The R.E.M. Effect: A Techno-Thriller (The REM Series, Book 1)

When dreams are engineered, who controls reality?It’s 2021 and Paul Freeman just landed a job with Asteria Pharmaceuticals,a world leader in revolutionary drug development. Paul knows the company’s future is riding on the success of their latest product—a sleeping pill designed to interact with the human genome to deliver the perfect eight-hour sleep cycle.Just a few blocks from Asteria’s Atlanta headquarters,troubled self-help guru Donny Ford is selling a different kind of drug, empowering followers to take control of their lives using a sacred meditation technique skeptics believe may have already taken his mind to a dangerous place.3,000 miles away, war-hardened journalist Claire Connor sits captivein a top-secret facility hidden deep in the Costa Rican jungle, guilty of two offenses: seeking help for a sleep disorder, and asking too many questions.When these worlds collide,the three will discover just how far some companies are willing to go to protect the bottom line.---------------------------Clinical trials for the world's first gene-altering sleeping pilllead to extraordinary side effects in this sci-fi tale of pharmaceutical skullduggery. This pulse-pounding techno-thriller will appeal to fans of Michael Crichton, Lincoln Child, Douglas Preston, Philip K. Dick, Blake Crouch, Marcus Sakey, Douglas E. Richards, William Gibson, A.G. Riddle, Michael C. Grumley, Matthew Mather and Daniel Suarez.Want to download the first few pages of this book for FREE so you can try before you buy? Click the 'Send a free sample' button and start reading now!---------------------------WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ON GOODREADS:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The perfect balance of sci-fi, techno-horror and dramatic thriller!A gripping, addictive and suspenseful story line that artfully unveils a sinister plot, layer by layer, and cleverly reveals new and exciting twists with nearly every page. The fast pace of the wildly-captivating plot kept me swiping the pages feverishly long past my bedtime.SO ready to dive right into book two!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐One brilliant science-fict