Adrenaline
By John B. Olsen

      Muscular Dystrophy has confined James Parker to a wheelchair. He's the fortunate one. His sister Jenny's MD will keep her in a hospital bed for whatever time she has left.

    James is a fourth-year chemistry student. He has dedicated his whole life to curing MD. Now he has discovered a drug that allows mice which are chronically afflicted with MD to get up and walk. Just a few years of clinical trials and James, Jenny, and millions of others will be rid of the scourge.

     But Jenny doesn't have a few years. She's dying now.

     James tests the drug on himself. It is a wonder drug, indeed, but it brings with it some side effects; it makes him nauseous and his blood feels as if it is about to boil. His whole body obtains super-human strength. Fourteen hours later, he passes out cold. He begins having nightmares--bloody, violent nightmares. They are so real that it's difficult to separate them from reality.

      Darcy Williams is a coworker of James. She would like to be much more, but she's afraid. A lunatic in jungle camouflage is stalking her. Darcy worries that if she begins dating James, "The Dark Man" will attack him.

      Soon after Darcy and James begin working together, terror strikes the campus.

     James is crazy about Darcy, but he wonders if she can ever love a cripple. Could he put her through that? How can he ask such a wonderful woman to have a relationship with a man who in all likelihood has only a few years to live?

      James goes public with the discovery of a revolutionary treatment for MD patients. An attempt is made on his life. The police believe that James is responsible for the destruction on campus. James is on the run, with nowhere to turn.

      This book is a page-turner. There is an underlying message of faith. It is a calming presence in an otherwise overwhelming situation. Although frequently confusing, overall this is a fairly good book.