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Review of The Prize
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Prize" by Geoffrey M Cooper.]
The book opens in a ballroom in New York City. The character Eric Prescott, introduced first, seems to be a pioneer in elucidating the basis of Alzheimer’s disease. A professor from the Nobel committee passingly comments that to receive the prize in this field the next step would be finding the treatment. This professor also tells that a woman named Pamella Weller, who is a postdoc, is approaching in a new direction to look for a drug in treating Alzheimer’s. The title ‘The Prize’ describes the Nobel Prize our antagonist is after. Eric scorns off if the professor would think this woman to be his competition but decides to keep a close watch on her. The book follows how Pamella discovers the drug and how before she could bask in the success of finding a drug, she becomes an infamous scientist for fraud in the field of medicine. Rumors start circulating that the paper she has just submitted to a leading journal called Nature is faked. The story moves fast once Pam falls into the mess of fraud and this shows that all the characters from her lab to be doubtful of integrity. Would she be able to clear her name? Her only friend seems to be Jake Lawrence, a private investigator (He was introduced to Pam by Pam’s divorce attorney so that he could help in tracking down Pam’s ex-husband’s hidden assets).
I liked many things from the book. The first would be Pam’s integrity when she did the double-blind experiment to be unbiased and not be influenced by the pharma company to which the chemical compound/ drug belongs. Next is Jake’s determination to find out more about the fraud, in spite of not knowing much about drug discoveries. He staked out during the day and night to establish the story and finds the connection between Holly and Eric. This is my first book by Geoffrey M Cooper and I like how easy it was to get familiar with his writing style.
The thing I slightly disliked in the book was that there was no epilogue from Eric’s point of view. Not even the situation where he confesses to his crime. Also, we were kept in dark when the real was drug was not disclosed.
I rate this book four out of four for its clear story and how it provides a crisp reading. The science explained in drug discovery is in simple language with not much rig ram role.
This book is recommended to all those who love medical thrillers; who enjoy Robin Cook, Michael Crichton, Kathy Reichs' works. This book can also be enjoyed by individuals without any science background who’d love the crime/thriller genre.
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The Prize
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The book opens in a ballroom in New York City. The character Eric Prescott, introduced first, seems to be a pioneer in elucidating the basis of Alzheimer’s disease. A professor from the Nobel committee passingly comments that to receive the prize in this field the next step would be finding the treatment. This professor also tells that a woman named Pamella Weller, who is a postdoc, is approaching in a new direction to look for a drug in treating Alzheimer’s. The title ‘The Prize’ describes the Nobel Prize our antagonist is after. Eric scorns off if the professor would think this woman to be his competition but decides to keep a close watch on her. The book follows how Pamella discovers the drug and how before she could bask in the success of finding a drug, she becomes an infamous scientist for fraud in the field of medicine. Rumors start circulating that the paper she has just submitted to a leading journal called Nature is faked. The story moves fast once Pam falls into the mess of fraud and this shows that all the characters from her lab to be doubtful of integrity. Would she be able to clear her name? Her only friend seems to be Jake Lawrence, a private investigator (He was introduced to Pam by Pam’s divorce attorney so that he could help in tracking down Pam’s ex-husband’s hidden assets).
I liked many things from the book. The first would be Pam’s integrity when she did the double-blind experiment to be unbiased and not be influenced by the pharma company to which the chemical compound/ drug belongs. Next is Jake’s determination to find out more about the fraud, in spite of not knowing much about drug discoveries. He staked out during the day and night to establish the story and finds the connection between Holly and Eric. This is my first book by Geoffrey M Cooper and I like how easy it was to get familiar with his writing style.
The thing I slightly disliked in the book was that there was no epilogue from Eric’s point of view. Not even the situation where he confesses to his crime. Also, we were kept in dark when the real was drug was not disclosed.
I rate this book four out of four for its clear story and how it provides a crisp reading. The science explained in drug discovery is in simple language with not much rig ram role.
This book is recommended to all those who love medical thrillers; who enjoy Robin Cook, Michael Crichton, Kathy Reichs' works. This book can also be enjoyed by individuals without any science background who’d love the crime/thriller genre.
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The Prize
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