What would you do if you found your own double? What if it is part human, part computer and there are three government agencies that will do anything to possess it?
Sabrina Miller, a fashion designer in Los Angeles, is stunned when she meets her own double. Her shock turns to terror when she learns that her duplicate was fabricated by a scientist and that there are people intent on killing her to protect their new secret creation.
Sabrina flees with the woman, whom she names Eve, as the news about a potential new secret weapon for the Defense Department is leaked. An international race ensues to acquire the woman, a molecular clone of Sabrina's brain and body, but dramatically changed through advanced computer engineering.
Eve has been thrust into a new body and must learn to learn how to act like a normal human woman to evade those hunting her. To complicate matters she is suddenly receiving mature hormons which play havoc with her logical and biologically enhanced brain function.
Although Sabrina and Eve look alike, there are enormous differences the people hunting them will do anything to possess.
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Excerpt
Sabrina’s eyelids fluttered in the midst of a dream in which a tiny maniacal form was torturing her, fiendishly stabbing her about the head with needles. It was so vivid and frightening she tried to awaken, like you can sometimes do in a very shocking nightmare, but her body was paralyzed. She could not move and she was blind.
“Rest, dear. You’re fine. Just relax. That’s good, Sabrina.” The calm, gentle voice went on and on, soothing her, and she slept on.
Hours later, Sabrina’s eyes opened. Dizzy and confused, almost stupefied with sleep, her hand touched her head, checking for the sharp protuberances from her intense nightmare. Dazzling lights from above stabbed her eyes like the tormenting needles in the dream. Was it an operating room? The beach? The light was blinding and she was so frightened.
She turned her head, squinting away from the brilliant lights, and caught herself reflected in a mirror. Then the image startled her, moving an arm slowly, independently, throwing it sideways. Sabrina realized that the body she had recognized as her own was someone else entirely.
Professional Reviews
The Living Image - Affaire de Coeur
"THE LIVING IMAGE takes us on a dangerous and unforgettable journey into the frightening reality of the unexpected--a novel of conspiracy, betrayal, survival, and deep abiding love. A page turner that draws the mettle of the story to a satisfying conclusion, and proves that when you think you have reached your darkest hour, the brightest of your dreams can come true........" -- Betty Wiechert, former reviewer for Affaire de Coeur magazine
The Living Image - BookNook Reviews
"WOW!! This one I could not put down!! To go to a tanning salon for a little color and come home with a clone! A living image of yourself, only better. How disconcerting! The clone is to be a better offshoot of the human race. The intrigues of three major intelligence agencies to reach that prize are fun to watch as the two "foxes" continually outfox the hounds. Since life is the prize if the girls win, there is much at stake. A definate must read." -- Laurie L. Gruber, BookNook Reviews
The Living Image - Huntress Book Reviews
"[The Living Image] is an exciting and detailed thriller story which simply oozes with suspense and greedy characters! I especially like how P. M. Richter eneded the story. If you like the movies "The Fugitive", "The Pelican Brief", or "The Client" then this story is for you!" -- Huntress Book Reviews
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