The Carrier

Holden Scott's "The Carrier" is a medical science thriller in the vein of Robin Cook. At least, according to more than one blurb on the back of the book. I have read only one Cook novel in my life, and I was less than impressed. I was actually downright insulted. Granted, that was only one book, so......more

In THE CARRIER by Holden Scott, Jack Collier dedicates his life to a radical cure of cancer to save his girlfriend--flesh-eating bacteria redesigned to eat tumors. But something goes wrong, turning him into a carrier of disease that consumes its victims in seconds. Great writing, Michael Crichton-qu......more

The Carrier is a good thriller made more poignant by the real-life events of the past year and a half. It was not, however, quite the story I had been expecting since I added this book to my reading list years ago. The bad guys in this story outnumber the good guys. And yet, everybody considers the o......more

first: These dates are estimates all I remember is I got it during summer and was hooked immediately that i finished it within about a week or so SECOND: this is the first book I've read in probably a year, I may be very literate but I'm extremely particular of what I read. I was interested strictly......more

This exciting chase story gets a charge of topicality from the latest discoveries in genetics. The author has a lot of bright, bold ideas for characters, action sequences, and scientific innovation. If you stop to think about it, you spot the absurdities, but the author knows how to keep you moving.......more