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When any biological matter can be used to create life, stolen celebrity DNA sells to the highest bidder-or the craziest stalker-in this propulsive thriller.. With a vivid imagining of the future, Gattaca meets Black Mirror in Kira Peikoff's Baby X.. In the near-future United States, where advanced technology can create egg or sperm from any person's cells, celebrities face the alarming potential of meeting biological children they never conceived. Famous singer Trace Thorne is tired of being targeted by the Vault, a black market site devoted to stealing DNA. Sick of paying ransom money for his own cell matter, he hires bio-security guard Ember Ryan to ensure his biological safety. . Ember will do anything she can to protect her clients. She knows all the Vault's tricks-discarded tissues, used straws, lipstick tubes-and has prevented countless DNA thefts.
About the Author
Kira Peikoff is a graduate of New York University with a degree in journalism. She also holds a Master of Science degree in Bioethics from Columbia University.Peikoff splits her time between her two passions--fiction writing and journalism. She is the author of three traditionally published thrillers: LIVING PROOF (Tor, 2012) ; NO TIME TO DIE (Kensington, 2014) ; and DIE AGAIN TOMORROW (Kensington, Sept. 2015) . Each of her novels delivers a mixture of cutting-edge science, deeply human characters, and explosive high-stakes controversies.As a freelance journalist specializing in health and science features, she has contributed multiple articles to The New York Times' Science section, Popular Mechanics, Nautilus, and other mainstream media outlets. She also writes a monthly mystery diagnosis column for Cosmopolitan.comPeikoff is a proud member of The American Society of Journalists and Authors, International Thriller Writers, and Mystery Writers of America. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and dog.
