Bøker av Joel Feiss

The Clock is Ticking is a contemporary, character-driven murder mystery that takes place in the heart of the biotech industry in Cambridge, Massachusetts during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Police Detectives Danny Quinn and Joy Seiden are called to investigate the death of Dr. Arthur Rosen, a geneticist who was found under the M.I.T. Boathouse ramp on the Charles River. Dr. Rosen worked for DNA Therapeutics, a biotech company on the cutting edge of CRISPR technology which is used to find cures for diseases utilizing gene editing. At the time of his death, the company was waiting for approval to start their human clinical trial designed to treat Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's Disease. William Martindale, a wealthy entrepreneur living in Aspen, Colorado has the hereditary form of ALS. He has just begun to have symptoms and knows how long he has before the end stages of the disease ravage his body and cognitive abilities. His only chance is to get into the upcoming DNA Therapeutics clinical trial. He had recently divorced his wife for fear that she would leave him like his mother had left his father. He is in love and presently living with Marni Bloom a psychologist who is presently researching methods to treat PTSD, Depression, and Anxiety Disorders. Dr. Rosen's wife, Anna is a beautiful and somewhat mysterious woman who was clearly not above suspicion. There were too many details about her past relationships and background to clear her as a suspect. The investigators are led through a web of legal and biotechnical intrigue in the backdrop of the Covid-19 Pandemic and political unrest not only in the United States but globally as well. By digging deep into the case and recruiting the assistance of the FBI and an unlikely private investigator, Detectives Quinn and Seiden believe they have finally found justice for Dr. Rosen's death. The outcome of their efforts is not what they expected.

Mollie Foley, a Traffic Homicide detective for the Broward Sheriff''s Office (BSO) and former NYPD detective, moved to Florida after the 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 World Trade Center Attack, when she lost her husband and brother, who were first responder firefighters. Josh Roberts, a homicide detective, who prior to joining BSO, was a Green Beret Master Sergeant who led his team all over the world combating terrorism. Sydney Paretti is a petite, but tough veteran homicide detective and the partner of Josh Roberts. Her past has been complicated by difficulties with the division of Internal Affairs and the BSO "Boys Club."Amir Kahany is a middle-aged professor of Muslim Studies and the leader of a small cell that is funded by and dedicated to ISIS. His marriage is childless and unfulfilled, and although he has had extramarital affairs with prior graduate students in the past, his attraction to Barika is all-consuming.Barika is an attractive graduate student of Professor Kahany. She appears to help him recruit young men for a jihadist movement, but as it turns out, she is an imbedded FBI agent who will deflect the most horrific terrorist attack on the United States since 9/11.Terry Reese is a 23-year old college dropout. He lives in his parent''s home and his only social contacts exist on-line. He is easily recruited into a terrorist cell because he has felt inadequate, disrespected, and unfulfilled. The Watch List is a contemporary, character-driven murder mystery that encompasses a combination of Washington DC politics, international intrigue, and psychological suspense. It is in the early morning hours of January 1, 2017 when the dead body of what appeared to be a hit-and-run accident was discovered. Traffic Homicide Detective, Mollie Foley realized that the death of Jonathan Stover was a premeditated murder. Was his murder related to his job as an investigative agent in the anti-terrorism division of the Department of Homeland Security