Crimes Against Humanity

This is a novel about the very real possibility of a pandemic, in this case infecting the Earth's oceans and thereby threatening planetary life in general. As such, it is a warning, based on sound scientific evidence, of the dangers of biological pathogens getting out of control. Joyce speaks as a psychologist and scientist herself and has created a cast of characters, the central one being Kate, a marine biologist who is part of a study group that identifies the danger of this new pathogen and its implications. The overall message is one of the interconnectedness of life and the unsustainable relationship between humanity and earth if continued on the basis of exploitation and pollution. More especially, it is a warning against the continued creation of bio-weapons that can reach into all parts of life. The message is all the more dramatic for being conveyed in the form of a novel.