ISPHEMING, Mich., Sept. 23, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Winser Research Inc. is on the verge of an astounding scientific breakthrough. Soon, it will be able to transfer thought processes from one human to another. When the company owner and president, Jeffrey Winser, falls ill with a fatal, incurable disease, things get out of hand. The company, its new successor and the project become entwined in a race against time and competing companies. In author Gary L. Dewey's The Project (now available through 1stBooks) the technology turns from a scientific marvel into a point of contention that involves danger and suspense.
After Jeffrey is diagnosed with the disease, Ted Lewis, the company's vice-president, takes over the final stages of the project. Not only is he plagued by mishaps that are out of his control, but he leads the race with another company to present this marketable product to the world, as well. He is also racing against time, struggling to complete the project before his boss dies, taking his brilliant ideas with him.
Pushed beyond his limit, Ted is also now pushing to save his own life. He hastily chooses the recipient of Jeffrey's thoughts to be ex-con John Nevers - a crucial mistake.
A suspenseful novel centered on the business practices of research companies, the book delves into the futuristic yet real possibility that electro-chemical thoughts and thought processes could be transferred from individual to individual, the author writes. This strange and exciting new development could be the next wave in the scientific world, and Dewey has crafted an enthralling story around this, while incorporating the classic storylines of love, hate, murder, revenge and espionage.
Dewey began his writing career after attending college in his mid-40s. He studied computer information systems, gaining insight into computer functioning and programming. This compounded the experience he had working as a precision machinist on computer controlled machines until his mid-30s. A Detroit native, he now lives in the upper peninsula of Michigan with his wife, Cynthia. He has written five other novels.
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