Interference - Rambling Readers

English language

Published June 2, 2020 by Amazon Publishing.

ISBN:: 978-1-5420-2037-4

(2 reviews)

“Readers will fully engage with the well-drawn characters as Parks convincingly reveals the science that buttresses the suspenseful plot. Michael Crichton fans won’t want to miss this one.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) From international bestselling author Brad Parks comes an emotional, heart-pounding thriller that explores the scientific unknown—and one woman’s efforts to save her husband from its consequences. Quantum physicist Matt Bronik is suffering from strange, violent seizures that medical science seems powerless to explain—much to the consternation of his wife, Brigid. Matt doesn’t think these fits could be related to his research, which he has always described as benign and esoteric. That, it turns out, is not quite Matt has been prodding the mysteries of the quantum universe, with terrible repercussions for his health. And perhaps even for humanity as a whole. Then, in the midst of another seizure, Matt disappears. When foul play is feared, there is …

“Readers will fully engage with the well-drawn characters as Parks convincingly reveals the science that buttresses the suspenseful plot. Michael Crichton fans won’t want to miss this one.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) From international bestselling author Brad Parks comes an emotional, heart-pounding thriller that explores the scientific unknown—and one woman’s efforts to save her husband from its consequences. Quantum physicist Matt Bronik is suffering from strange, violent seizures that medical science seems powerless to explain—much to the consternation of his wife, Brigid. Matt doesn’t think these fits could be related to his research, which he has always described as benign and esoteric. That, it turns out, is not quite Matt has been prodding the mysteries of the quantum universe, with terrible repercussions for his health. And perhaps even for humanity as a whole. Then, in the midst of another seizure, Matt disappears. When foul play is feared, there is no shortage of suspects. Matt’s research had gained the attention of Chinese competitors, an unscrupulous billionaire, and the Department of Defense, among others. With Matt’s life in clear danger, Brigid sets out to find him. Will Matt be killed before she reaches him, or could the physics that endangered him actually be used to save his life?

2 editions

Sean Randall reviewed Interference by Brad Parks

Review of 'Interference' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Dartmouth is the setting for many a fabulous thriller. This had great potential, but the really disappointing thing to me was that neither of the standout features, specifically . the physics nor the hearing loss, played any real part in the conclusion. I’d have loved the quantum stuff to actually do something, or the fact that Brigid missed hearing things or had to read so much meant more than she could just do a bit of lipreading toward the end of the novel where it didn’t really impact the story any.

Enjoyed then as a typical twisty thriller, but disappointed that it was steeped in science without any merit.

Alastair Montgomery

rated it

Aug. 17, 2020