Review by Marion Jepkosgei -- The Prize

Marion Jepkosgei · Post by **Marion Jepkosgei** » 21 Jun 2020, 11:36

[Following is a volunteer review of "The Prize" by Geoffrey M Cooper.]

4 out of 4 stars

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The Prize by Geoffrey M Cooper is a medical thriller that features two medical researchers Dr Eric Prescott and Dr Pamela Weller, at the peak of their research towards the discovery of a drug for the Alzheimer's disease. Pamela is a faculty member at Harvard Langmere Institute for Neuroscience while Eric is an award winning medical researcher at the Institute for Advanced Neuroscience.

Pam's tenure and position at the Langmere Institute is almost at stake when one of her postdocs Holly, reveals that she has succeeded in finding a lead that could possibly reverse early stages of Alzheimer's disease. A double-blind experiment confirms the viability of Holly's findings, but a disagreement ensues over authorship. Holly's objection of her place as a second author reopens a wound in her heart. Holly is determined to claim the position of the first author.

Eric Prescott on the other hand is racking his mind over the possibility of Pam Weller actually discovering the treatment to Alzheimer's disease, when he receives an interesting email from a postdoc in Pam Weller's lab. Holly's offer to trade off her discovery for a faculty job blows Dr Prescott's mind. The thought of clinching the Nobel Prize and trampling on Dr Weller fuels Dr Prescott to defy all ethical stipulations. But will jealousy, fraud and murder be the ultimate shots to the prize?

I loved how Geoffrey Cooper carefully crafted the plot of this fast paced thriller. He brings out the conflict in the story skillfully in only 284 pages, something that convinced me that he really is an author to watch. His beautifully written prose added to his skill of well calculated vivid description blew me off. The action packed in this novel entranced me to be honest. This novel oozed depth of research and mastery of the subject matter from Geoffrey Cooper's side. I totally commend him for that.

While Geoffrey wrote this novel in third person, he adequately applied dialogue to top this up. This helped me familiarise with the characters and actually be in their mood and understand their tone. Geoffrey also did a wonderful job in characterisation. He left no questions unanswered as he introduced his characters fully. The ultimate thrill of this novel though, is it's end. Geoffrey left me satisfied but still hoping for more of his work. It reminded me of the movie "The Intruder" and how it ended with a mind blowing suspense.

I totally loved this novel and I believe you need to add this to your to- read list. I therefore recommend this to everyone who loves thrillers. This novel has crime and investigation in it. Crime fiction buffs will also love this and they should definitely give it a shot. Geoffrey didn't use vulgar language, neither did he include a graphic scene in it. While there's a instance of murder in it, it isn't gory at all, hence making it a comfortable read for those who don't love graphic novels.

There's nothing I didn't love about this book. It was written beautifully and professionally edited too. It really is perfect. There were no errors at all and so it deserves a perfect score of 4 out of 4 stars.

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Adanna Inya · Post by **Adanna Inya** » 27 Jun 2020, 03:38

In every sphere of life, the race for relevance is not without sacrifices. But should that be at the expense of one's ethics, morality and integrity? I'd love to read this book and see how it pans out between Eric and Pamela. Holly on the other hand is a real clog in the wheel. Beautiful review.

Mutai Marshal · Post by **Mutai Marshal** » 27 Jun 2020, 04:21

Such a brilliant review. Crime thrillers are riveting and I love them

María Andrea Fernández Sepúlveda · 06 Jul 2020, 19:21

I love thrillers. I'll probably get angry at all the politics and interests involved in the medical field but I'll give it a try. Thank you!

Marion Jepkosgei · Post by **Marion Jepkosgei** » 14 Jul 2020, 07:00

Adanna Inya wrote: ↑27 Jun 2020, 03:38 In every sphere of life, the race for relevance is not without sacrifices. But should that be at the expense of one's ethics, morality and integrity? I'd love to read this book and see how it pans out between Eric and Pamela. Holly on the other hand is a real clog in the wheel. Beautiful review.

Ethics and Morality should definitely come first. The book is a rollercoaster check it out.

Marion Jepkosgei · Post by **Marion Jepkosgei** » 14 Jul 2020, 07:01

Seroney_ wrote: ↑27 Jun 2020, 04:21 Such a brilliant review. Crime thrillers are riveting and I love them

Thank you. Check this one out. It's such a thrill.

Marion Jepkosgei · Post by **Marion Jepkosgei** » 14 Jul 2020, 07:03

Lunastella wrote: ↑06 Jul 2020, 19:21 I love thrillers. I'll probably get angry at all the politics and interests involved in the medical field but I'll give it a try. Thank you!

Thank you for reading the review. The book will not disappoint.

Ronel_Steyn · Post by **Ronel_Steyn** » 28 Jul 2020, 09:05

Your review on this book is engaging and so energetic. Thank you. Nothing like a good thriller to keep you on the edge the whole read through.

Stephanie Runyon · Post by **Stephanie Runyon** » 06 Aug 2020, 07:52

I love books that keep me engaged. I just read one that I couldn't put down. This sounds like something I would like.

Patrick Maina1 · Post by **Patrick Maina1** » 07 Aug 2020, 12:20

Your review is brilliant.You did due diligence.Medical fiction sounds interesting.I like the way conflict builds around authorship.I need to read this.