Black Rain, Matthew B.J. Delaney
Black Rain, Matthew B.J. Delaney
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Black Rain

Author: Matthew B.J. Delaney

Narrator: Will Damron

Unabridged: 9 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 09/01/2016

Synopsis

In a darkly warped near future, lucrative disease cures are brokered on Wall Street’s Genetic Stock Exchange. And the hottest consumer products are artificially synthesized humans that serve as everything from domestic slaves to combatants in savage gladiatorial games. For Jack Saxton, the young heir to genetic design powerhouse Genico Inc., these Synthates are just a fact of life…until the murder of a high-profile genetic scientist leads a pair of seasoned NYPD detectives to Genico’s door.As a small band of Synthate rebels steps up its attack on the status quo, Jack encounters a pleasure-parlor girl who opens his eyes to their cause. When he dares to sympathize with the rebels, Jack is hunted down and arrested for the murder. Sentenced to die in the brutal games on Bloomberg Island, Jack will be forced to fight—for his life, for the future of all Synthates, and for a chance to uncover the mind-bending secret buried in his past.

About Matthew B.J. Delaney

Matthew B.J. Delaney published his first novel, Jinn, in 2003. Winner of the International Horror Guild Award, the novel was optioned for film by Touchstone Pictures, was featured as People magazine’s Page-Turner of the Week, and received a Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Delaney received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Dartmouth College and a master’s in public administration from Harvard. Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, he left a career in finance and moved from Boston to New York City to join the New York City Police Department. He has been a member of the NYPD for twelve years and has been assigned to precincts throughout Manhattan and the Bronx as well as within Police Headquarters and the Intelligence Division. He is currently a decorated special operations lieutenant serving in a Brooklyn violence and narcotics suppression unit. He continues to write in his spare time.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kevin on August 04, 2016

Meh... Another dystopian story with the added complexity of clones (synthates) and how humans should treat their creations. Confusing and convoluted with a plot twist in the last few pages.......more

Goodreads review by Nmedlin43att.Net on August 23, 2016

Black Rain Go Away This story was a little bit different from what I normally read. I skipped around when reading this book. I was able to follow the story well enough to still understand the ending which was as weird as the remainder of the story. Don't know if I would recommend it. But you can do l......more

Goodreads review by Mike on October 29, 2016

One hot mess of a book. I got it free from my Prime account. I persevered to the end, though I was ready to chuck it in long before I reached 100%. Where to begin? There were plenty of themes that could have been whole books in themselves, had they been adequately developed. I supposed that's the ma......more

Goodreads review by Debbie on April 12, 2017

Surprising Excellent sci fy story. Filled with surprises. Just when you are sure what's going to happen, a plot twist occurs. Intriguing concept.......more

Goodreads review by Tom on November 16, 2016

Interesting read spoiled by weak ending This was a pretty good read for most of the book. Nice plot, interesting characters. Toward the end the author seems to have tired of his task, creating fluffy passages that filled space without advancing the story. The story built to its final climax but stopp......more

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