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A fast paced, sci fi thriller that makes the reader question how far humans would go to guarantee longevity. Royce is brought back from the dead due a pricey body transplant procedure. He wakes up to a new body that he cannot feel completely comfortable with. He meets a detective that suspects him of grissly murders occuring around him. Royce goes on the hunt to discover the truth about his implant and finds much more than he expected.
Well written and told from multiple points of views. Enjoyed it.

Another great story by Matthew Mather. Why isn't every single one of his books a movie yet?!

First off this story is a little out there but it is very entertaining. A rich man has entire body replacement after a serious car wreck. Only the second one to have done. Body part replacements are all the rage in this story. A hiker goes missing and a police Canvas in the Hamptons looking for clues leads Detective Devlin into a bizarre turn of events. Detective Devlin has the ability to see millions more colors than most humans and this ability causes her to notice things about Roy the rich man. No spoilers here but this truly quite a ride and extremely interesting.

Certainly presents some intriguing plot ideas and an ok cast of characters but not fully believable.

A Sturdy Page-Turner From Mather

As usual, Mather blends bleeding edge scientific facts with an intriguing story, but this time in a different genre and shows again he has the storytelling skill to keep the reader engaged and immersed in the world he creates. As a bonus, we get the promise of a recurring character as a series in the future.

Note: This is part of the Delta Devlin box set.

This is book 1 of Matthew Mather’s Delta Devlin series.

Wow! This was a roller coaster ride of mystery, thriller, and psychological suspense. There’s a lot of layers to this story and it could have been too much - but it worked really well for me. Roy waking to discover he’s the recipient of a body transplant to working to recover his memories from before the accident. He doesn’t know who to trust when billions are being spent in a quest for immortality. Add in how numerous disappearances seem to also be connected and I loved all the twists and turns.

While this introduces Detective Delta Devlin, Roy really is the focus and uncovers a great deal on his own. I enjoyed the journey Mather took me on right beside Roy. It was really emotional. Great ending - big surprises all around.

Narration:
This was my first time listening to Robin Eller. I enjoyed her accent for Devlin. Tom Taylorson was amazing as always. Not only at distinguishing all the character voices - but fully connecting me with Roy. Emotions, internal thoughts, fears, confusion, etc. were visceral in a way that epitomizes what I love about audiobooks.

I take stars off for misused slurs. That being said, this book reads like Mather's first attempt at diversity writing, and along the way accidentally trips into Bury Your Gays. The way he talks about women in this novel is uncomfortable, with the only descriptors being about their apperance, or what pants/skirts they're wearing. I almost wished this was a rip off of Andrew Ryan's origin story from Bioshock because that would invovle the use of "adam", which would make the science fiction feel possible, but it instead just decides that the human body can just "do this" now when it comes to transplants.

I have no interest in completing the series, especially since it's all about Delta Devlin and her super powers which realistically aren't super powers, and don't actuallly work the way the book describes them to.

Amazing premise, just not that well executed.

I think three stars may be on the generous side, but I’m going with it. I was mostly entertained throughout the story, sometimes more than others. I can’t say that the writing or the story is strong in any sense, but (with the exception of a handful of terrible lines trying to be clever) it’s not terrible. The story isn’t necessarily original, but the scope of it made it, for lack of a better word, fun. The wrap up was just awful, though. It’s bad enough that the ending is predictable and there are some pretty cheap shots taken, plot-twist-wise, but the ‘explanation to the partner’ delivery is just lazy. Overall, if you’re a true fan of sci-, you can give this one a pass, but if you’d like to dip your toes into the genre and not have to think too hard while doing it, this could fit the bill.