Title: The Singularity Witness
Author: Dan Grant
Publisher: MindScape Press Inc.
ISBN: 9781732504011
Pages: 440
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Reviewed by: Tara Mcnabb
Hollywood Book Review
Dan Grant has taken some of the world’s most controversial ideas surrounding medicine and technology and transformed them into a carefully crafted, slick thriller that is without a doubt one of the most pioneering books to come out in 2018.
A sinister biological research organization is using humans as test subjects to advance their hidden agenda. When Princeton University Professor Thomas Parker suddenly finds himself caught in the middle of a harrowing scheme, it becomes clear that this secret organization is dead-set on exploiting his prized research for their own gain. To make matters worse, a U.S. Senator has been kidnapped, igniting a widespread search. Could the disappearance of the Senator somehow be related to the rumors of human experimentation? FBI Agent Kate Morgan needs to find out, and fast. But she can’t do it alone, which is why she enlists the help of Parker after convincing him they need to work together. But as they get closer to unlocking the secret behind the illicit research lab, the details of the approaching endgame become eerily apparent. A profound discovery has led to a technology that is unprecedented in the history of mankind…and has the power to change the world as we know it.
The author’s experience as a professional engineer has provided the novel with its realistic backdrop that combines the new and cutting-edge in the fields of medicine, technology, and science. Throughout his engineering career, Grant has had the opportunity to work in several of these facilities which, luckily for us, planted the seeds for the plot of The Singularity Witness. If one was to make a comparison, it is easy to think of the work as similar to the writing of Dan Brown, with its myriad of clues, malevolent conspiracies, and accessible protagonists, all set in a sophisticated academic landscape. Grant, however, gives us something new by forcing the reader to reflect on personal ethical assumptions that they may have taken for granted. What happens when we are confronted by a revolutionary scientific knowledge that has the potential to uncover mankind’s greatest mysteries, but at the cost of innocent human lives? Such questions are the backbone of this original and thought-provoking novel.
The novel’s relevance cannot be underestimated. We live in an era of rapidly evolving technology that threatens to call into question what it means to be human. We may soon be faced with a similar dilemma portrayed in The Singularity Witness, and one can only hope we would have the foresight to do the right thing.
The Singularity Witness by Dan Grant is a page-turning book for all who love intricate thrillers with a stunning ending. I highly recommend this read.