People sometimes ask me why I chose to write a medical thriller instead of a nonfiction book about the research that inspired The Human Trial.
The answer is simple: stories reach people differently than facts alone ever can.
Facts inform us. Stories stay with us.
A scientific theory may intrigue the mind, but a story has the power to move the heart. It allows us to imagine consequences, to step inside ethical dilemmas, to feel fear, hope, curiosity, and resistance in deeply personal ways.
When I began researching the science that inspired The Human Trial, I quickly realized I was exploring territory that made many people uncomfortable. Questions about medicine, healing, power, and profit tend to do that.
But fiction creates space for questions.
It allows readers to wonder:
What if?
What if discoveries existed before the world was ready to accept them?
What if some truths were dismissed too quickly?
What if healing is more complex and more fascinating than we currently understand?
Through The Human Trial, I could explore those questions without demanding conclusions. The novel became less about telling readers what to think and more about inviting them to think for themselves.
That matters to me deeply.
Because curiosity is where discovery begins.
And perhaps now more than ever, curiosity is something worth protecting.