Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Over the Edge-Brandilyn Collins

Over the Edge
Brandilyn Collins
B&H, May 1 2011, $14.99
ISBN: 9781433671623

Stanford University Dr. Brock McNeil is a recognized expert on tick diseases. However, he firmly believes that especially Lyme disease is not a chronic illness. Brock will soon need to revise his medical opinion.

An unknown person for unknown reasons infects Brock’s wife Janessa with infected ticks. This adversary calls with the warm welcome to the Lyme Disease message. As she becomes increasingly ill, Brock rejects the notion that she has Lyme disease. The adversary soon plans to attack Brock’s nine year old daughter Lauren with the same strain. Brock continues to be obstinate about the illness devastating his wife. To add to his problems a predator stalks his family. He better revise his belief system before it is too late.

This is a great mainstream cautionary tale by Brandilyn Collins, known for her Christian thrillers, that provides an insightful shocking look at the crippling impact of Lyme disease in which the medical community and the health insurance company for the most deny the chronic long term impact. Janessa makes the tale as the victim of a deranged stalker and of her cheating husband's rejection of the facts that his wife is extremely ill and his daughter is at risk. Readers will appreciate this taut medical thriller based in the author’s battle with Lyme disease and seek out her blog (www.brandilyncollins.com) and other sufferers’ despondent stories (lyme-overtheedge.blogspot.com).

Harriet Klausner

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