"A well-written medical research thriller"
Amoreena Daniels is a brilliant pre-med student needing
a scholarship to attend med school so she works
extraordinarily hard towards that goal. However, her
idyllic world collapses when she learns her beloved mother
Geneva suffers from cancer. Worse, Geneva used her small
available cash to pay for Amoreena's education, leaving her
without health insurance and little hope for the high cost
treatment that might save her life. However, to the rescue is Meechum Corporation's Women's
Clinic who pays Amoreena fifty grand to serve as a
surrogate mother. Soon her saviors come under suspicion
GARGOYLES for illegal medical practices by the once naive
Amoreena. Whatever is inside her womb is growing at a
humanly impossible rate and feels like it is ripping her
up. When she complains, the clinic staff insists nothing
is wrong and this is normal. Amoreena rejects the
explanations even as she begins to receive weird warnings
from female strangers. She vows to learn the truth not yet
knowing how dangerous that endeavor is. GARGOYLES is a well-written medical research thriller
that, though it adds nothing new to the genre, will excite
readers. The story line is loaded with action as even a
person with Amoreena's background is caught up in the
questionable activities of Meechum, leaving the audience to
wonder about the average individual who gives God-like
trust to the profession. There will be no naysayers to
Alan Nayes' strong look at the ethics of modern day
genetics claiming the betterment of humanity justifies the
means. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted August 19, 2001
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