A neuroscientist-turned-FBI-profiler discovers a gene that produces psychopaths in The Ripper Gene, a thrilling debut novel from Michael Ransom.
Dr. Lucas Madden is a neuroscientist-turned-FBI profiler who first gained global recognition for cloning the ripper gene and showing its dysfunction in the brains of psychopaths. Later, as an FBI profiler, Madden achieved further notoriety by sequencing the DNA of the world's most notorious serial killers and proposing a controversial "damnation algorithm" that could predict serial killer behavior using DNA alone.
Now, a new murderer-the Snow White Killer-is terrorizing women in the Mississippi Delta. When Mara Bliss, Madden's former fiancée, is kidnapped, he must track down a killer who is always two steps ahead of him. Only by entering the killer's mind will Madden ultimately understand the twisted and terrifying rationale behind the murders-and have a chance at ending the psychopath's reign of terror.
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"An excellent, fast-paced medical thriller with well-realized characters and memorable settings. The author knows his subject cold and uses his knowledge to fascinating--and chilling--effect."
Douglas Preston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Kraken Project
"Masterfully illustrates the massive ramifications of whole-genome sequencing for everyone."
Eric Schadt, Director of Genomics & Multiscale Biology, Mt. Sinai Medical Center
"Had had me totally hooked from just about the first page… My only problem with the book was that it ended! A damn good book."
David Hagberg, New York Times bestselling author of Retribution
