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- A spunky investigative reporter ties a grisly murder to an international organ trafficking conspiracy, but the story may cost her life … and her kidneys.
A renown transplant surgeon unable to find a donor for his own wife
A self-styled investigative reporter with a hunch
A slick entrepreneur with a grandiose scheme to make organ trafficking respectable
A falsely condemned convict offered a reprieve in exchange for donating a kidney
A corrupt cop who considers his shield a license to steal
A cartel enforcer who dispatches his victims with venomous snakes and insects
The lives of desperate people compelled to make ethical, moral and legal compromises
A story that spans the western hemisphere, from the mansions of Beverly Hills to a Surinamese prison to an exotic Haïtian resort
Excerpts from one of the many favorable reviews of the original screenplay published on Zoetrope.com:
This was one rip-snort of a read, offering plenty of action and snappy dialogue for a casual fan of the medical thriller.
Honestly this reminded me of the medical thriller books … by the likes of Robin Cook. … If I had one area of concern for this story, and it is minor, it’s that it feels like it often ahs so much to say and not enough room to say it all. … the writing quality of this script was quite excellent. Concise, well chosen words, and very easy to visualize what was happening in my head.
I found the central character Ashley to be compelling and your quintessential spunky journalist. She never did anything stupid to threaten audience sympathy and she seemed genuinely concerned during moments of serious danger, like when Cecil went missing. As the script begins, you get a sense that Taheisha is going to be our lead protagonist, especially the ease with which she uncorks her own back-story and some kidney facts (it might do some good to push back her back-story). … I had fun with Chadwick and his overt attempts at faux seduction. … I found Ashley to be a worthy heroine though a few more scenes of her showing off her personality rather than her drive for the story would do well to further flesh out her character. I found the character of Hector to be a tad confusing. … By the script’s end, Hector is a bit more nebulous than how he began, which has its pluses and minuses concerning character development.
I feel like I just got a medical education while reading this script. There are a lot of complicated medical procedures and information distilled in this script, and I must say the author does a fine job in that distillation. … The dialogue is certainly a plus in this script and moves at a nice pace. …
From a mystery/thriller standpoint, kudos on how tightly all the various nefarious elements are intertwined. The script moves at a steady pace and doles out the clues and complications in a manner that keeps the reader going. … Also, you do a quite credible job of creating parallel lines of action, several storylines that keep us intrigued, especially as they coalesce in the shoot-em-up climax. … The climax is suitably climactic and fairly satisfying. The demise of Francoise, our main antagonist in the end, is of particular satisfaction. The big bad villain always needs a special fitting death, and you served him up well. …
What elevates this script above the thriller stock is all the tricky questions it poses without any pre-approved answers. Organ donors and the organ trade market create all sorts of great debate, especially when lives are on the line. There are plenty of thick ethical questions and I’m glad this script shines a light on many of them and doesn’t give any sort of pat answers. You see where Hua-Ling is coming from and his noble yet practical intentions keep up above the fray when it comes to being an antagonist; he’s the man who sells his soul to save others, and therefore a figure of potential tragedy. I also respected the script’s analysis on the nature of systemic poverty ...
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Hi Gino and Happy New Year. Do you have any books that you need to exchange reviews on?
Hi Gino,
Just to let you know that i have almost finished your book and will be posting a review shortly. There are a few typos, which i have noted. Lat night I came across, Burton and Branch Water. Surely this is Bourbon and.... Being English and a beer man I wouldn't know these things! Haggis is not really eaten outside Scotland and is not considered a British dish. I would imagine if a Scottish person read this they would be a bit annoyed. It is like saying the Kilt is British, which of course is not. I am enjoying the book, you style reminds me a lot of Dan Brown for some reason, which can't be bad.
Hi Gino, Did you send me a message about a book review swap? If you did, yes i am interested. It came up as phising on my email, so i am just checking first.
is this your email ginocox@frontier.com
Regards,
John Tallon Jones