Double Helix: A Novel

By Sigmund Brouwer

Book Overview

Slater Ellis is in the race-against time, a hit man, and a professor who plays God in his spare time. The results are a showdown with stakes no less than the future of the human race. A prophetic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849939380
• ISBN13: 9780849939389
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: W Pub Group
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.0" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

Edge of your seat thriller

What begins as a mystery the plot in this book unravels an underground mad-science project using human DNA. This book can keep you up real late, page after page, just trying to figure out what's going to happen next. An excellent read if you like X-Files related material.

Best read this year!

I can't speak for those looking for ethics or sound medicine, but as a voracious reader looking for good, clean stories, this is my best find of 2003. On par with the best secular thrillers, yet showing dignity of life without a single scripture, Brouwer is a master writer and thinker. His characterization is great too. I could spot Zuwaan a mile away (and I'd be running in the other direction!)

Great Book

I read this book with a little bit of trepidation after reading one of the previous reviews. Contrary to that review, the book isn't anti-science at all. What I found it to be, is a fast paced story with an exciting plot. The author does an excellent job weaving in important issues (i.e. Human cloning) with the action. These are issues we are going to face whether we like it or not.Great job by the author.

Very Good. Fun to read.

A very enjoyable and informative book on the social delima facing us today with the scientific advancements in Cloning.

Excellent Novel from one of the best

Double Helix takes its title from the strand of DNA responsible for life. Seemingly taken right out of the headlines, this novel revolves around science experiments with DNA. Slater Ellis is driving home one night when he almost runs into a naked boy. Page Stevens hears her husband commit suicide in the guest bathroom. When both start to investigate these events, they begin to uncover a big conspiracy neither would have dreamed that reaches from New Mexico to Florida to DC to New York. But will they find out the truth and stop the plan, or will they be killed trying? Sigmund Brouwer is one of the best writers around. Here he spins a well crafted tale with believable characters. Almost no one is what they seem. An interesting devise is having each chapter represent a day. My only disappointment was the low spiritual level of the book. Having read many of his other works, I was expecting more of a spiritual aspect. This is not to say that he there wasn't a good moral. On the whole, however, I loved this book and would highly recommend it to anyone.