Switcher

ISBN-13: 9781936539932 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 324 str.

Brian B. White

Opis

(Book 2 ANNIHILATORS Now Available) The last sentence she heard was "Goodbye, Joyce Allison Jackson, hello B L Seven Forty-Two." Poor Joyce; on top of having a father who despised her, the day she leaves him she's abducted. Her captors are drawn by her beauty. They are not rapists, at least most aren't. No, they are a dangerous group dealing in human trafficking. Joyce, their latest acquisition, is the seven hundred forty-second blonde to be branded, trained, and sold at auction. Redheads and brunettes fall into their own numerological categories. It depends on what this small syndicate sees as marketable potential or what their clientele of super-rich have asked. For over a decade they've been in business. Thousands of people have either been killed or sold. Their methods are frighteningly successful. An association with a genius surgeon holds the key. During his human experiments in search of an age restoration inoculation, he discovered a lethal drug that reverses brains to an embryonic level. When used during perilous hypnotic sessions, it assassinates personalities thus allowing the switching of victims into sub-human slaves. One of the unwanted side effects is memory dreams, dreams of actual living experiences. Joyce's hard upbringing is shown through them. She endured her father by developing a strong will to survive. Her fierce resolve to be free led her to leave without divulging her plans. On her first night of celebrating, she chooses the wrong bar in a faraway town. Without warning she's hauled into a terrifying world that strips people of their clothes, dignity, and finally, character. It's a nightmare from which no captive has ever escaped. The leader used to be the best paid killer known as "The Eraser." His formidable talent came from strategic planning, which he incorporated into this venture. All his customers pass by a chilling reminder of the assassin he used to be as a warning against betrayal. Although no victim has ever recovered, he placed deadly safeguards in strategic locations. Remote-controlled lethal shock collars coupled with hidden activators in walls, booby-traps, electrified hallways, and dangerous creatures lurking about all guard the only exit. Even with the help of two other captives, will she be able to regain herself and get away or will she become another manufactured slave obeying all commands?