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The Dyodyne Experiment
A research team at Dyodyne Labs has developed a remarkable new a microscopic computer system with the ability to secretly track people with pinpoint accuracy. The system, code-named DaNA, is transmitted as a benign virus that passes the tracking system to all who come in contact with its host. The government sees the system as the perfect way to track down a criminal's accomplices, making it invaluable in bringing down the drug cartel. But when the biggest terrorist attack in U.S. history devastates New York City, the Department of Homeland Security orders the team to launch the untested system to find those responsible. What they uncover is unthinkable-six nuclear bombs hidden in six major cities. And the bombs, controlled by a powerful underground alliance, are part of a much larger global conspiracy. As the team at Dyodyne rushes to track down the terrorists holding the country hostage, they discover yet another DaNA is mutating and may be impossible to control.
448 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2009
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October 5, 2021
Starts out a bit techy, with a lot of medical explanations that don’t really explain much but once you get past that the book is a decent read. Dyodyne is a medical group that is working on a way to track people by way of common cold (or other simple virus) and the Government is anxious to use it. With the date for implementation drawing near and subject chosen things are starting to heat up. Add in some espionage, terroristic threats and a faced paced plot you end up with a decent read.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Thank you NetGalley, James Doulgeris and Michael Santoro for this edition and hearing my honest review. Looking forward to reading more with you
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I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Thank you NetGalley, James Doulgeris and Michael Santoro for this edition and hearing my honest review. Looking forward to reading more with you
#partner
September 29, 2020
What if criminals could be traced in real time. What if the tracker could be passed to everyone they deal with? What if the government had this untested tech? What if a terrorist attack on New York was imminent? Untested or not, you know the government would be using it. DaNa is this technology and it is being brought online.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The technology used in DaNa could be created in the very near future, if not already. The terrorist attack in the book is terrifyingly believable! I could not stop reading until I'd finished. If you like thrillers, read this book!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The technology used in DaNa could be created in the very near future, if not already. The terrorist attack in the book is terrifyingly believable! I could not stop reading until I'd finished. If you like thrillers, read this book!
July 23, 2020
Great plot; not enough CRPS info
As an avid reader, I appreciated the suspense aspect of the story, but as a CRPSer I wish more of the disease were explained. Leaving CRPS unexplained fully (although good info provided) until the next book seems unnecessary. How is the DaNA going to help? Kudos to authors for being current in research. Next book, let's hear about central sensitization and ion channels!! Word up!!
As an avid reader, I appreciated the suspense aspect of the story, but as a CRPSer I wish more of the disease were explained. Leaving CRPS unexplained fully (although good info provided) until the next book seems unnecessary. How is the DaNA going to help? Kudos to authors for being current in research. Next book, let's hear about central sensitization and ion channels!! Word up!!
November 27, 2021
Absolutely loved this book!
This book for me had all of the requirements of a fantastic read. Great writing and was wonderfully paced. There were twists which I love, and enough intrigue to keep one reading well into the night. There was great technological research that went into this book that made the experience of reading so much fun.
This book for me had all of the requirements of a fantastic read. Great writing and was wonderfully paced. There were twists which I love, and enough intrigue to keep one reading well into the night. There was great technological research that went into this book that made the experience of reading so much fun.
August 12, 2009
You know you are onto a unique story of plausible future when you check out the authors of this book. James Doulgeris, an expert in the healthcare industry for twenty-five years, and V. Michael Santoro, VP of product development for C-5 Biotechnologies with over twenty-five years in the high tech industry. This appears to be their first novel although Santoro is an established non-fiction author.
Think of what a second September 11 event even more momentous than the original would escalate to. Think of amazing advances in biotechnology and DNA. Here you have the setting for amazingly devastating possibilities and perhaps probabilities. The time period appears to be perhaps as few as 2 decades or several decades in the future, and the first event is scheduled to coincide with the original September 11 terrorist attack on the U.S. The story is action-packed, character-driven, and told as a real-time scenario which keeps the pace of the book moving full throttle.
The discovery of a way to link DNA and biotechnology in this new future has created a “marking” or “tagging” method by which known terrorists and associates can be pinpointed anywhere in the world at any time, and as the story progresses further tweaking even allows interaction with the known and the suspected through their immune systems and general health within seconds. The change the world is facing is rushing at full speed ahead and everything must mesh minute by minute.
If you want a high speed international thriller, then this is the book for you. I applaud the authors on putting together such a diverse and frightening book. Many readers will find themselves revisiting the terrorism of today and will find that this book will get them thinking seriously of the roles involving several countries. There are unique methods used in this roller-coaster ride that will be unexpected, for instance the sometimes use of non-nuclear warfare. The book goes way beyond what our normal fears are and takes us on an unexpected journey of just who are the allies of the U.S.? Which countries are forming previously unnoticed alliances? Who or what governments can be trusted?
Slightly out of my normal reading genre, I found it exhilarating, frightening, believable in many ways, and a very good read. Because of the genre, I hesitate to say it, but I thoroughly enjoyed this book and could hardly put it down. I have a feeling there will be a follow-up to this book and if so I will certainly be one of the readers who will be waiting to read it.
terrorism, intrigue, biotechnology, DNA, futuristic, novel
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5 stars
Think of what a second September 11 event even more momentous than the original would escalate to. Think of amazing advances in biotechnology and DNA. Here you have the setting for amazingly devastating possibilities and perhaps probabilities. The time period appears to be perhaps as few as 2 decades or several decades in the future, and the first event is scheduled to coincide with the original September 11 terrorist attack on the U.S. The story is action-packed, character-driven, and told as a real-time scenario which keeps the pace of the book moving full throttle.
The discovery of a way to link DNA and biotechnology in this new future has created a “marking” or “tagging” method by which known terrorists and associates can be pinpointed anywhere in the world at any time, and as the story progresses further tweaking even allows interaction with the known and the suspected through their immune systems and general health within seconds. The change the world is facing is rushing at full speed ahead and everything must mesh minute by minute.
If you want a high speed international thriller, then this is the book for you. I applaud the authors on putting together such a diverse and frightening book. Many readers will find themselves revisiting the terrorism of today and will find that this book will get them thinking seriously of the roles involving several countries. There are unique methods used in this roller-coaster ride that will be unexpected, for instance the sometimes use of non-nuclear warfare. The book goes way beyond what our normal fears are and takes us on an unexpected journey of just who are the allies of the U.S.? Which countries are forming previously unnoticed alliances? Who or what governments can be trusted?
Slightly out of my normal reading genre, I found it exhilarating, frightening, believable in many ways, and a very good read. Because of the genre, I hesitate to say it, but I thoroughly enjoyed this book and could hardly put it down. I have a feeling there will be a follow-up to this book and if so I will certainly be one of the readers who will be waiting to read it.
terrorism, intrigue, biotechnology, DNA, futuristic, novel
http://nightreader-bookblog.blogspot....
5 stars
October 14, 2010
The Dyodyne Experiment by James Doulgeris and V Michael Santoro is an international medical thriller in the vein of Michael Crichton or Robin Cook. A biotech firm has developed a way to track a person by his own DNA, nano transmitters and cell phone technology. The Department of Homeland Security needs their invention to track down terrorists intent on destroying several U.S. cities.
I liked the set up and the basic plotting. It as another review mentioned, would make a great movie. Unfortunately the version I read suffered from too many editing gaffs. The errors got in the way of my ability to lose myself in the plot. The one that bugged me the most was BETA test for beta test. It isn't an acronym. It's a step in a software development cycle.
My other complaint is one with the genre and isn't specifically aimed at The Dyodyne Experiment. I'm tired of super short scenes that jump between all the players (or potential players) in the novel. I'm tried of getting first hand knowledge of what the terrorists are planning because their plans always sound stupid. They are so typically cookie cutter stereotypes that anything they say or think is laughable. I wish these books would stick with one side because my imagination is better at inventing an antagonist's motivations. Surprise and mystery seems to be dead in the international thriller.
I liked the set up and the basic plotting. It as another review mentioned, would make a great movie. Unfortunately the version I read suffered from too many editing gaffs. The errors got in the way of my ability to lose myself in the plot. The one that bugged me the most was BETA test for beta test. It isn't an acronym. It's a step in a software development cycle.
My other complaint is one with the genre and isn't specifically aimed at The Dyodyne Experiment. I'm tired of super short scenes that jump between all the players (or potential players) in the novel. I'm tried of getting first hand knowledge of what the terrorists are planning because their plans always sound stupid. They are so typically cookie cutter stereotypes that anything they say or think is laughable. I wish these books would stick with one side because my imagination is better at inventing an antagonist's motivations. Surprise and mystery seems to be dead in the international thriller.
October 5, 2021
Starts out a bit techy, with a lot of medical explanations that don’t really explain much but once you get past that the book is a decent read. Dyodyne is a medical group that is working on a way to track people by way of common cold (or other simple virus) and the Government is anxious to use it. With the date for implementation drawing near and subject chosen things are starting to heat up. Add in some espionage, terroristic threats and a faced paced plot you end up with a decent read.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Thank you NetGalley, James Doulgeris and Michael Santoro for this edition and hearing my honest review. Looking forward to reading more with you
#partner
I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Thank you NetGalley, James Doulgeris and Michael Santoro for this edition and hearing my honest review. Looking forward to reading more with you
#partner
August 27, 2021
Excellent read! This is a well written scifi thriller that takes place in the near future. It has a complex plot and wonderful character development. It was perfect for me because I love scifi, historical fiction, military themes and espionage. This book has some of each. The story is very engaging and turns some 600 pages into a quick read.
May 18, 2013
'Very thought provoking; a reminder of the fact that we must be aware of what is happening in the world & be strong & unified as a nation. It also reminds us that the secrets of nature must be carefully studied & not exploited or thought to be foolproof.
July 20, 2009
best book of the year
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