Extinction Island

By Janice Boekhoff

Description:

Dangerous Convicts. Deadly Dinosaurs. The secret encoded in her DNA lies between them …

Dedicated reptile expert Oakley Laveau loves the thrill of wrestling a ’gator. But her dream job at the swamp tour slips away when she’s charged with a crime she doesn’t remember: her best friend’s murder. Sentenced to life on a secluded isle, she’ll have to battle violent criminals and genetically modified dinosaurs to uncover the truth.

As soon as she steps on the island, she’s swept up by the charming leader of a gang of convicts and his dubious offer of protection. But it’s hard to heed his warnings when somewhere in the dino-infested rainforest hides a witness who knows the shocking facts behind Oakley’s amnesia.

Hunted by humans and beasts, can Oakley expose the truth before she meets a bloody end?

Book Takeaway:

This book explores the concept of identity. How much of us is determined by our DNA? How much is defined by the people we meet and experiences we live through? And how does all of that influence what we think about ourselves and God?

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Why the author wrote this book:

I've always loved Michael Crichton novels, especially Jurassic Park. Dinosaurs have fascinated me since I was a child, and they were the major reason I became a Research Geologist. In this series, I wanted to explore the dual conflict of man vs man and man vs beast by sending death row inmates to live with the dinosaurs.