| Author |
Werlin, Nancy |
| Year |
2004 |
| First published |
2004 |
| Publisher |
New York: Dial Press |
| Number of pages |
250 |
| Edition |
First US hardback |
| ISBN |
9780756949181 |
| Keywords |
young adult fiction, genetics, crime |
Abstract
Eighteen-year-old Eli Samuels, whose once-vibrant mother is losing her long battle
with the ravages of Huntington's disease, is hired at the Wyatt Transgenics Lab. Eli's
father is dead set against the job because of a secret he harbors concerning the lab's
owner, Dr. Quincy Wyatt, and Eli's mother. Shortly after starting work, the teen meets
Kayla Matheson, a beautiful girl who eerily reminds him of a photo of his mother when
she was young. Slowly, Eli uncovers one layer after another of the shocking truth
about Dr. Wyatt's genetic-engineering experiments and their connection to his parents,
Kayla, and himself. With the support of his longtime girlfriend and soul mate, he
confronts Dr. Wyatt in a taut climax to the story.
(Book jacket)
