When You Are The Smartest Person On Earth You Also Become The Biggest Target
Los Angeles, CA, September 29, 2014 – Elixir, a cerebral thriller by Ted Galdi, keeps readers on the edge of their seats from start to finish as an unlikely hero gets caught up in the inner workings of the NSA.
Meet Sean Malone. He has an IQ above 200, a full-ride scholarship to one of the country’s top universities, and more than one million dollars from his winning streak on Jeopardy! Life is sweet; however, Sean wishes he could just be normal. Not likely, since Sean is only 14 years old.
In class, Sean writes an algorithm solving the Traveling Salesman Problem – the biggest enigma in computer science – and his professor submits it to the NSA. The NSA soon manipulates Sean so they can control the code, using it in their pursuit of a drug lord and killing innocent people along the way.
For the sake of personal security, Sean is forced to go into hiding and he builds a new life for himself in Rome – a new name and no academics a must if he is to hide his genius from the world. At age 18, Sean falls in love. But as fate would have it, his girlfriend falls critically ill with a deadly disease and it’s up to him to use his intellect to find a cure. Coming out of hiding, however, thrusts him into a battle against a multi-billion-dollar pharmaceutical company – and the demons of his past!
“Elixir is different than a typical thriller because it doesn’t just focus on suspense,” says Galdi. “My favorite part of writing it was coming up with characters the reader would care about. The thrills are that much better if the characters mean something to you in their own way. I also think people will find the tie-in to the controversy around Edward Snowden and leaked NSA activities interesting. Since it happened, no thriller has really tried to pull the cover off the type of stuff that goes on there, at least not on this level.”
About the Author:
Ted Galdi is a graduate of Duke University and co-founder of StadiumRoar.com, a software company that streamlines event-management logistical data. Elixir is his first novel. For more information, including the book trailer and three-chapter preview, please visit: www.elixirthebook.com.
Available as a paperback and Kindle e-book on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MAYJIZM
Elixir
ASIN: B00MAYJIZM
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TIP SHEET:
Aditi Saha, Goodreads #1 Top Reviewer: “Read this book, and get your mind blown.”
Rodger Nichols, News Director, Haystack Broadcasting: “Read – no, devoured – Elixir…and loved it.”
Housewife Blues and Chihuahua Stories blog: “An exhilarating read that was unputdownable and totally riveting from beginning to its glorious end.”
Steve Anderson, Executive Editor, The Anderson Agency Report: “Combines…love and action in a well-written package.”
Melissa McComas, CEO, Tsunami Worldwide Media: “Character dynamics that are astounding. A captivating read.”
