Plague by Buzz Bernard

Blurb:

In only a matter of days, 9/11 and the destruction of the Twin Towers will be rivaled by a lone-wolf terrorist attack on America. Atlanta is targeted as Ground Zero for the most horrifying plague in modern times.

Deep in the secret recesses of a Cold War lab, the Russians created tons of deadly bio-weapons. Now, decades later, a protégé of that Russian research is about to release weaponized Ebola into the heart of the South’s most iconic city: Atlanta, where the symbols of American “decadence” range from a happily diverse population to the Coca-Cola museum and CNN building.

A preliminary test of the horrifying virus demonstrates the unspeakable suffering of its victims—and alerts the Centers for Disease Control that a terrible pandemic is in the making. CDC Virologist Dr. Dwight Butler begins a frantic effort to track down the source before it’s too late.

For new BioDawn CEO Richard Wainwright, it quickly becomes clear that the “accidental” plane crash that killed the pharmaceutical company’s entire executive hierarchy may have some connection to the evolving threat. Suddenly Richard is being stalked by a hit woman. He and Butler join forces to find the lone terrorist at the center of a plan that could unleash a modern Black Plague on the western world.

About the Author:

H.W. “Buzz” Bernard is an Air Force veteran and retired Weather Channel meteorologist. His 2010 hurricane thriller, Eyewall, became a number one bestseller in e-book. Visit him at http://www.buzzbernard.com.

Review:

I like a good thriller, especially by an author who does his/her homework, as Mr. Bernard obviously has done. While Dr. Butler is a colorful character, he takes his job seriously, and is uniquely able to track down the bug that is plaguing the people of Atlanta. Richard Wainwright comes out of retirement to take over direction of BioDawn when the entire Board is killed in a plane crash. He’s only an interim boss until someone permanent can be found, but he still wants to know what’s going on in the guarded building the even he’s kept out of, and why funding for that research doesn’t show up on the company’s books. Even when a hit woman tells him to mind his own business. Especially then.

Mr. Bernard kept me on the edge of my seat from the first page of Plague until I finally finished it. Again, carve out a block of time before you pick up Plague. You won’t want to put it down once you do.

Author Website:  http://www.buzzbernard.com

Warnings:  Graphic Descriptions of Hemorrhagic Fever Symptoms

Length:  232 Pages

Prices:

Print:  $13.91

Digital:  $5.38

Buy Link:  https://smile.amazon.com/Plague-H-W-Buzz-Bernard-ebook/dp/B009CD14NI

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Pale Highway by Nicholas Conley

Blurb:

Gabriel Schist is spending his remaining years at Bright New Day, a nursing home. He once won the Nobel Prize for inventing a vaccine for AIDS. But now, he has Alzheimer’s, and his mind is slowly slipping away. When one of the residents comes down with a horrific virus, Gabriel realizes he is the only one who can find a cure. Encouraged by Victor, an odd stranger, he convinces the administrator to allow him to study the virus. Soon, reality begins to shift, and Gabriel’s hallucinations interfere with his work. As the death count mounts, Gabriel is in a race against the clock and his own mind. Can he find a cure before his brain deteriorates past the point of no return?

About the Author:

Nicholas Conley's passion for storytelling began at an early age, prompted by a love of science fiction novels, comic books and horror movies. When not busy writing, Nicholas spends his time reading, traveling to new places, and indulging in a lifelong coffee habit. In order to better establish himself on the planet Earth, Nicholas currently makes his home in New Hampshire. To learn more about him, take a stroll over to http://www.NicholasConley.com.

Review by Rochelle:

Pale Highway was a fascinating look at Gabriel Schist, a brilliant man losing his faculties to Alzheimer’s. It’s not an easy book to read, though, and if you have difficulty keeping up with books that go back and forth between the past and present, reality and delusion, then you might want to try something more straight-forward. But if you can bridge the gaps of a mind riddled with the Swiss-cheese holes of a disease that robs even our highest intellects of the ability to process the simplest thoughts, then Pale Highway is definitely a must-read.

A few years ago when I had more money and I was still able to pay my Mensa dues, I attended the Annual Gathering for both the US and Canada. There were thousands of us, and researchers gave a presentation on Alzheimer’s. Good thing the Fire Marshalls weren’t around, because we squeezed into that room like sardines. For us (as for anyone, really), Pale Highway is the ultimate horror story.

I’ve worked in a nursing home. Can you imagine Einstein in diapers having pureed mush shoveled into his mouth as fast as he can swallow it because the aid has nine other patients to feed before the trays go back? Can you imagine him being there and having lucid moments when he knows that’s what’s happening to him? Add the mystery of his friends dying around him, he knows he’s the only one who can stop it, and he knows he’s running out of time. Because his lucid moments are coming fewer and farther between. There you have the makings of a doozy of a book—Pale Highway.

Author Website:  http://www.NicholasConley.com

Heat Rating:  PG-13

Length:  317 Pages

Prices:

Print:  $11.99

Digital:  $5.99

Buy Links:

Print:  http://redadeptpublishing.com/#!/Pale-Highway/p/51236016

Digital:  http://www.amazon.com/Pale-Highway-Nicholas-Conley/dp/1940215536/

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