Publisher: Jaytech Publishing, May 2024
Category: Medical Thriller
Tour Dates September 16-October 7, 2024
ISBN: 978-0965771597
Available in Print and ebook, 320 pages
Description Waterborne by J. Luke Bennecke
Civil engineer Jake Bendel is in danger—in danger of running afoul of the Governor of California. Jake, the project director of a multi-billion-dollar plan to solve California’s drought crisis, is spearheading a controversial, polarizing, but revolutionary desalination project. But the project is only 3/5 complete, and time is running out on what’s hailed as a last resort in California’s battle against a brutal, decades-long drought.
Running afoul of the Governor is about to be the least of Jake’s concerns when he and his longtime friend and fellow engineer Paige Terner find themselves terrorized by a maniacal, stop-at-nothing terrorist intent on revenge—revenge and catastrophe.
Jake learns that a mysterious waterborne virus is poisoning people throughout the state—and the source of the virus is his desalination plants. But how has this mystery virus wiggled its way into the water supply?
In a pulse quickening race against time, Jake must uncover the truth. And that means dodging bullets, confronting the ghosts of his past, weathering a mounting body count, and withstanding threats that come way too close to home.
What Jake uncovers is a secret network of vengeful terrorists with an unspeakably sinister plan. But before Jake can find a way to cure the masses, he is injected with the virus. Against the backdrop of a ticking clock, Jake is forced to track down the leader of the terrorist group. The stakes couldn’t be higher as he navigates through layers of betrayal and manipulation.
Millions of lives hang in the balance—including Jake’s—in this standout thriller about bioterror unleashed, the brilliance of scientific pursuit, and the enduring spirit of a man who refuses to give in.
A high octane, high tech, high stakes thriller that brims with action, tantalizing twists, and a pulse-racing plot, Waterborne grabs readers from the first page—and doesn’t let go. Arresting, imaginative, disquieting, and teeming with tension, Waterborne is unrelenting, unquestionably realistic, and unputdownable. J. Luke Bennecke’s Waterborne is a masterfully-rendered, gripping tale that will leave readers breathless.
Review Waterborne by J. Luke Bennecke
“No, Dr. Bendel. I believe we’re looking at a terrorist with a heart, if such a thing exists. Bottom line: if you find the source of the infection and remove it, the outbreak will cease, the virus will stop causing damage. Period. We still must deal with what’s already been done, which right now looks like upwards of maybe several hundred thousand infected men, along with several millions of acres of crops.”
With everything going on in today’s world, it’s not hard to imagine a terrorist plot to poison a state’s water supply. In the book, ‘Waterborne,’ by J. Luke Bennecke, a group of terrorists try to do just that by kidnapping the head of a project that is supposed to change the way that the state of California deals with it’s water supply issues.
Jake Bendel is an incredibly intelligent man, but even he cannot see the terrorist plot coming as the group give him a drug that makes him forget everything that passed while he was kidnapped. Alone and groggy the next morning, Jake wakes up in his own house with no idea that there is even a problem. All he knows is that he is almost done with the water purification plants that the governor has been on top of him about for the entire project, and he is happy to move on. But, of course, that is not how things go.
This was a really thrilling story with a different hero than you might usually find in a novel of this kind. Bennecke’s writing is both interesting and clever with a lot of gripping moments and tense plotting. I haven’t read anything else by him, but I will definitely be looking out for more in the future! This was just the kind of book that I love!
About J. Luke Bennecke
Multi award winning and best selling author, J. Luke Bennecke is a veteran civil engineer with a well-spent career helping people by improving Southern California roadways. He is the author of three bestselling, award-winning thrillers: Civil Terror: Gridlock, Waterborne, and his 2023 release Echo from a Bayou
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