CHANGE AGENT by Daniel Suarez

Narrated by Jeff Gurner

Biological Techno Thriller

This book is a bit of a departure for Daniel Suaez but it is in keeping with his other techno-thriller novels. All of his novels are significant excursions into an extrapolation of a current cutting edge technology. His other novels rely heavily upon Information Technology and computers to tell their story. This novel deals with an even more threatening technology, that of genetics. Some listeners may be alienated by this leap from bits and bytes to DNA and RNA but in the end the same tense action and taught plot are on display. I heartily recommend this novel as do I all of the books by Suarez.

Jeff Gurner gives a stand out performance. He is one of the best narrators in the business.  

P.S. for those Genetics geeks out there you may be interested in the technology that is behind this novel.  My list of recommended books for aspiring geneticists and ethicists:

INHERITANCE by Sharon Moalem

THE EDGE OF EVOLUTION by Michael Behe

UNDERSTANDING GENETICS by David Sadava

THE SPORTS GENE by David Epstein

THE VIRAL STORM by Nathan Wolfe

THE GENE: AN INTIMATE HISTORY by Siddhartha Mukherjee

THE DOUBLE HELIX by James D. Watson