When one of the five is fatally injured in a car accident, a pathologist accidentally discovers his microchip. When the pathologist is found murdered, Spence Stevens, who studied under Dr. Lambert for many years, decides he is going to find out who killed the doctor and avenge his death.

There are only two new bodies in the morgue the day Lambert was killed: a petty thief and the man with the implant, Alfred Wynn. Spence decides one of these men must be the connection and asks his friend Joey, a former FBI agent to take a look into the two men. Alfred’s trail leads Joey to Montana where he falls victim to a car accident. This only makes Spence more determined to solve the murders. He sets aside his research looking for an artificial retina for the blind and pursues his friends’ murderer with a vengeance.

Game Plan is a contemporary medical thriller that will keep you awake all night. With computer research and biotech research moving a rapid speed today, Wilson’s plot seems more and more plausible each day, making the novel that much more frightening.

There is a lot of tension in this novel, least of which is trying to determine the identity of the fifth and only female implantee. Is it Flo, Spence’s faithful but jealous research assistant, or Christen, a reporter and possible love interest for Spence, or someone completely unknown? The evil characters in this book are as evil as they can be and even the characters Spence thinks he can trust need careful watching.

There are several brief moments of levity, usually one-liners, to break the tension and allow you to breathe for a moment, but for the most part, Game Plan is a taut, tightly written tale that should not be missed by fans of medical thrillers.

--Jennifer Monahan Winberry