Limited Time

The editorial and customer reviews have explained the plot already. This is NOT a typical Greer/ CJ Floyd romp. What makes Robert Greer's books such good reads are the character development and descriptive narative of Denver. CJ Floyd is a Black bailbondsman in Denver, who ends up chasing down some of the most inventive bail jumpers and bad guys around. Limited Time was a bit of a let down after Greer's three previous CJ Floyd books because CJ seemed to be more of a drop in or continuity character than the strong main character of the previous books. The actual mystery aspect was still strong, but I've come to expect more in regards to CJ's "everyday guy" personna. Chasing car thieves and street thugs with the help of his more than able staff and friends with street savvy.

A world class swimming athlete bound for the olympics dies a mysterious death. Cuba's premiere boxer is suffering from a high fever, loss of energy and incessant vomiting. The one linking connection to those two cases is himself found dead from mysterious causes. Enter into the world of research of pathologist Henry Bales as he attempts to break the mystery of an experiment run amok and unbridled by greed and power. Assisted by his friend C.J. Floyd, the two penetrate a conspiracy that goes from the athletic fields of Colorado and all the way into Fidel Castro's Cuba. Robert Greer does an outstanding job in weaving togeter a murder medical mystery. He introduces us into the areana of pathology where we learn how these medical detectives unravel secrets through a microscope. What they find is chilling as we look at the greed of athletic competitition. We see that athletes will do anything to get an edge. There are also those who will prey on those athletes with drugs that have serious medical implications as well as enhancers for performance. This is a must read book. It is easy to follow though the scientific words may throw you off. It is a break from Greer's Floyd Mysyteries. He has truly created a great story.

Limited Time continues the mystery series starring CJ Floyd. It was great to see that his secretary, Flora Jean remains ever ready and just as fiesty as ever and its great to see C.J's former secretary and now attorney, Julie remain as as an asset to C.J and his business. The series of stories about C.J. show him slowly evolving from the job of bounty hunter into the position of private investigator and he remains a likeable and memorable character in both roles.It was clear that the author, Dr. Greer used his background as a researcher and professor to supplement this story and he did and excellent job of blending this medical mystery into a page turning thriller.Peggy Evans

World-class swimmer Leah Tanner attends the University of Colorado. She is considered a strong contender to make the American Olympic team. At the U.S. trials, Leah figures that winning her race will automatically provide her a spot on the team that will compete in Australia. However, she does suffer from some back spasms, but she is not too worry since her coach told her that it is nothing. Leah smashes the NCAA record for her event, but dies minutes after winning her race. The autopsy reveals many nodules in the brain.At the U of C's Health Science Center, Dr. Neil Cardashan works on a research project centering on an enzyme that controls life spans. However, a colleague accuses Neil of faking his test results. Shortly thereafter, Neil is killed. The autopsy matches the results found in Leah's death. Dr. Henry Bales, chair of pathology, thinks there is a link between the two dead people. He also believes that they are murder victims and did not die of natural causes. He decides to learn more about Cardashan's research and who is backing the scientist. He enlists CJ Floyd to find answers, but neither person is aware that an unknown foe will do anything including murder to achieve his goals.Although the medical jargon is a bit difficult to grasp without a scientific background, LIMITED TIME remains a frightening chiller. The story line evolves around the dangers of tampering with DNA in an uncontrolled environment. Robert Greer makes believers out of his audience that this could happen in real life. Fans of medical thrillers will want to lose no time in reading this cutting edge novel.Harriet Klausner