AN UNTHINKABLE DECISION
A DEADLY MISTAKE
What if genetic engineering became the norm for humans as well as crops?
How much would you risk for a perfect baby?
An Unthinkable Decision. A Deadly Mistake.
In an all-too-possible near future, when genetic engineering has become the norm for humans, not just crops, parents are prepared to take incalculable risks to ensure their babies are perfect … altering genes that may cause illness, and more…
Susan has been trying for a baby for years, and when an impulsive one-night stand makes her dream come true, she’ll do anything to keep her daughter and ensure her husband won’t find out … including the unthinkable.
She believes her secret is safe. For now.
But as governments embark on a perilous genetic arms race and children around the globe start experiencing a host of distressing symptoms – even taking their own lives – something truly horrendous is unleashed.
Because those children have only one thing in common, and people are starting to ask questions…
Bestselling author of The Waiting Rooms, Eve Smith returns with an authentic, startlingly thought-provoking, nail-biting blockbuster of a thriller that provides a chilling glimpse of a future that’s just one modification away…
What reviews are saying…
“Off-Target is about the seductions of gene therapy and the steps by which entirely reasonable people can steer into ethically dangerous territory. It’s an astute, well-researched and convincing novel of ideas.”
“Another chillingly realistic speculative fiction from an author who likes to tackle big ‘what ifs’. The science and consequent questioning of moral and religious beliefs is truly fascinating and mirrors real world debate. Sharp, intelligent, frightening and original.”
“If you could create a ‘perfect’ baby through genetic engineering, would you? A disturbing and interesting thriller, perfect for book-club discussions.”
“This is an effective thriller that will keep you hooked to the very end. But more than that, it’s a nuanced, believable examination of how human genetic engineering might play out...”
“Off Target provides an empathetic perspective on the tightrope between miracle babies and designer babies. Eve Smith has constructed an eerily prophetic near-future viewed through a compassionately anchoring lens... As tempting and tantalising a read as the vision of the future it presents.”
“Another chillingly realistic speculative fiction from an author who likes to tackle big ‘what ifs’.
The science and consequent questioning of moral and religious beliefs is truly fascinating and mirrors real world debate.
Sharp, intelligent, frightening and original.”
“A fantastic exploration of the ethics & allure of genetic engineering woven into a captivating, thought-provoking thriller.
Provocative, pacy & scarily all-too-possible...”
“A brilliantly chilling work of speculative fiction - a disturbing but all-too-possible vision of the near future, where each of us gets to play God. It’s a pacy thriller with a morality tale skillfully woven in. Superb! ”
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