The Mercy Project

by Jeffrey Royer

Overview

Henry Pendelton, the privileged, college-age son of a well-regarded United States senator, could never have predicted how much his life would change after visiting his parents' house in the wake of his socialite grandmother's sudden passing.
While there, he witnesses an argument between his father and a high-ranking government official. The dispute escalates to an all-out brawl, and during the struggle, Henry's father slips him a flash drive holding the details of a top-secret and deadly project to cut the government's health care spending. With powerful information literally in his hands, Henry's father begs him to expose the dangerous plan to the world.
Henry manages to escape with the files, making him the keeper of valuable and incriminating government information. Under an immense amount of unyielding pressure, he fights to expose the secret and save thousands of innocent lives. All the while, powerful government officials, desperate to keep their lethal plan under wraps, are hot on his trail.
Author Jeffrey Royer's first fictional masterpiece, The Mercy Project, weaves an intricate tale of greed and deception. With the action-packed plot and realistic possibilities, he pulls readers into a world consumed by one of the worst health care reform scenarios imaginable.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780988440104
Publisher:	JDR Global Press
Publication date:	11/06/2012
Pages:	274
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

Jeffrey Royer grew up in upstate New York and currently resides on the gulf coast of Florida with his wife, Dina, and their two daughters. After a successful career in banking, he now devotes time to his family and writing career full time. His second novel, Secluded, is scheduled to be released in the spring of 2013. For more information, please visit www.jeffroyer.com.

Editorial Reviews

A college student goes on the run after he uncovers a government conspiracy to lower Medicare costs by using military assassins to euthanize the elderly. After the prolonged, painful death of his father, Sen. Daniel Pendelton launched a secret government project--having military assassins euthanize terminally ill patients to end their suffering. But somewhere along the way, the plan shifted: Those who receive a shot from a syringe to induce a heart attack aren't always suffering; they're merely surviving on Medicare and Medicaid. Daniel learns about the plan after his mother, who lives in a home for the elderly, is mistaken for her best friend and accidentally killed. Daniel confronts Don Kepler, the chief of staff and his longtime friend and ally on the project, hoping he'll agree to shut down the project, but Don decides to kill Daniel to keep the story a secret. When Daniel's college-age son, Henry, arrives at the family home, he finds his dying father, who tells Henry to expose the story and gives him a flash drive that contains the secret plans. Don pins the murders on Henry, which sets off a chase through D.C., with Don attempting to silence Henry, who's trying to expose the plans without endangering his, his friends' and his mother's lives. Royer's debut novel is a fast-paced, exciting read, with evil government agents, hired assassins and college students, all of whom are fleshed out and complex, which makes the story feel weightier than many thrillers. Royer, a strong writer, tackles good and evil, greed, family and other issues in a well-plotted story that's surprisingly realistic. He has a knack for dialogue, which helps propel the story forward, and he quickly pulls the reader into the fast pace that doesn't abate until the end. A strong debut that's hard to put down.

Kirkus Reviews