Secret of the Circle?

A talented and well-respected scientific researcher with an unusual name, Dr. James Schortz is haunted by feelings of doubt and emptiness. Constantly on the search for a sense of purpose, Jim accepts when Dr. Houston Brada, his trusted friend and mentor, asks him to go on a special research voyage. He soon discovers that his mentor is not all he appears. Brada is part of a secret organization called "The Circle," and Jim's project embroils him in a long-standing conflict between the Circle and its arch rival Thiessen/Thatt, Incorporated. At stake is a rare tropical fruit that is a veritable fountain of youth. The first to harness its special powers becomes owner of a major medical breakthrough and a pharmaceutical goldmine. A miscalculation in its formulation and that same fountain of youth can become a very dangerous biochemical weapon. Amidst this turmoil, Jim finds he is in search of more than a fountain of youth: he is in search for an answer to life itself.Haertlein, Glenn is the author of 'Secret of the Circle?' with ISBN 9781413707540 and ISBN 1413707548.