The Protocol: A Prescription to Die by John P Goetz is a frightening insight into our near future. Eat Teague a tech savvy man comes across a heinous crime when he enrolls his mother to SunShine Center. With Alzheimer’s disease eating away her brain, Eat had no choice but to entrust his mother to professionals and hope that his money will buy his mother the best care possible. In doing so, he comes across a certain Physician’s Assistant named Carl Titmueller who appears suspicious.

Turns out, Carl kills off the patients who are not “worthy” of living and their health care takes too much money from the government. He works for Barbara Nordstrom, Senior Vice President of Operations of Aequalis Health Services which runs SunShine Center. When Eat discovers her involvement, he has to find a way to reveal Barbara’s true face to the world and show them what power can do to a person. He has to work fast because his mother’s and other countless patients’ lives are depending on him.

John P. Goetz deserves a huge round of applause for writing such a terrific thriller. It actually scared me a bit, because this can be our future. The truly amazing story tells us what ambition can do to the human mind and race if it follows a darker path. The mystery and the thrill of the story is depicted perfectly by John P. Goetz. I will not tell you more and ruin it for you. You MUST READ The Protocol: A Prescription to Die if you love a good thriller!

The Protocol: A Prescription To Die is a chilling medical thriller novel by John P Goetz. The action centers on the battle between our unlikely hero Eat Teague, a shy and nerdy fellow who stumbles upon the wicked work of Barbara Nordstrom, the front woman for Aequalis Health Services. This high power health programme appears to have a brand new solution for costly patients who are fighting a long and losing battle with their health, for when the expense of keeping them alive outweighs their chances of survival, Protocol U is unleashed. Once that deadly needle hits their skin, the patient has lost their battle forever, but it isn’t until the bodies start piling up that Eat Teague is forced to step in.

I’ve read work by John P Goetz before, so I knew that The Protocol: A Prescription To Die wouldn’t disappoint me for great characters and vivid description. What surprised me this time was the high-impact horror sensation that hits you even in the prologue. Though the action is slow-burning and dialogue driven at times, there’s always a sense of chilling trepidation that the next grim scene could be just over the page, which kept me enjoying the read all the way through. Eat is a hero whom I had thoroughly warmed to by the end of the book, and I feel that future adventures with this little brainiac are sure to be as excellent as the first one. Overall, a highly recommended horror read with terrifying realism.

The Protocol: A Prescription to Die written by John P. Goetz is a hair-raising, spine-tingling thriller. Evan Anderson Teague, better known as “Eat,” is a brilliant computer geek. He has made millions designing software. It's April in Minnesota, the snow is melting as usual. But, all is not well. The federal government has initiated a new health care plan – socialized medicine. Minnesota and the Dakotas are selected for the pilot program. The IPAB agency measures natural life span, ultimately deciding who lives and who is euthanized. The decision process is unemotional and quick! Those who benefit society live, those who do not ... die. The problem is, only a handful of politicians know the meaning of Protocol U. After the death of his father, Eat comes head to head with this new form of medical care. Visiting his mom at her healthcare facility, Eat is confronted by the author and chair of the new healthcare program. Barbara Nordstrom is both cunning and creepy. She controls the Aequalis Health Care system with a mere keystroke. Eat must stop her diabolical plan before she kills his mother, and countless others.

The Protocol: A Prescription to Die makes the reader pause and ponder, could this be our future? John P. Goetz pens a shocking and tantalizing tale. He implements his expertise in computer science, creating intelligent and enticing narrative. From the prologue until the end, you are caught up in the intrigue. The characters possess rare qualities. The protagonist is gifted, rich “with a predisposition for accuracy,” yet extremely likeable. On the other hand, the antagonist is a narcissistic control freak, who gets off on her diabolical power. The characterization is very thorough, allowing the reader to know and understand the characters' personalities. Goetz filters in a bit of wit, giving names humorous acronyms and idiosyncrasies to his characters...."twirl, twirl, click, click.” The descriptions are often figurative, painting a unique canvas for the plot. Frequent scene changes keep you on edge. The plot thickens with every page. The plot twists and turns to its peak. It has a few switchbacks as well, revealing different points of view of the same event. This writing technique kept the action moving until the conclusion. John P. Goetz writes an outstanding work of fiction, and he leaves the reader longing for a sequel.

The Protocol: A Prescription to Die by John P. Goetz begins with Evan Anderson Teague, or Eat, collecting the remains of his late father from Aequalis Health, the pioneer in distributive healthcare policies. This new approach is based, incidentally, on the premise that medical care to be provided by society to any individual should depend on the measurable benefits society is receiving from that individual. Barbara Nordstrom, who is in charge of this medical policy, is in the process of issuing certain strict directives, called protocols, for effective implementation of this policy. Eat, in his quest for further information regarding his father’s death, finds a helpful companion in his girlfriend Andy, who is a forensic scientist, and both of them come across a bunch of findings leading them more and more into a vortex of intrigue and mystery.

The Protocol: A Prescription to Die by John P. Goetz is a medical thriller of great proportions. The manipulative techniques and other controls proposed in this story are not at all an impossibility in the real world. Deft handling of exchanges and other interactions and fast action are observed throughout the story, like, “Eat lurched towards his knees as rapidly, and as hard as he could. He landed on the floor with a thump. He opened his eyes. As he focused on the carpet fibers in front of his eyes, he heard the distinctive pop of a silencer-equipped gun.” John P. Goetz has given enough attention in bringing all aspects of this thrilling plot to its final suspenseful conclusion.