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    The Calypso Directive: A Biomedical Thriller
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    The Calypso Directive: A Biomedical Thriller

    By Brian Andrews

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    “A smart, hard-driving thriller” about genetic exploitation and biomedical ethics from the Wall Street Journal–bestselling coauthor of Tier One (Grant Blackwood, New York Times–bestselling author).
     
    For one hundred and fifty-five days, Will Foster has been locked in medical quarantine without his consent. The doctors claim he is infected with a deadly virus—but that is a lie. Encoded in his DNA is a mutation that provides immunity from disease for all who possess it, source code that Vyrogen Pharmaceuticals aims to commercialize as a multi-billion-dollar gene therapy.
     
    Against all odds, Foster escapes his laboratory prison and steals a virulent strain of bubonic plague as insurance. To help unravel the mystery inside him, Foster contacts the only person he can trust: a former lover and microbiologist living in Vienna. But soon the two become fugitives, hunted across Europe.
     
    Under the guise of averting a plague pandemic, Vyrogen hires an elite, underground think tank to track down Foster. But the brilliant team discovers something unexpected—the ugly side of multinational pharmaceutical competition—and must choose between serving their client and saving Foster.
     
    Brian Andrews’s debut thriller deftly explores the issues of genetic exploitation and piracy with nonstop suspense, unforgettable characters, and riveting biomedical detail—and sets the stage for further Think Tank adventures.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateApr 12, 2012
    ISBN9781611457674
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    The Calypso Directive: A Biomedical Thriller
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    Brian Andrews

    Brian Andrews is a US Navy veteran and nuclear engineer who served as an officer on a fast-attack submarine in the Pacific. He is a Park Leadership Fellow, has a master’s degree in business from Cornell, and holds a psychology degree from Vanderbilt. He is the author of the Think Tank thrillers, The Infiltration Game, and The Calypso Directive; and coauthor of the Wall Street Journal bestselling Tier One thriller series (Tier One, War Shadows, and Crusader One) with friend and fellow veteran Jeffrey Wilson. Andrews is a husband, father, and advocate of planetary stewardship, and would like to someday visit Mars. Discover more about the author at www.andrews-wilson.com or follow him on Twitter @bandrewsjwilson.

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      This was our book for book club this month - what a pleasant surprise! We don't normally have thrillers on our list, but one of the ladies had heard of this new release and hosted the book. The story follows Will Foster, who unknowingly possesses a DNA mutation that is highly attractive to pharmaceutical companies. He enlists the help of a past girlfriend and the two race to outrun Vyrogen Pharmaceuticals and a Think Tank hired to find him before Vyrogen does. The medical research was detailed and interesting but understandable. To me it was reminiscent of The Bourne Identity and in my head, Will Foster looked a lot like a young Matt Damon ☺.