Taylor Hart is a cleaner for a pharmaceutical company.  When something goes wrong with a drug she takes care of it by any means necessary.  A loner, Taylor has little contact with her employer but all that changes with her newest assignment.

The company’s new mood-altering drug, Vanidrum, is supposed to make people feel good about themselves and free them from insecurities.  It’s been a wonderful worldwide success, but then Taylor is called in on a case where things have gone terribly wrong.  Within hours it becomes clear that Vanidrum is turning its users into nearly unstoppable killers and, to everyone’s horror, the condition is contagious, spreading by contact with blood or saliva.

Taylor finds herself part of a team trying to halt the building disaster.  Taylor’s icy shell begins to melt and she finds herself caring about her new teammates as they try to keep each other alive and find a way to stop the disaster.  The company has tremendous resources to assign to stopping the problem, but will it be enough to save humanity from the darkness?

Although this book was not what I was expecting, I was quickly drawn in to the exciting story.  There’s lots of action as the fast-paced story plays out.  The writing is very good and the the plot has plenty of surprises.  Once I got into the book I couldn’t put it down.  I really enjoyed the book and would recommend it to anyone that enjoys action thrillers.  Don’t start reading before bedtime, though.  The sometimes gory action could lead to very unpleasant dreams.

All the Beautiful People is the first book in the Dread Novel series by Jonathan Yanez.  I received a free copy from the author for an honest review.