Jeremy Logan can’t handle?
Reviewed by Ray Palen
September 4, 2022
Great tech thriller with scary implications. Love this character and hope to read more with him. Medical implants…… murders……virtual reality devices……blackmail……all made me devour this in a single sitting.
August 15, 2022
Compared to their other books, this one just did not captivate me! Preston & Child lovers can comfortably skip this one without missing out on anything.
July 28, 2022
Convoluted and boring - I'm giving it two stars for an interesting setting and the use of Blockchain as a plot device.
October 29, 2023
Well after reading six of them I'm still not really sure what exactly a Jeremy Logan book is, but I'm not sure Lincoln Child knows either. They're at least nice easy reads/listens.
I liked this book pretty well but its another Logan book where Logan doesn't really do all that much. And does even less enigmatology (hey look that is actually a "real" word after all) related business. The final conclusion was flat out dumb/silly and the epilogue was not much better, but overall it was a mostly solid little tech thriller with not as much mystery or thrills as it should have had.
Despite my complaints, I still overall enjoyed the series and am looking forward to the Child/Preston books coming available via Libby. Hopefully those will be both better and more consistent.
I liked this book pretty well but its another Logan book where Logan doesn't really do all that much. And does even less enigmatology (hey look that is actually a "real" word after all) related business. The final conclusion was flat out dumb/silly and the epilogue was not much better, but overall it was a mostly solid little tech thriller with not as much mystery or thrills as it should have had.
Despite my complaints, I still overall enjoyed the series and am looking forward to the Child/Preston books coming available via Libby. Hopefully those will be both better and more consistent.
November 29, 2022
I like the Jeremy Logan series it's a bit like the Robert Langdon without the Catholic bashing
In this episode Jeremy is sent to a big tech firm about to launch a bleeding edge cell phone which will transform how we use tech
But there's a snag and a ransom and threats and deaths
In this episode Jeremy is sent to a big tech firm about to launch a bleeding edge cell phone which will transform how we use tech
But there's a snag and a ransom and threats and deaths
July 22, 2022
Was really excited for this book, and was definitely disappointed, just like the last Pendergast novel.
Seriously doubt I'm going to buy these book series in the future.
Seriously doubt I'm going to buy these book series in the future.
July 31, 2022
Never read a book with so much techno-gobbledegook and corporate techno-babble in my life. I gave up trying to understand what the hell was happening and who the key players were. They all blurred together. And how the hell do you hide the dozens of murders, suicides and deaths of people? Does no one have families or friends wondering what happened? No one inside the company of thousands notices machine gun fire, deaths of colleagues and ultimately say nothing?
I realize this silence was addressed as "people were paid off generously" but give me a break.
Yuck.
I realize this silence was addressed as "people were paid off generously" but give me a break.
Yuck.
July 6, 2025
I wish I liked this more but when I read about an enigmologist I really want the story to be borderline supernatural and mysterious.
Unfortunately this story was all about a cyber company and their newest innovation that someone had learned how to weaponize. It went into great detail about the virtual world that was created and was more sci-fi than mystery/suspense. I really lost interest about halfway through the book and desperately wanted to just skip to the end.
Unfortunately this story was all about a cyber company and their newest innovation that someone had learned how to weaponize. It went into great detail about the virtual world that was created and was more sci-fi than mystery/suspense. I really lost interest about halfway through the book and desperately wanted to just skip to the end.
November 14, 2023
I rarely ever give reviews this bad, but this book was just not good. The drama wasn't compelling, the characters were forgettable, the plot was unbelievable and boring.
Yeah, I did not finish and skipped to the end and still didn't care....
Yeah, I did not finish and skipped to the end and still didn't care....
February 8, 2024
Apparently Preston is the better and more creative writer of this duo. This book lacked cohesiveness and substance. A quick disappointing read.
July 16, 2022
Enigmalogist and investigator Jeremy Logan strays from his usual environment into a technological futuristic world. Virtual reality and artificial intelligence are a major part of the production of corporate Chrysalis which also includes medical devices, more research avenues being explored, and a creatively envisioned workplace with super smart scientists. But something is rotten. Can Logan help the team which called him in figure out what is happening before potential disaster becomes extreme ? This one will cause mind twist and brain burn. The characters are well written. The plot is intriguing. The writing style leads to quick page turning. Definitely a thriller. Perhaps not my favorite by this author, yet still very worth reading. Can you imagine ?? What if ?? When ??
August 1, 2022
Not my favorite book of the series. However, it is fairly believable, given the way people are so reliant on their phones now and so eager to upgrade to the next and better model. Jeremy is called into help out a giant business when it receives threatening emails about their newest phone that is ready to roll out. The blackmailer wants a billion dollars in ransom and is willing to, and does, kill several people as a way to prove they mean what they say. Can he figure out what is going on and delete the virus from the phones before more than 1000 people die because they used the newest model? There is a lot of virtual reality information in the story, since that will probably be the way things are headed now.
December 7, 2022
Strong beginning and middle, but the closer I got to the end of the book, the less interested I was. It lost that "page turning" factor and I no longer felt the need to know what happened next.
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