Judas Virus [Mass Market Paperback]

The suspense builds when an unknown virus affects not only ayne, but the nurses who treat him. But the weird thing is that the virus makes the infectees feel better, healing old wounds and salving aches - right up until it makes them blind and kills them.

Chris and her colleague Michael suspect there's more going on than meets the eye and begin a private investigation, which draws a killer's attention to them.

Reading David Best is like riding Splash Mountain at Disneyland. The ride is mesmerizing, with plenty to draw your attention and keep your interest, right up until you drop off the side of the mountain, your heart in your throat. The suspense here builds slowly, tantalizingly, and the payoff is a good one.

One of Best's best features as a writer is his economy of words - every word is chosen for maximum effect. His characters and motivations are real enough to make you believe the action. And that's no mean feat. I recommend The Judas Virus and I can't wait to see what he does next.

The book centers around the problems which ensue when a pig liver is transferred into the body of her recently sobered, alcoholic father who hasn't been in her life for over 25 years.
It is a story of redemption and it is a story of growth.

The suspense is brilliant and the book is excellent.

Chris Collins' father, Wayne, has just come back into her life after almost thirty years. He has come asking for a part of her liver. He is a recovering alcoholic in need of a liver transplant. Due to his alcoholism, he can't be moved up in the list if his need becomes greater. He has heard that a relative can give him a portion of their liver and that portion will regenerate in the donor and the portion given will grow into a full liver for him.

Chris is not sure what she thinks of her father's return, but she knows she can't give him a portion of her liver. Instead she is able to get him into a new program that will transplant a genetically altered pig's liver into a human.

The transplant goes very well. Then Wayne has a fever. There are so many precautions taken to prevent from infecting Wayne or anyone else, but still they keep a close eye on him. He gets well quickly and they figure all is well. Matter of fact, things seem to be going extremely well, better than expected.

When some nurses that took care of him die, they start looking into whether this could be related to the transplant. Then some more people die. They can't figure out how these people tie back to the transplant.

Chris feels responsible and works hard at investigating the various deaths, including looking into where their lives might have intersected.

The pace in this book is great. It keeps you wondering what will happen next. I found it difficult to put down.

The characters interact well and there is enough uncertainty that you can't easily figure out too soon what is going on. It is very well written.

I recommend this book.