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The Dyodyne Experiment

James Doulgeris & V. Michael Santoro
Synergy Books (2009)
ISBN 9780982160121
Reviewed by Enid Grabiner for RebeccasReads.com (09/09)

As a result of the professional business backgrounds of these two authors, “The Dyodyne Experiment” presents a well thought-out novel of the exploration of biotechnological options in the fight against crime and terrorism.  James Doulgeris was involved in the healthcare industry and V. Michael Santoro in biotechnology.  They obviously have the expertise in portraying a story involving the development and advancement of a system, DaNA, which can imbed a computer chip in a person through transmission of a virus and then track his movements.  Dyodyne Labs, the company that advanced this process, with the cooperation of Homeland Security, hopes to test this theory by tracking a known criminal to his accomplices in hopes of bringing down a drug cartel. 

As they are working out the bugs in that operation, an unexpected terror attack on the city of New York on September 11th (an alternate scenario from that of 2001) creates a panic in the wake of the physical devastation and the perceived threat of the unknown.  It is discovered that there are more hidden bombs in the US.  In a race to find them and uncover what appears to be a global conspiracy, Homeland Security enlists the aid of Dyodyne Labs. As terrorist involvement spans many countries, the task to hunt them down seems impossible.  The virus system, not yet perfected, is their only hope of pursuing these radicals, but the virus is mutating and quickly challenging their success.

The interpersonal relationships between key characters and the contrived situations in which they are placed are difficult to accept as realistic.  The real strength is the use of biotechnology in this tale of espionage.  Logical and well thought out, "The Dyodyne Experiment" presents a gripping and frightening situation of the collision of science and terrorism.  This tracking system does not seem outside the realm of possibility.  Is Big Brother watching?


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