Paradigm
Diane J. Newton
Aventine Press
ISBN: 1-59330-245-2
Fiction, Science Fiction, Paranormal
Reviewed by Dr. Tami Brady

Everyone is sure that Kate Manning has finally lost her mind completely. She has always been extremely secretive and excessively protective of her young son Danny. However, now that the boy has suddenly disappeared, the police aren’t really sure if Kate finally snapped and killed her son or if the boy was really kidnapped. Kate’s story about Danny being abducted by shimmering alien like creatures seems rather outrageous and straight from the mind of the deranged. That she claims Danny is a powerful psychic and that a local scientist is responsible for the disappearance is beyond all logical comprehension. Detective Tony Favata truly has his work cut out for him on this case.

Paradigm is a fresh and very entertaining concept interwoven with believable characters. The reader will find him or herself identifying with the characters in this book and wondering what he or she would do given the same situation. Would they believe Kate Manning? If they were Kate Manning would they have the courage and enough belief in their own sanity to stick to a story that makes them look terribly guilty? What would they do to protect their child?