★★★★★ "I couldn't decide whether to run away or continue reading. It was so captivating."
★★★★★ "This was a very well written psychological thriller, and one that sticks with you after the last page."
★★★★★ "It is scary that things are happening behind the scenes that you don't know about."
"Reading this book can make the hair on your arm stand at attention and knot your stomach worse than a discarded fishing net." Reader Review
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The consent form said "minimal therapeutic distress." It lied.
Lila Mays thought she was lucky.
A prestigious research program. A full stipend. A chance to work with leading trauma psychologists. When Project Lazarus recruited her, it felt like the opportunity of a lifetime.
She was wrong.
The sessions grow longer. The questions more invasive. Students who complain disappear from the roster overnight—no goodbyes, no explanations, just empty chairs and scrubbed records.
When Lila discovers she's been flagged as a "priority subject" for something called Sub-B, she realizes the truth: Project Lazarus isn't studying trauma. It's creating it.
Now she's trapped in a program that's already erased three students from existence. The deeper she digs, the more she uncovers about the powerful institutions funding the experiments—and how far they'll go to protect their research.
Some experiments don't end. They just find new subjects.
The Lazarus Trials: Book One
Genre: Mystery
★★★★★ "This was a very well written psychological thriller, and one that sticks with you after the last page."
★★★★★ "It is scary that things are happening behind the scenes that you don't know about."
"Reading this book can make the hair on your arm stand at attention and knot your stomach worse than a discarded fishing net." Reader Review
___
The consent form said "minimal therapeutic distress." It lied.
Lila Mays thought she was lucky.
A prestigious research program. A full stipend. A chance to work with leading trauma psychologists. When Project Lazarus recruited her, it felt like the opportunity of a lifetime.
She was wrong.
The sessions grow longer. The questions more invasive. Students who complain disappear from the roster overnight—no goodbyes, no explanations, just empty chairs and scrubbed records.
When Lila discovers she's been flagged as a "priority subject" for something called Sub-B, she realizes the truth: Project Lazarus isn't studying trauma. It's creating it.
Now she's trapped in a program that's already erased three students from existence. The deeper she digs, the more she uncovers about the powerful institutions funding the experiments—and how far they'll go to protect their research.
Some experiments don't end. They just find new subjects.
The Lazarus Trials: Book One
Genre: Mystery
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