A review by ronpayne
The Body Scout by Lincoln Michel

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A biopunk story set in a future where performance enhancing drugs and gene modifications are allowed in baseball and the teams are owned by big pharma. We follow a washed up baseball player/scout who is buried in medical debt from his playing career as he tries to solve the murder of his superstar slugger brother. I think it went a bit over the top with the world building (think Snow Crash), but it does it in the service of a fun story, and is very on point with its themes.