Staring into her questioning eyes, I wordlessly asked her for permission. As best she could, she faintly nodded and blinked once for yes. She understood and she gave me permission. Permission to quit. It was time. It was hopeless. We’d tried everything.
Her eyes, wandered, questioning, as her eyelids began to droop. Tired. Exhausted. She could hear our muted conversation. As best she could, she faintly nodded and blinked once for yes. She understood and gave me permission. Permission to quit. It was time. It was hopeless. We’d tried everything. All the electrical shocks. All the drugs. [...]
Pushcart Prize Nominee Reilly Maginn's debut novel, BIO, a medical action thriller is a truly frightening tale of Jihadist bioterrorism. A story of weapons of mass destruction that could happen here in the US. Set in the south Pacific, a volunteer American physician/surgeon faces off against not only a deadly virus, but also the radical Muslim terrorists who developed it. There is a fittingly appropriate conclusion.
