Nocturne, Opus 1: Sea Foam is a fact-
based, medical eco-thriller that examines
the impact climate change will have on
infectious organisms in our eco-system
and throughout the world. Dr. Norene
Moskalski writes that imperative into a
high stakes medical eco-thriller where
scientists struggle to strike a balance
between their careers and personal lives
while maintaining the balance of nature.
Moskalski's beautifully written, ground-
breaking novel opens the era of evidence-
based literary thrillers:
compelling scientific research fused with
unforgettable characters, real world
problems, heroic efforts, and unrelenting
suspense. In Nocturne, Moskalski
masterfully blends the melody of a Chopin
nocturne with the beauty of nature, "a
saltwater pond drenched in sunrise," and
harmonizes with the harsh reality of
human nature, as tourists fight to flee a
pandemic zone, "their faces scraping
across the hot tarmac." In every scene,
her readers are in the middle of the action,
just inches away from each of the
characters who suddenly seem as real as
the neighbors next door.
"Nocturne is a story about
justice," Moskalski says, "and our personal
struggle to recognize injustice and correct
it." Drs. Kate and Jake Connors must find
a rogue scientist who released a
genetically modified version of Bacillus
nocturne into the coastal waterways, and
then prevent nocturne from spreading into
the world's aquifers. For Kate and Jake,
life's become a balancing act with one sea
saw scene after another.
