UNETHICAL

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Pub Date 28 Jan 2021 | Archive Date 7 Mar 2021

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Description

San Diego attorney, Josephine Rinaldi, is struggling to balance her career with caring for her cantankerous father who has Alzheimer’s, so when her boss suggests she enroll him in the unique clinical study at the Kessler Institute, it seems like the perfect solution.

He’ll be in expert hands and she can get back to work. Her relief is short lived, however, when her concerns about his treatment go unanswered.

She launches an investigation which reveals a conspiracy of illegal experimentation, but confronting it may not only end her career but possibly her life.

San Diego attorney, Josephine Rinaldi, is struggling to balance her career with caring for her cantankerous father who has Alzheimer’s, so when her boss suggests she enroll him in the unique clinical...


Advance Praise

"‘A cleverly plotted legal thriller packed full of twists and populated with complex characters. Highly recommended!’ -A ‘Wishing Shelf’ Book Review

 ""I enjoyed reading “Unethical, A Psychological Thriller” by Marla L. Anderson who, in my opinion, is a brilliant author who has written an exciting, intriguing, and exceptionally entertaining story. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and I feel this author is gifted and very talented for writing this very creative and thrilling story."" - A Team Golfwell Review

""Wow! And brava! This book has my highest recommendation. It is a readable, timely, credible and compelling examination of contemporary black medicine focusing on an illicit quest for a cure for Alzheimer’s Disease. It is also the story of an afflicted father and his caregiver daughter locked in a complex relationship, with equal weight accorded to both characters. Finally, it features several romances, each contributing to the thrust of the plot. A prolog provides a lofty overview from the point of view of a demented genius; an epilog provides a bittersweet but fitting outcome. Very little suspension of disbelief is required for the reader’s total absorption."" - Wilson F. Engel, III, Ph.D.

"‘A cleverly plotted legal thriller packed full of twists and populated with complex characters. Highly recommended!’ -A ‘Wishing Shelf’ Book Review

""I enjoyed reading “Unethical, A Psychological...


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This psychological thriller is certainly worth the read. I was intrigued by the topic and could not wait to dive in. It is fast paced and keeps you interested from start to finish. It does invoke some emotions and you will commiserate and root for these characters. It’s quite the story and one not to miss out on.

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4.5 stars
Wow, this was a great ride. I don't often come across stories about aging characters, so that and the plot had me very interested. Jo has a somewhat turbulent relationship with her father and his increasing dementia only adds to the strain. When Jo finally decides to move him to a very promising research facility, where he'll be cared for by the best in the field, she's relieved to be able to live her own life, again. Unfortunately, her father's new home is being run by people who are under immense pressure to produce results that require more time than they have.

The characters in this story actually behaved realistically, and every time I thought the story was about to have me rolling my eyes, it ended up giving me exactly what I needed it to. Nearly everyone in the story was reasonably well-rounded and someone I could easily sympathize with, and I was eager to know what happened next, throughout the whole book. I thought the story was incredibly well-crafted. I was hoping for a different ending, but it definitely made for a memorable one. I hope Anderson continues to write new stories, because I'm looking forward to the next one.

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My first words when I completed this book were "wow" repeatedly. Unethical was absolutely brilliant.

There are few books, that I've read at least, that focus on a member of the ageing population, who is also incredibly ill and this book felt like representation of those suffering from Alzheimer’s.

The story itself thrilled me, it was so fast-paced and had to many twists and turns I nearly got whiplash trying to keep up! There were no lulls in the story, every time you turned the page the story got better.

At points I was quite frightened by this story, it made me really question if something like this could be happening already... Without giving too much away it wouldn't surprise me if there were similar programmes for other diseases.

The stand outs of this book for me though were the characters, each one was blended perfectly into the story, bringing something different and standing out in their own way.

Jo was wonderful, the grit and determination she showed towards her Father was excellent, the author didn't shy away from making it clear how much she struggled with him and how easy things would have been if she just left him, but also showed us how much love and compassion Jo had.

Scott was by far my favourite character, he had so much depth! And his backstory was a really clever little addition. The way he kept supporting Jo, even from the start was admirable.

Kessler again was absolutely brilliant. The author wrote his decline through the book so well, I don't want to give too much away as this is part of the story but it was so cleverly done.

Suzanne I had mixed feelings about, I think she was the best written character through the book. The author really put the work in to make us feel every possible emotion whilst we read Suzanne's parts.

The ending of this book made my heart break and swell at the same time, I don't want to be cryptic but I don't want to give anything away!

On the whole, this book was excellent. Every word written built suspense, fear and excitement and I couldn't wait to keep turning the pages to see what was going to happen.

Unethical by Marla L Anderson was amazing, I'm so grateful that I got to read this book as I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Josephine, a young lawyer is trying to build a career and to take care of her father who was diagnosed with Alzheimer disease. When she hears about a private clinic that is researching Alzheimer she is happy to try it for her father. But, in the end, nothing is what it looks like.
Thank you Netgalley for this ARC.

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Jo Rinaldi is an attorney trying to balance her job with taking care of her stubborn father who was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Her boss suggests getting her father into a top notch facility where they are doing a blind study and are making great strides in treating the disease. Jo is thrilled, as this will help solve a lot of problems. Everything seems fine at first, althouh her dad seems to be getting worse and seems very unhappy at the Kessler Institute. Jo overhears a conversation, while at the Institute that concerns her. She tries to remove her dad, and is met with resistance and soon finds her self no longer aloud to even visit her father. She mentions the issue to her boss and soon finds herself fired from her job.

Jo hires a PI and together they break Jo's dad out of the hospital. From there things get really strange.

I don't want to give any spoilers so I will stop there. This is a great book and definitely a unique story line.

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book.

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Thank you to Netgalley and BooksGoSocial on the arc of UNETHICAL by Marla L. Anderson.

4 Star read- This follows a woman named Josephine whom is a young lawyer and trying to take care of her dad whom has been diagnosed with Alzheimers disease. She is then very happy when a clinic a private one is researching alzheimers disease, shes very happy to try it for her dad but it is nothing as what it seems to be...

such a different type thriller for me a great read and well written

4 stars⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Josephine is struggling to care for her father whilst working at a prestigious law firm. His Alzheimer’s seems to be getting worse every day. Her boss manages to get him a place at the Kessler institute on a clinical trial. It seems the answer to her prayers until she seems his deterioration appears to have increased rather than improved. When she tries to challenge the doctor things get worse. When she uncovers some illegal experimentation, her career is threatened an getting her Dad out of harms way is easier said than done.

I did enjoy this book. It opens the door on some ethical questions without forcing the authors opinion on the reader. The writing style is good and the characters are well established in the plot. I will be looking for more work by this author. Thank you to Netgalley and BooksGoSocial for allowing me to preview the book.

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Unethical by Marla L. Anderson was a very timely, suspense-filled, and interesting read, Engaging and well thought out storyline on Alzheimer's. #UNETHICAL #NetGalley

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this was a really well done psychological thriller, the characters were great and I really enjoyed going on this journey.

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