Summary:
The human mind has always been unhackable…until now.
Deep in the Afghan mountains, Sergeant Michael Pitcher discovers an object with powers that defy explanation. After interacting with it, he suffers a traumatic seizure and is flown home for evaluation.
Cleared by the doctors, Michael goes home to his relieved wife, Josie. But he’s a changed man. The once-loving husband is now coldly withdrawn. After emptying the couple’s bank account, he disappears into the night.
When a team of scientists connected to Sergeant Pitcher vanishes without a trace, CIA agent Dean Ninemeyer comes to him for insight—only to find that the recovering soldier has also disappeared.
Dean and Josie must now join forces in a desperate race against time, searching for answers in an ever-twisting mystery. What they uncover is a chilling conspiracy that already has the fate of the world in its grip.
Publication Date: April 2018
Category: science fiction thriller novel
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ScienceThrillers.com book review of Reset :
I’ve been following Brian Andrews’ career since his debut novel The Calypso Directive used some wonderful immunology (my specialty) to spin a science thriller plot. Since then, Andrews has paired with another military veteran and writer Jeffrey Wilson to launch a science-tinged series of action thrillers set in China (starting with Beijing Red), as well as the explicitly military Tier One thrillers. Along the way he has mastered his craft, so imagine my delight to learn Andrews was again working on my favorite kind of book, a stand-alone science thriller. I received an early copy, and Reset is a gem.
The prologue begins with a common–but effective–thriller device as a character awakens disoriented in a strange place, with no memory of how he got there. Once revealed, the truth is absolutely chilling, and it drives the tension through the rest of the book because we KNOW how bad things can get…
Reset hums thanks to a cast of intriguing characters primarily from government agencies and the US military (Andrews’ experience shines through for this). In particular, the female characters leaped out for me–competent professional women with brains, plus a loyal army wife. But be careful–don’t get too attached to anyone…
Andrews cites real, present-day science to justify a seemingly alien technology of mind control. Then he mixes in 1960s nuclear missile silos, preppers, Faraday cages, and viruses, with clear influences from Michael Crichton’s Sphere and James Rollins’ Sigma Force series. The result is a smooth, edge-of-your-seat thriller perfect for a long flight or a session at the beach.
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