When Roland Doyle wakes up in an unfamiliar motel room with a strange man’s wallet in his pocket and a woman’s dead body in the bathroom, he fears the worst…and that’s before he finds the vial of pills labeled “take one every 4 hrs or else.” Or else what?
Ten years ago, Dr. Sebastian Briggs’s clinical drug trial for a cutting-edge fear-response drug went horribly wrong—or did it? It’s true that one trial participant died and five others were left with no memory of what happened to them. But now several interested parties, including a major pharmaceutical company and an ambitious U.S. senator, are willing to back Briggs’s continued research. All he has to do is recall his five surviving “volunteers,” whose addiction to a mysterious drug has left them largely at his disposal. They will do anything necessary to keep the pills coming and to stave off the creeping phobias, intense sexual impulses, and all-consuming madness that lurk on the edges of their minds. It’s easy enough for the good doctor to lure the survivors back to the remote Monkey House, where the original trials took place. But when the pills finally run out…that’s when the real show begins.
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"Really really good. I can't wait to start Chronic Fear(picks up one year after the Monkey House trials). Fans of Micheal Crichton will like this a lot."
— Brooke (4 out of 5 stars)
" I admit it - I gave up trying to read this story. I tried, I really did but the plot was convulted and making me crazy. I might pick this back up in the future but for the time being, this is a big No. "
— Cab, 2/3/2014" Really struggled to get through this. And I felt cheated at the end-like I was missing two more chapters that would've rounded the story off. The storyline was good but meandered too much and didn't give me any kind of closure at the end. "
— The_helen, 1/19/2014" Really a 2.5Medical thriller about unauthorized drug trials and their impact on a small group of individuals. Not great but enough to keep me reading. "
— Maureen, 12/31/2013" I'll stick with three stars but wish there were 3 1/2. Really. This is a good read and had lots of stuff going for it. I'll read more by Scott Nicholson. He has his own voice, which I'm finding harder and harder to read! It's a voice deserving a praise! "
— Lala, 12/16/2013" I was not impressed with the ending! It was a complete let down and left the reader, me, not understanding the meaning of it. For me, it was as if the author didnt know how to end it and just did as quickly as possible. It was a good premise for a story which started out great and had high hopes. "
— Julie, 12/8/2013" nice mind teaser. "
— Shane, 11/30/2013" Too slow moving. Stopped reading it "
— Bob, 11/7/2013" Complicated plot but well worth it. "
— India, 6/17/2013" I thought the ending was rather lame. Definitely left it open to write a follow up, but not sure I would read it. "
— Susan, 5/27/2013" Great read. You have to keep turning the pages to see what happens next. Really love Scott Nicholson's writing style. "
— Kevin, 5/7/2013" I'm a huge fan of mystery & crime, this book is definetly a favorite of mine. Very intrigiung & suspenseful, I couldn't put it down. "
— Tanya, 4/15/2013" Worst book I've read in recent memory. "
— Liana, 4/5/2013" Interesting concept. I read this in bits and pieces while trying to move so I lost some of it's impact but enjoyed this thriller. "
— Kathy, 4/3/2013" Don't even bother, a big yawn! "
— Doria, 11/9/2012" Interesting story line. A little scary as it might really happen. "
— Mark, 4/18/2012Jeff Cummings, as an audiobook narrator, has won both an Earphones Award and the prestigious Audie Award in 2015 for Best Narration in Science and Technology. He is also a twenty-year veteran of the stage, having worked at many regional theaters across the country, from A Contemporary Theatre in Seattle and the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta to the Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City and the International Mystery Writers’ Festival in Owensboro, Kentucky. He also spent seven seasons with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
Tanya Eby is a novelist and an audiobook narrator who has earned several AudioFile Earphones Awards and been nominated for the Audie Award. She has a BA degree in English language and literature and an MFA in creative writing from the University of Southern Maine.