Kennedy's Braiin
- Publisher
- Harvill Secker
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- English
About the book
Kennedy's Brain is a political thriller about Swedish archaeologist Louise Cantor, who is working on a dig in Greece. To investigate the mysterious death of her son Henrik, she embarks on an international search that takes her to Barcelona, Australia, and Mozambique. As she uncovers her son's secret life, she discovers that he was HIV-positive and was investigating illegal medical testing and pharmaceutical exploitation of AIDS patients in sub-Saharan Africa. Ultimately, the novel exposes deep-rooted institutional cover-ups, high-level conspiracies, and truths deliberately hidden from the public. Beyond the thriller narrative, the book explores a mother's profound grief and her painful realization of how little she truly knew about her adult son's secret pursuits.