My rating: 4 of 5 stars
"The genetic modification of food is intrinsically dangerous. It involves making irreversible changes in a random manner to a complex level of life about which little is known. It is inevitable that this hit-and-miss approach will lead to disasters. It must disrupt the natural intelligence of the plant or animal to which it is applied, and lead to health-damaging side-effects."
----Dr Geoffrey Clements, leader of the Natural Law Party, UK.
Lawrence Verigin, a Canadian author, has penned his debut novel, Dark Seed which is an ecological thriller based on the most socially as well as politically influenced topic- the effects of genetically engineered crops in our ecosystem, centering around two human beings trying to put a stop to this dangerous invention, even if they have to put their lives at risk.
Synopsis:
A disillusioned journalist and the grieving daughter of a murdered scientist uncover an immoral and destructive global plot by the largest developer of genetically engineered seed and its parent pharmaceutical conglomerate.
Nick Barnes and Morgan Elles learn that the goal of the man behind these organizations is the complete control of human existence. He eliminates opposition and interference without hesitation or remorse.
The couple quickly find themselves fighting for their lives. And yours.
Nick is a journalist who is hired by Dr. Carl Elles to write his memoir who was a scientist at Naintosa Corporation, where they worked on the genetically engineered crops. Unfortunately, when Nick went to meet with Elles for the details and the research of his projects, Nick found that Dr. Elles was already dead and soon within few hours, he too was dragged deep into this puddle of the mess. Morgan, Carl's daughter, is trying hard to find her father's killers as well as helping Nick to publish her father's memoirs, thus enlightening the people of the world about it's adverse effects. Caught in between them, Nick's best-friend, Sue, who too jumps into the dangers in saving the world without any question.
The theme of the book is really great and thoroughly enlightening. I loved how the author flawlessly incorporated this social topic into his storyline and turned it into something highly thrilling. Nick and Morgan were constantly on a chase by the people who would do anything from stopping them. From America to Canada and then back to America, they were on a constant run and on their dangerous path, they got nearly got killed quite a lot of times, but still the fear of getting killed didn't shut them down, and they did everything to make that book publish.
The writing is nice, but a bit slow paced since the author have intricately structured his whole plot. There weren't much twists in this book to keep us on the loop, Nick and Morgan were constantly thrown to face difficult challenges and how they overcame them, simply kept me glued to the book.
The best thing about the book is it's strong plot which not only enlightens us, but also forces us to take a wild ride all through the borders of America and Canada, following Nick and Morgan's footsteps. And till the very end of the story, the author kept me engaged with his articulate narrative style.
The primary characters are strongly crafted, and I liked how the author have masked them with their flaws despite of their brave and determined demeanor. There was also a bit of chemistry between the primary characters which the author have lightly depicted through their journey, but that inevitable attraction between them was very evident from their behavior. Overall, it's an engrossing as well as a compelling book that kept me glued till the very end.
Verdict: This book will highly appeal to all the political crime thriller fans.
Courtesy: Thanks to the author, Lawrence Verigin, for giving me an opportunity to read and review his book.
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