The Scallop Plot
"Those who have a keen interest in coastal life or environmental policy would do well to put this on their summer beach-reading list."
–Kirkus Review
About Judy Foreman
Judy Foreman, the author of A Nation in Pain (2014), The Global Pain Crisis
(2017), and Exercise is Medicine (2020), all published by Oxford University Press,
and CRISPR'd from Skyhorse Publishing (2022).
She's also the author of a memoir, Let the More Loving One Be Me from She
Writes Press (2023). Judy was a staff writer at the Boston Globe for 23 years and a health columnist for many of those years. Her column was syndicated in national and international outlets including the Los Angeles Times, Dallas Morning News, Baltimore Sun and others.
About The Scallop Plot
In this thriller, star investigative reporter Samantha Fuller joins a feisty Cape Cod fisherwoman to foil a wind farm developer’s evil plot to poison precious ocean scallop beds—and finds herself facing off against right-wing climate deniers.
Praise for Judy's Work
“A compulsively readable, environmentally conscious crime story whose activist message doesn’t inhibit plot and pacing.”
— KIRKUS REVIEWS
“Foreman’s text underscores the fact that pain really is an extraordinarily complex phenomenon that requires more research.”
— KIRKUS REVIEWS
"Judy is a compelling and very readable author, who takes a difficult and complex subject and makes it understandable, in ‘bite-size’ pieces."
— Perry G. Fine, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Utah
"[Judy Foreman] has given us a testament to the resilience of a spirit ever reaching toward love—and finding it."
— Mara Wagner, psychoanalyst and professor, Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis
"The Scallop Plot...A fun, cautionary tale involving real bio-science and a real contemporary issue."
— Robin Cook
"The Scallop Plot is an impressively original and inherently riveting suspense thriller of a read from start to finish. Foreman's distinctive and narrative driven storytelling style is ideal for crime fiction genre. The result is a fun read for suspense thriller fans and a highly recommended pick."
— MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
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