GENE'S GENES

About the Book

Advance praise for Gene's Genes

"A real page turner. Mystery intertwined with science. Ping and Gretch will win your heart."
-Bob Goldberg, Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, UCLA, Member US National Academy of Sciences

"Murder, mystery, and medicine combine into a real thriller. But plenty of humor, much of it on the black side. I carried it around on my Palm Pilot just to get it read in between my busy medical rounds."
-Mark van Wormer, MD, RVT, RDCS, ABAAM

Gene Anderson, a renowned geneticist, is hard on the trail of three possible Nobel Prize-winning genes that he believes will transform the world. But his pursuit is derailed when he is accused of committing a series of gruesome murders. Once jailed, there is little he can do to defend himself.

When a loyal cadre of Anderson's former students later stumbles onto a secret and illegal insurance database, the mystery unravels. Genealogical sleuthing leads to an epiphany about the relationships between Anderson's supposed victims-revealing, as well, the true identity of the murderer.

Ultimately, the students share their complicated logic with Anderson, now a shell of his former self after years of incarceration, and the information ignites a spark in his drugged and dormant creativity, allowing his genius to flare once again.

About the Author

William Timberlake spent more than twenty years as an academic geneticist before moving to industry, where he applied gene technology and genomics for the creation of better drugs and improved plants. He lives in New Mexico, where he writes and consults for the biotechnology industry.