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*** 2018 New York City Big Book Award - Distinguished Favorite in Mystery
*** 2018 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards, Mystery - 2nd Place
*** 2018 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards, Science Fiction - 2nd Place
*** 2019 Independent Book Awards, Crime Fiction -Distinguished Favorite
*** 2018 New York City Big Book Award - Distinguished Favorite in Mystery
*** 5-Star Review from Readers' Favorite
Inside Scoop Live: Where Authors Get Personal About Books, Writing, and Their Passions - Betty Jean Craige, Aldo
Reader Views - Interview with Betty Jean Craige
Athens Banner Herald article 3/21/18: Athens author releasing mystery books about kidnapping of university president
On the same day that Isabel Canto, associate director of Pembrook Atlantic University's Institute for Genome Modification, discovers she is pregnant with IGM post-doc Frank Marks's baby, Pembrook's president Mary Ellen Mackin receives a letter from "Aldo" threatening harm if she does not dissolve the institute and fire its director. Aldo claims to represent "ethical people across the world concerned with the detrimental consequences of germline genetic modification in humans" who fear not only "designer babies" but also the unintended consequences of changing human DNA for future generations.
The institute's director, Linus Winter, conducts research into germline gene modification, which is the controversial modification of a gene in reproductive cells to affect descendants. Linus hopes to use genetic therapy to eliminate Huntington's Disease, for which he has tested positive, and other horrific hereditary disorders.
Isabel suspects that Frank, who has disclosed his opposition to germline genetic therapy, is willing to sabotage Linus's project. She finds her loyalties divided between Frank and Linus.
President Mackin refuses to dissolve IGM. The next evening Aldo kidnaps her.
Click here for a sneak peek of Aldo.
Aldo received a 5-Star review from Readers' Favorite.
"This is a novel for readers who enjoy great characters and strong plot points in a story. The story begins in the future with a letter to Lino, the child of the protagonist, promising to share a secret his parents have kept for sixteen years, and then moves on quickly to events of 2018. The story is engrossing and Betty Jean Craige handles the setting in a brilliant way by incorporating cutting edge technology into the narrative. The use of the epistolary style enriches the plot, deepens character development, and enhances the reading experience. The prose is crisp, filled with gorgeous descriptions, well-crafted dialogues, and intense scenes. The plot is fast paced, features twists and turns, and the tension builds up in great intensity until the satisfying end."
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*** 2018 New York City Big Book Award - Distinguished Favorite in Mystery
*** 2018 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards, Mystery - 2nd Place
*** 2018 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards, Science Fiction - 2nd Place
*** 2019 Independent Book Awards, Crime Fiction -Distinguished Favorite
*** 2018 New York City Big Book Award - Distinguished Favorite in Mystery
*** 5-Star Review from Readers' Favorite
Inside Scoop Live: Where Authors Get Personal About Books, Writing, and Their Passions - Betty Jean Craige, Aldo
Reader Views - Interview with Betty Jean Craige
Athens Banner Herald article 3/21/18: Athens author releasing mystery books about kidnapping of university president
On the same day that Isabel Canto, associate director of Pembrook Atlantic University's Institute for Genome Modification, discovers she is pregnant with IGM post-doc Frank Marks's baby, Pembrook's president Mary Ellen Mackin receives a letter from "Aldo" threatening harm if she does not dissolve the institute and fire its director. Aldo claims to represent "ethical people across the world concerned with the detrimental consequences of germline genetic modification in humans" who fear not only "designer babies" but also the unintended consequences of changing human DNA for future generations.
The institute's director, Linus Winter, conducts research into germline gene modification, which is the controversial modification of a gene in reproductive cells to affect descendants. Linus hopes to use genetic therapy to eliminate Huntington's Disease, for which he has tested positive, and other horrific hereditary disorders.
Isabel suspects that Frank, who has disclosed his opposition to germline genetic therapy, is willing to sabotage Linus's project. She finds her loyalties divided between Frank and Linus.
President Mackin refuses to dissolve IGM. The next evening Aldo kidnaps her.
Click here for a sneak peek of Aldo.
Aldo received a 5-Star review from Readers' Favorite.
"This is a novel for readers who enjoy great characters and strong plot points in a story. The story begins in the future with a letter to Lino, the child of the protagonist, promising to share a secret his parents have kept for sixteen years, and then moves on quickly to events of 2018. The story is engrossing and Betty Jean Craige handles the setting in a brilliant way by incorporating cutting edge technology into the narrative. The use of the epistolary style enriches the plot, deepens character development, and enhances the reading experience. The prose is crisp, filled with gorgeous descriptions, well-crafted dialogues, and intense scenes. The plot is fast paced, features twists and turns, and the tension builds up in great intensity until the satisfying end."
