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More than three decades ago, Dr. Kathleen Sainsbury's archaeologist parents were murdered at an ancient excavation site in Iraq. Now the gifted biologist stands on the brink of a miraculous breakthrough: the discovery of a gene that could extend a human life by hundreds of years. But at the... read more
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More than three decades ago, Dr. Kathleen Sainsbury's archaeologist parents were murdered at an ancient excavation site in Iraq. Now the gifted biologist stands on the brink of a miraculous breakthrough: the discovery of a gene that could extend a human life by hundreds of years. But at the... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Dr. Kathleen Sainsbury: Protagonist. A 38-year-old biologist, struggling to keep her start-up biotech company (Quantum Life Sciences) afloat.
- Luce Venfeld: Antagonist. Venfeld is a greedy, ex-CIA assassin.
- Semion Zafer: Henchman for Venfeld.
- Anthony Wills: FBI agent.
- Bill McCreary: Program manager at DARPA.
- Bryce Whittaker: Washington Post reporter.
- John Sainsbury: Kathleen's grandfather.
- Carlos Guiterez: James Barney's debut thriller leads him deep into some controversial but very contemporary issues. Dr. Kathleen Sainsberry's research into the INDY (I'm not dead yet) gene in fruit flies has caught the eye of several agencies that have concerns about human genetic engineering. Just as she is on the verge of loosing her financial backing or major discovery, an interview about her research is published in the newspaper. Kathleen's life takes an interesting turn as the various groups who are watching her move into action implementing elaborate plans to protect her or try to thwart her research. Her first shock is a phone call from a Dr. Sargon, who was a friend of her parents. Kathleen had known only that her parents were killed under mysterious circumstances as they were studying a ziggurat in Tell-Fara, Iraq. Suddenly Kathleen doesn't know who is her friend and who is out to harm her.As Kathleen works her way through the various events that follow she becomes fearful and yet determined to protect her research. She has had no idea of the implications of her research that could extend human life expectancies. But her enemies are well aware of them.Kathleen learns, based on Genesis 6: 1-4, that at one time certain humans lived many years longer than present day life expectancies. Then she has the opportunity to discover the DNA pattern of an ancient mummified creature. Terror ensues as her enemies try to get the sample and do what they will with it.The basic science of the INDY gene and Drosophila fruit fly is documented in publications. The possibility of moving that science into human genetics is far more troubling. Yet it makes for interesting fiction.
- Dr. Eskridge: Add a description of this character.
- Jeremy Fisher
- Julie
- Daniel Talbot
- Dr. Sargon
- Ahmed
- Elias Rubin
- Hendricks
- Becky
- Gomez
- Steve Goodwin
- Grandpa
- Sorenson
- Roland
- Farhana
- Dr. Kim
- Andersen
- Ellie Mcdougal
- Kish
- Choi
- Gary
- Allah
- Al-bakr
- Evelyn
- Hussein
Setting & Locations edit
- Washington, DC
- Bethesda, Maryland
- Tell-fara, Iraq
- Cambridge, MA
- Annapolis, Maryland
- Eilat, Israel
- Andros Island, Bahamas
- Rockville
- Baghdad
- Virginia
- Mesopotamia
- United States
- Garrison Manor
- Washington Post
- Boston
- Turkey
- Arlington
- Mishkhab
- Uruk
- Minnesota
- Great Flood
- Mexico
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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- James Barney's website: Official website of author James Barney
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