Evil Science

About the Book

Summary After working in cancer research and experiencing the death of innocent community members at the hand of an evil fellow coworker, the author has written Evil Science. Evil Science is a fictional work inspired by historic murders, which took place in Nebraska in 1978. A nitrosamine compound was stolen from the cancer institute and used to poison lemonade at a family picnic killing a 24-year old man and an11-month old baby boy. Evil Science is a compilation of four different stories in which the characters’ lives become intertwined and wrapped around the murder mystery. The first story is that of a young college student who escapes her life of abuse to pursue of life of scientific research and a career in the medical profession. She is mystified as to why her past acquaintances have become targets of a killer. The second storyline dates back many years earlier to the production of an evil line of men from one of the community’s most upstanding families. The third storyline follows the life of another student who becomes trapped in a life he never wanted to lead. The last story is about a young kidney transplant patient who diligently pursues a life of science to make his mark on the world and he unknowingly synthesizes the nitrosamine used in the notorious crime. As the four stories become interwoven, the book becomes a complicated piece of work but the author has given the reader a bird’s eye view with special insight. Many of the medical stories are real stories, which happened during the time the author worked in the research and medical fields. The names and places of all of the patients and institutions have been changed. The characters are fictional yet inspired by actual people. Names and characteristics have been altered to create totally fictional people. Times and places have been changed as well. The murderous acts have been purposely altered to create fictitious acts of murder. Evil Science is a work of fiction, inspired by actual events meant to entertain and intrigue the reader.

About the Author

Armstrong Brown is a writer who has had careers as a research scientist, a college professor and as an internist. She has written both professionally and creatively. Evil Science is the first in a series of medical/ scientific murder mysteries.