Book description
An Amoral Mad Scientist and His Quest for Scientific Justice
Dr. Faraday Heron: brilliant academic, nuclear research pioneer,
loner, envious younger son . . . murderer.
He may have grown up in his brother's shadow, but Faraday won't let
anything stand in the way of his research. Given the choice between
funding for his work and a clean, honest life, he kills without
compunctionÂ-but with explosive consequences.
An investigation into the balance between human rights and science,
this novel follows the disintegration of a family and a legacy as the
ends fail to justify the means.
Eden Phillpotts was born in India in 1862, but hailed from the
United Kingdom from his early childhood forward. Known as a prolific
young adult and mystery novelist, he penned about 250 works in his
lifetime, including The Farmer's Wife, a comic play which
Alfred Hitchcock later directed as a silent film. Later in his career,
he explored his modern philosophy in a wealth of fantasy and early
science-fiction novels.
