Falcon Imagery - Providing FAA Certified Aerial Drone Photography Services

Last week I went out and purchased a new DJI Phantom 4 Pro Drone. With the weather finally above freezing and the skies clear I filmed the below video of my home. The video was filmed on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee in Moultonboro, NH. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkxOsbUvX3w.

If you live in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire and need drone aerial photography services check out my website: Falcon Imagery - Providing FAA Certified Aerial Drone Photography Services

Dave Henson is akin to Dirk Pitt of Clive Cussler Fame

Some reviewers of WATERKILL and NANO SURVEILLANCE have commented that Dave Henson reminds them of Dirk Pitt, the protagonist in many of Clive Cussler's books.

Their comment is not surprising to me on account of two reasons; (1) I have read nearly every Clive Cussler book that has ever come out, and (2) I wanted to create a protagonists in my books that were as equally intelligent and strong as Dirk Pitt. However, instead of being an expert in oceanography, I chose to have Dave be a "techie" with a penchant for aviation, two of my personal traits.

So if you are a fan of Clive Cussler and his Dirk Pitt series, then you might want to pick up WATERKILL or NANO SURVEILLANCE.

 

My Interview with Lit World Interviews

I recently was interviewed by Rosie Amber of Lit World Interviews for my latest techno-thriller book WATERKILL. See the full interview at: https://litworldinterviews.com/2016/08/19/interview-mark-donovan/

Drones Become the Latest Peeping Tom Tool

By Mark J. Donovan

Binoculars, telescopes, and high-end zoom lens cameras have all been used as “Peeping Tom” spy tools. Be it the private citizen pervert or voyeur, the CIA, the FBI, or Federal/State police agencies, all have historically used these tools for spying on neighbors, private citizens, criminals, international enemies, etc. Now the drone has been added to their arsenals. Last week in Hollis, New Hampshire, for example, a report came out that drones were being used as a “Peeping Tom” tool.  Apparently the perp(s) flew their drones in the late evening or early morning hours up to the windows of neighbors home, and then hovered and spied the activities going on in the homes. See here.

Sadly, this type of situation will most likely become much more rampant in the months and years ahead. However, unlike the Hollis, NH report, future drones will be much more difficult to hear and see. Most people won’t know they’ve been filmed or taped, until they’ve been notified that their images are posted on social media channels like Youtube.com, Instagram, and Snapchat, as well as many other more nefarious websites.

In my book “Nano Surveillance”, the story starts out with just such a situation. A housefly sized drone is flown and guided underneath a closed door, and then used to film the activities going on in a hotel room occupied by the Vice President of the United States.

It will be interesting to see how governments around the world develop solutions for combating this type of privacy invasion, and even more interesting how they themselves will use drones to conduct their own spying endeavors. See here. Only time will tell, but suffice it to say, privacy may very well become a forgotten word in the not too distant future.

NANO SURVEILLANCE - a Techno-Thriller that Portends the Future in Gov/Corp Spying

NANO SURVEILLANCE: A must read techno-thriller. See the future in spying & learn how it'll impact all of us. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DJSZ92O 

Waterkill - A Warning for our Most Precious Resource

WATERKILL - This thriller reveals the very real threat to our most important resource. See http://amazon.com/dp/B017Q9593K 

Book Signing Event at Bayswater Books in Center Harbor, NH on July 16

Hi,

I will be at Bayswater Books store located at 12 Main Street, Center Harbor, NH on July 16, 2016 from 1 to 3 pm for a book signing event for my two novels titled "WATERKILL" and "NANO SURVEILLANCE". If you are in the area stop by the store and get your copies of these fast paced action techno-thrillers. I will personally sign copies of my books for you.

See "WATERKILL" at www.amazon.com/dp/B017Q9593K. Book Summary: “Waterkill” Weaves Nanoscience and Cult Religious Terrorism into a Major Threat to Western Civilization

See "NANO SURVEILLANCE" at www.amazon.com/dp/B00DJSZ92O. Book Summary: "Nano Surveillance" is about an Enemy White House, Media Deceit, Billionaire Greed, Hi-Tech Spying using nanotechnology.

See you there!

Mark Donovan
(Local author from Moultonboro, NH

Had a Great Book Signing Event at Bayswater Books Today

I was at Bayswater Books today for a book signing. It was a fun and very successful event. I wound up selling out of NANO SURVEILLANCE and sold many WATERKILL books. Not bad for a 4th of July weekend afternoon at the lake (Lake Winnipesaukee). Thank you to all that showed up to the event and purchased my books. Very much appreciated. I also fully enjoyed talking to all of you.

Warm Regards,

Mark J. Donovan


P.S. For those of you who weren't able to attend you can buy the book on-line at Amazon. Just click on the book below to be directed the respective Amazon page.

The Flight of the Commercial Drone has come to Fruition

New FAA regulations that relax commercial pilot/operator requirements for small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS), will accelerate the use of Drones / UAVs in commercial operations.

Instead of requiring a manned aircraft pilots license for commercial drone use, all future sUAS operators will need to do is pass an aeronautical knowledge test and self-certify their physical capacity to safely operate the drone. See - http://robohub.org/faa-announcement-for-suas-met-with-industry-excitement/

Home Improvement - My Other Writing Project

By Mark J. Donovan

Before I started writing techno-thriller novels I wrote for years about the home improvement space. Actually, I am still doing so. I started this website in 2005. HomeAdditionPlus has over 2,100 articles that I have written on all aspects of remodeling homes, building homes and home additions, and doing various other small and large home improvement projects. In the process I have filmed over 240 home improvement videos as well that can be found on my home improvement youtube channel.

So how did I get started in writing home improvement articles?

My younger son introduced me to blogger.com back in January of 2005. After writing a few articles on a couple of the major home remodeling projects I had done, and posting them on my blogger.com blogsite, I decided to build a full blown website. Thus HomeAdditionPlus.com was founded in February of 2005. For years I was prolific in my writing for the website, sometimes writing up to five articles a day, and none of them were very short. On average my articles were, and are, around 500 to 700 words, with some as much as 1,200 words. For examples, see my article on estimating the costs of building a room addition or this one on building your dream custom home.

Struck by Lightning, Twice

HomeAdditionPlus.com did extremely well in terms of traffic and revenue for years. The site was getting over 350K unique visitors a month and earning 6 figures income at its peak. Then came the Google Penguin and Panda search engine optimization nightmares in 2011 that negatively impacted tens of thousands of people like me. Those two SEO algorithm updates killed much of the traffic to HomeAdditionPlus.com and tens of thousands, if not millions of other websites.

HomeAdditionPlus.com has still not recovered from the impact of those SEO algorithms. I used to care, but no longer. I decided a long time ago that I would continue to write about what I am passionate about and give up trying to keep up with the SEO machinations of Google and other high tech internet purveyors.

So I continue to write about the home improvement and remodeling space, as well as writing novels, but just don't do the former as much. If, however, you are in need of home improvement advice or ideas you may want to check out this great home improvement website. Most likely you'll find answers to your home improvement related questions, as I've done it all after owning and building homes and home additions for 35+ years.

5 Star Reviews Keep Coming in on NANO SURVEILLANCE

By Mark Donovan

Since I revised/edited my technothriller NANO SURVEILLANCE a couple months back the latest reviews that are coming in our very positive, 5 stars in many cases. Below are a few experts from the reviews.

• 5 Stars - Nancy L. Silk - "Realistic And Awesome", http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RD561HTNPJ5FY/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00DJSZ92O

• 5 Stars - Cynthia Terrones SSgt/USMC - "MARK DONOVAN HAS A SURE FIRE WINNER HERE & A SERIES THAT CAN GO ON FOR SOME TIME. HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO ALL." See http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R24YSBRBIFEX24/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00DJSZ92O

• 5 Stars - Jon Kasner, "Topical, to close to truth, enjoy" http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R2SBVG1LWB7FL8/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00DJSZ92O

• 5 Stars - Nancy E. Hodson - "Our future is coming very fast." http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/REFUZMBZV7W22/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00DJSZ92O

Order your copy of NANO SURVEILLANCE today. It's only $0.99 on Amazon.com in Kindle format.

WATERKILL now available on Kindle Unlimited

My latest technothriller "WATERKILL" is now available on Kindle Unlimited to read for free for those who have subscribed to this service. Get the book at: amazon.com/dp/B017Q9593K.

WATERKILL currently has a 4.3 star ranking on 54 reviews.

Book Summary:

With the mysterious outbreak of a deadly disease in a Yemeni village, followed by an increase in terrorist chatter after the crash of a small airplane in eastern Alaska, CEO Dr. Dave Henson and colleague Ron Blackwell of NSurv Inc. are tapped by the Department of Homeland Security to locate the aircraft wreckage and its suspected deadly contents.

While Henson and Blackwell are in the eastern mountains of Alaska helping the U.S. Border Patrol locate the missing aircraft and its contents, Dave’s wife, internationally known journalist Dana Cogswell, goes missing while covering another sudden and suspicious epidemic in a small town in Germany.

Dave races from Alaska to Germany to rescue Dana and ends up on a quest to the Middle East to find her. Along the way he learns of a shocking betrayal of friendship and that the path to Dana ultimately leads to the terrorist leader behind the deadly outbreaks.

“Nano Surveillance” and the Politics and Money behind the Global Warming Theory

By Mark J. Donovan

In 2013 I wrote my first book titled Nano Surveillance, a techno-thriller about politics, corruption and greed. The impetus for writing it stemmed from listening to the constant sermons from elitist politicians about the threat of global warming. Or more specifically, their assertions of man-made global warming and accusations that the United States was the leading offender.

After researching global warming myself, I soon learned that much of the international meteorological scientific community was not on-board with the left-wing political scientists’ messaging and threats of global warming. In many cases much of the meteorologist scientific community had outright rejected the concept of man-made global warming.

And today, even more meteorological scientists are speaking out on the dubious assertions of man-made global warming. Their main reason for rejecting the theory; that scientific data shows no real statistical proof of global warming. And in some studies, data suggests the Earth is actually cooling in some places.

A 2013 report in Forbes magazine, for example, states “barely half of American Meteorological Society meteorologists believe global warming is occurring and humans are the primary cause”. See http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamestaylor/2013/11/20/the-latest-meteorologist-survey-destroys-the-global-warming-climate-consensus/#4f4921d9535f. According to the report forty-eight percent of the meteorologists surveyed about global warming questioned if global warming is really happening or would not support that humans are the primary cause.

In another example of dissension in the meteorological community on the concept of global warming and climate change, the founder of the Weather Channel, John Coleman, reiterated in November of 2014 his stance that climate change is not happening. See http://cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/weather-channel-founder-man-made-global-warming-baloney.

Also, the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports that have come out over the last several years have been rejected by the majority of meteorologists, e.g. 75% of them. See http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/2010/02/01/meteorologists-reject-uns-global-warming-claims

Again, the major concerns from the meteorological scientific community on the IPCC reports is that the reports make assertions on man-made induced global climate change that are not backed up by scientific facts or data. These same scientists also raise other factors that could cause the tenths of a degree (^oC) rise in temperature that the Earth has seen over the past several decades. Yes, tenths of a degree (^oC) rise.  For example, variations in the Sun’s energy output, volcanic eruptions, variations in the Earth’s orbit (Milankovitch cycles) and tilt, and changes in ocean currents all can, and do, play a role in varying the Earth’s temperature.  

Also in my research on global warming I learned quite a bit more about the politics and money behind the global warming theory. Suffice it to say, many politicians have created paths for personal financial gain by supporting the theory of global warming. Since President Obama was elected in 2008 he has committed tens of billions of dollars in clean energy investments, as either direct United States investments or investments backed by the United States government. Many of these were in questionable solar energy companies like Solyndra and Abound Solar. Since 2009, 112 solar energy companies in the United States and Europe have declared bankruptcy. See http://dailycaller.com/2014/12/08/112-solar-companies-have-closed-their-doors-in-5-years/.

What is even more interesting in many of these solar energy company debacles are their political connections with left-wing politicians, including the Obama administration. See http://dailycaller.com/2011/09/01/bankrupt-solar-company-with-fed-backing-has-cozy-ties-to-obama-admin/

So for all of the above reasons, I decided to write “Nano Surveillance” first and foremost to show how political elites and big business have colluded in promoting the concept of global warming for their own personal financial agendas. Secondarily, I wrote the book to address another objective of the political elite, for creating a borderless world where the planet’s entire human population is governed by a single government entity such as the United Nations or some future derivative of it.

I conclude with a picture of the below book cover to show the irony in today’s concept of global warming, and how the elitist politicians and their journalistic servants never cease in their efforts for creating fear in the public. This book was written in 1977 when the elitist political puppeteers of the day were steering in the opposite direction.

United States Unevenly Prepared for a Virus Epidemic or Bioterrorism Attack

A recent state-by-state analysis of the United States preparedness for dealing with a virus epidemic or bioterrorism attack shows that it’s a mixed bag between the states. The national index score was only 6.7 out of 10, with the northeast states and the upper Midwest states fairing the best. The south and much of the northwest states, however, were in need of significant improvement. See the complete Forbes article here to learn how prepared your state is for dealing with a major health epidemic or bioterrorism attack.

The lack of preparedness in the United States and other countries around the world in dealing with virus epidemics and bioterrorism attacks was highlighted in my latest book WATERKILL. In particular, it discussed the vulnerability of municipal water supplies being sabotaged by terrorists, and that the need for heightened security and testing at public water treatment facilities was imperative.

Though the Forbes’ article showed the level of preparedness in dealing with major public health crisis to vary significantly from state to state, the overall preparation at the national level showed some improvement. So at least we are moving in the right direction, and hopefully we will continue to stay ahead of Mother Nature and the terrorists.

If interested in learning more about bioterrorism threats and you want to enjoy an excellent thriller book, check out  my new book WATERKILL.

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Nanotechnology Used in the Carrying of Drugs in the Human Body

By Mark J. Donovan

Much of the science around my latest book titled WATERKILL involves the use of nanotechnology. In particular, it centers around the use of nanobots, if you will, to deliver an engineered biological disease to infect people.  

The recent article in Phys.org titled “Meet the Nanomachines that could Drive a Medical Revolution” discuss in detail the use of nanomachines, or nano-vehicles, in the carrying of drugs throughout the human body. It explains, for example, the injection of drugs into nano-size magnetic shell structures that can then be inserted into the human body, and via external magnets be guided through the body to targeted areas. Once positioned into a particular area of the body, the magnetic shell structures can be heated to expand and rupture, such that they then release their drug contents into the targeted area of the body.

The article also goes on to explain that the same nanotechnology technique is also being evaluated for medical imaging. Again, by guiding the nanoparticles into certain tissue areas of the body, and then scanning the body with an MRI machine, the nanoparticles could help to better highlight medical problems such as diabetes.  

If interested in learning more about nanotechnology and want to enjoy an excellent thriller book, check out  my new book WATERKILL.

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Previous Kindle Purchasers of WATERKILL can get a Free Updated Version

If you previously purchased a kindle copy of WATERKILL, go here to get an updated version of the book.

During the month of March WATERKILL was professionally line edited. The new version of the book is now available in Kindle and Nook eBook format, as well in paperback.

See:

WATERKILL in Kindle format

WATERKILL in Nook format

WATERKILL in Paperback format

Mark

Re-Release of WATERKILL with Professional Line Editing Completed

I just wanted to report that I hired a professional editor and she completed a line edit on Waterkill. It took a month of her time (21 years as a free lance editor), and another couple weeks of mine to review the edits and format the book and re-release. Suffice it to say, WATERKILL is now a much better book. If you have been considering purchasing WATERKILL, now is the time to get it. The new version is on the KINDLE and NOOK, and the paperback copy will be updated by this weekend. What is WATERKILL about? See below....

 “Waterkill” Weaves Nanoscience and Cult Religious Terrorism into a Major Threat to Western Civilization

With the mysterious outbreak of a deadly disease in a Yemeni village, followed by an increase in terrorist chatter after the crash of a small airplane in eastern Alaska, CEO Dr. Dave Henson and colleague Ron Blackwell of NSurv Inc. are tapped by the Department of Homeland Security to locate the aircraft wreckage and its suspected deadly contents.

While Henson and Blackwell are in the eastern mountains of Alaska helping the U.S. Border Patrol locate the missing aircraft and its contents, Dave’s wife, internationally known journalist Dana Cogswell, goes missing while covering another sudden and suspicious epidemic in a small town in Germany.

Dave races from Alaska to Germany to rescue Dana and ends up on a quest to the Middle East to find her. Along the way he learns of a shocking betrayal of friendship and that the path to Dana ultimately leads to the terrorist leader behind the deadly outbreaks.

Purchase the book on Amazon or Barnes and Noble for just $0.99 at: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B017Q9593K and http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/waterkill-mark-donovan/1122942895

 

NANO SURVEILLANCE - a Controversial Technothriller about an Enemy White House, Media Deceit, Billionaire Greed, and Hi-Tech Spying

NANO SURVEILLANCE - an Orwellian #technothriller about an enemy White House, Media Deceit, Billionaire Greed, and not so futuristic spying. Just $0.99 on #kindle. See - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DJSZ92O

WARNING

You may not enjoy this book if you've been happy with how the U.S. Federal Government has been operating over the past 7+ years.

Book Summary: Engineer and pilot Dave Henson and his team of high tech entrepreneurs transplanted themselves three years ago from Silicon Valley to McCall, Idaho to start NSurv Inc., a nanotechnology surveillance company. Having personally experienced the economic collapse of the country, Dave and his team are intent on reversing the current political and economic direction of the country. Ultimately they plan to bring a new level of transparency between the federal government and the public.

To do so they’ve developed fantastic new electro-bio nano surveillance technology to expose the corrupt trinity alliance between the current political administration, the national press corps, and a handful of international billionaires with global political and financial agendas.

Waterkill Continues to Receive Excellent Reviews

After 34 reviews on Amazon, Waterkill has an excellent ranking of 4.6 stars. See Waterkill on Amazon here. In addition, all but one of the reviews have been very positive. For some reason one reviewer seemed to have an ax to grind with the book. But oh well, to each his/her own.

The reviews and rankings have also been similarly as good on Goodreads.com and Barnes and Noble, with 4.47 and 5.0 rankings on 19 votes and 4 votes, respectively. Below is a typical review.

Book Review (5 Stars): "This is a heart pounding thriller that you don’t want to miss," says Pretty Little Book Reviews. "Everything in this book is uThis book is a masterful combination of scifi,political thriller and action-adventure that creates a whole new genre. The story is well researched and has some terrific insights into the culture and motivations of some of the terrorists mindset. It also reveals how murky allegiances can be when dealing with these often highly personal motives. Excellent book." - Handydeb51 

Sales, however, have not been so robust. But at least they've been steady with some sales each day. Somehow I need to change the sales metric though. Very frustrating to have a plethora of excellent reviews, but limited sales. If anyone reading this blog post has any constructive advice, I'm all ears. 

For those of you who have been thinking about reading Waterkill, I urge you to give it a try. At $0.99 in Kindle and Nook eBook format you can't go wrong. Besides a fun read, you'll also find this technothriller enlightening. Waterkill tells a story of a very real threat to western civilization by middle eastern terrorists. More specifically the threat of religious cult terrorists introducing biological weapons of mass destruction to western cities and towns across Europe and the United States.

Waterkill Book Summary: A Yemenis man tragically loses his wife and daughter, a small plane disappears into the Alaskan bush carrying a deadly secret, and thousands suddenly die in a small German town. American business magnate and high tech entrepreneur Dave Henson is tapped by the U.S. government to help solve the related mysteries, but quickly finds himself drawn in deeper and his timeline shortened when his wife suddenly goes missing.

NANO SURVEILLANCE - Free in Kindle format 2/7/16 thru 2/8/16

My first book titled NANO SURVEILLANCE will be on sale for free in kindle format on 2/7/16 and 2/8/16. See http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DJSZ92O to download your free kindle copy.

I originally released NANO SURVEILLANCE in June, 2013. However, I am now re-releasing it after it recently went through a comprehensive copy editing session to address some grammatical issues mentioned by some early book reviewers.

So if you are interested in a technothriller, I highly suggest you take advantage of the two day FREE sale of NANO SURVEILLANCE. You can download a copy of the book at: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DJSZ92O.

Book Summary: 

With the country on the brink of financial collapse, billionaire and high tech entrepreneur Dave Henson breaks an old personal oath to himself to remain apolitical as he attempts a daring and dangerous mission to save the country.

Dave, along with a small group of engineers at his company NSurv, and his old friend and news reporter Dana Cogswell, decide to use NSurv’s bio-nano sensor technology to bring a whole new level of transparency between the federal government and the public. In the process they discover and reveal a sinister plot by the President and his administration to secretly drain and transfer the country's wealth and power to foreign entities.

While Dave and his team covertly work to change the country’s political and economic direction by exposing the corruption in Washington D.C., the President announces his new plans to end global climate change and restore the country's economy. However the President's plans run sinisterly deeper, and include the required use of personal tracking sensors to be installed in every automobile and product sold in the country. If the President's plans become law, Dave is convinced it will destroy the country and provide the government with unfettered surveillance of the public.

Dave’s team quickly finds itself intertwined in a deadly war with the President and his allies. As the NSurv team works to capture and report the ultimate story to topple the administration and save the country, the President and his allies stop at nothing to protect their self interests and to capture NSurv's new surveillance technology. Risking life and limb, and a rekindled relationship with Dana, Dave remains undeterred while he leads his team forward in accomplishing their mission. Mentally torn, Dave inevitably has to ask the most from Dana. His request, and her decision on how much to sacrifice of herself, tests their new found relationship and holds the key to their ultimate success.

NANO SURVEILLANCE - The Orwellian Technothriller just Re-Released and on sale for $0.99

I've just re-released my first book NANO SURVEILLANCE, an Orwellian #technothriller. Get it today for just $0.99. See - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DJSZ92O. The book underwent an extensive re-write and edit session over the past month. 5 Stars Review - By Robin Lee : Top 500 Reviewer - "This story goes way beyond our days of "Big Brother" is watching..Good character development and two story plot lines that seamlessly intertwine." Book Synopsis With the country on the brink of financial collapse, billionaire and high tech entrepreneur Dave Henson breaks an old personal oath to himself to remain apolitical as he attempts a daring and dangerous mission to save the country. Dave, along with a small group of engineers at his company NSurv, and his old friend and news reporter Dana Cogswell, decide to use NSurv’s bio-nano sensor technology to bring a whole new level of transparency between the federal government and the public. In the process they discover and reveal a sinister plot by the President and his administration to secretly drain and transfer the country's wealth and power to foreign entities. While Dave and his team covertly work to change the country’s political and economic direction by exposing the corruption in Washington D.C., the President announces his new plans to end global climate change and restore the country's economy. However the President's plans run sinisterly deeper, and include the required use of personal tracking sensors to be installed in every automobile and product sold in the country. If the President's plans become law, Dave is convinced it will destroy the country and provide the government with unfettered surveillance of the public. Dave’s team quickly finds itself intertwined in a deadly war with the President and his allies. As the NSurv team works to capture and report the ultimate story to topple the administration and save the country, the President and his allies stop at nothing to protect their self interests and to capture NSurv's new surveillance technology. Risking life and limb, and a rekindled relationship with Dana, Dave remains undeterred while he leads his team forward in accomplishing their mission. Mentally torn, Dave inevitably has to ask the most from Dana. His request, and her decision on how much to sacrifice of herself, tests their new found relationship and holds the key to their ultimate success.

WATERKILL Receives Another Excellent Review from Pretty Little Book Reviews

WATERKILL - Get this high octane, 5-Star apocalyptic #technothriller today for only $0.99. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B017Q9593K

Latest Book Review:

"This is a heart pounding thriller that you don’t want to miss," says Pretty Little Book Reviews. "Everything in this book is utterly captivating and terrifying. Moreover, it is believable. Readers can connect with the characters and feel both pity and pure rage. So, if you’re looking for something new then I recommend trying this book out." See the entire review here. 
Book Summary:

With the mysterious outbreak of a deadly disease in a Yemeni village, followed by an increase in terrorist chatter after the crash of a small airplane in eastern Alaska, CEO Dr. Dave Henson and colleague Ron Blackwell of NSurv Inc. are tapped by the Department of Homeland Security to locate the aircraft wreckage and its suspected deadly contents. While Henson and Blackwell are in the eastern mountains of Alaska helping the U.S. Border Patrol locate the missing aircraft and its contents, Dave’s wife, internationally known journalist Dana Cogswell, goes missing while covering another sudden and suspicious epidemic in a small town in Germany. Dave races from Alaska to Germany to rescue Dana and ends up on a quest to the Middle East to find her. Along the way he learns of a shocking betrayal of friendship and that the path to Dana ultimately leads to the terrorist leader behind the deadly outbreaks.

WATERKILL Climbs the Amazon Charts as it Breaks Top 20 Best Seller List in Kindle eBooks

WATERKILL has finally got some momentum! It has 13 reviews on Amazon.com with an average rating of 4.8, and today broke the top 20 best seller list for the category of : Kindle eBooks > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers > Terrorism, coming in at 19. See below.

It also broke the top 30 list of best sellers in the category of: Kindle eBooks > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers > Technothrillers, coming in at 28.

Lastly, it broke the Kindle eBooks > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers > Crime, coming in at 89.

So if you are interested in a best seller technothriller, terrroism, or crime fiction novel check at WATERKILL at: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B017Q9593K

Nanobombs Used for Fighting Cancerous Tumors

By Mark J. Donovan

In my new book WATERKILL I mention nanoscience being used for targeting and destroying cancer cells, a true fact that I uncovered during my research into nano technology.

Last month another report came out about “nanobombs” being used to shrink cancerous tumors.  The research was conducted at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and the Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James).

The research was based around the technique of inserting cancer-killing nanoparticles, that include ammonium bicarbonate, near prostate tumors, and then exposing the nanoparticles to near-infrared laser light to cause them to swell and burst. When the nanoparticles burst, they release a therapeutic RNA (ribonucleic acid) agent that either kills the cancer cells or stalls their growth.

Prior to the concept of using nanoparticles containing ammonium bicarbonate, the RNA agent for attacking the cancer tumor was ineffective due to the fact that the RNA would degrade in a patient’s bloodstream by the time it made it to the cancerous cells. A secondary issue was that without including the ammonium bicarbonate in the nanoparticles, the cancerous cells would effectively fight back by enclosing around the nanoparticles to form small compartments called endosomes. These small endosomes would, as a result, prevent the RNA drug agent from reaching the target cancer tumors and effectively render the RNA agent useless.

However, by including the ammonium bicarbonate with the nanoparticles and the RNA drug agent, and then by exposing the nanoparticles to near-infrared laser light, a nanobomb, if you will, can be set off that destroys the endosomes and allows the RNA agent to attack the cancer cells.

The results of this research technique have proven that prostate cancerous tumors were dramatically shrunk.

A major advantage of using the near-infrared laser light is that the light can penetrate tissue up to 1 centimeter (cm) in depth. And for deeper tumors, minimal invasive surgery can be used to place the near-infrared laser light within the 1 cm range of the target cancerous tumors.

For a more detailed description of this research visit here.