Near Death
Near Death by Glenn Cooper
336 Pages
Publisher: Lascaux Media, AuthorBuzz
Release Date: November 15, 2014
Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, British, Crime Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Cults
A neuroscientist discovers a way to have a near death experience. Unfortunately, his success comes with a high price. When Alex and family are returning from a Liverpool football match, there is a terrible car accident. Alex was severely burned, and his parents are dead. He has a near death experience and sees his father calling him. He tries to reach him but is pulled back to life. Now as a scientist he is trying to find his way back.
Cyprus, an FBI agent, has an eight-year-old daughter, Tara, dying from an inoperable brain tumor. Alex the neurologist addressing her seizures. When a series of unusable murders comes to the attention of the FBI, Cyprus is on the case. Alex develops a God complex with a group of devotees – cultish.
The book has a fast pace, the characters are developed, and it is written in the third person point of view. The author has a descriptive writing style. The reader can almost feel the bliss from the drug. If you like psychological thrillers, this is a good read.