I read this on the airplane, and it was a perfect airplane book. I'd seen the movie, so the plot was familiar enough that all the airplane distractions didn't throw me off. Moreau is trying to transform animals into men. He's also the mad scientist, certain that every advancement is always progress. So it's create new species and damn the consequences. Our hero is thrown onto the island and is there when the beast-men turn on Moreau. Exciting, with a warning about the dangers of science that is well ahead of its time. Liked this very much.
Weakest. Tommy is in prison. His son, Ryan, is now 17. Catherine the cop's sister, Clare, takes Ryan to visit Tommy in prison, without telling Catherine. Not good. Sisters have a break when Catherine finds out. Plot two: PE teacher, abusive to wife. She is getting drugs from local Indian/Pakistani pharmacist. Husband finds out and has wife arrested! Pharmacist worried . . . plots to kill husband. Wife agrees, then changes her mind. Pharmacist in a rage kills her. (All a bit of a stretch, as he is a mild mannered family man.) Tommy escapes from his court hearing, hides out, gets in touch with Ryan. Plan is to go to Marabella, Spain together. Tommy's "helpers" get worried about Tommy and decide to do him in. Instead, he kills them . . . and is knifed himself. He returns to Catherine's house, looks through a photo album showing Catherine took good care of Ryan, and decides not to kill her....
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