I pretty well love anything Kyle Mills writes, which means that I was in high spirits (not to mention Christmas spirits) to read, over the holiday season, The Immortalists. Mills clearly understands the importance of writing a first chapter that will "capture" my attention! From the very first chapter, where we disccover that Annette Chevalier's death is only the beginning of a cover up, I knew that I was in for another treat!

Actually, Chevalier's "suicide" was very scary and actually got me thinking about how I would react if I were in the same situation. From there, the storyline grows to include the main character - Dr. Richard Draman, who will very quickly find himself in the same situation as Chevalier, although he doesn't quite know it yet.

The main character, Draman, is extremely likeable and, of course, his dedication to finding a cure for Progeria, a little-known disease that is affecting his daughter is the perfect background - setting him up as a target that will serve to develop and advance the plot line at breakneck speed (just how I like it). Draman will find himself caught in a web of lies and murder while he tries to not only clear his good name, but also to bring to the medical world the biggest news of the century! - immortality may actually be doable!

This thriller is "thrilling". I could not put it down as I was anxiously reading each sentence, dying to find out how on earth Draman was going to get himself out of the predicament he found himself in. I also loved that he had a strong support system in his wife, who was written as a smart character who actually adds to the storyline, instead of simply staying in the background.

The twists are ongoing and, for the most part, I could not see them coming. I found myself amazed, mad and rooting for Draman - all at the same time. I loved, loved THE IMMORTALIST, but then again, I am not surprised as it is, after all, written by the excellent Kyle Mills.

Book Summary

Dr. Richard Draman is trying desperately to discover a cure for a disease that causes children to age at a wildly accelerated rate—a rare genetic condition that is killing his own daughter. When the husband of a colleague quietly gives him a copy of the classified work she was doing before her mysterious suicide, Draman finally sees a glimmer of hope. The conclusions are stunning, with the potential to not only turn the field of biology on its head, but reshape the world. Soon, though, he finds himself on the run, relentlessly pursued by a seemingly omnipotent group of men who will do whatever it takes to silence him.