The Greater Good

By: Tim Tigner

Narrated by: Helen Laser

What would you do if you could eliminate anyone?

If you knew each death would be an unsolvable mystery?

Would you try to do good?

Could you handle the pressure?

And what might others do to steal your precious secret?

Welcome to Kate’s world. It’s a thriller.

Big Questions and Bigger Twists make The Greater Good ideal for Book Clubs.

Dr. Katheryn Newton has dedicated her brilliant mind to groundbreaking medical research. She’s attempting to save lives and hoping to start a family when a catastrophic twist turns her world upside down. Suddenly, Kate finds herself with the power to invisibly end any life.

Within hours, Kate is caught in a moral conundrum and trapped in a web of deception. She fights on, fiercely determined to help her country and the planet, but it’s tough when doing good means being bad—and dangerous when someone knows your secret.

Fast-paced and filled with relentless drama, The Greater Good will leave you asking: What are you willing to die for?

©2025 Tim Tigner (P)2025 Tim Tigner

A Tim Tigner Masterpiece

I have worked with Tim “in the real world” at two MedTech startups. I have read all of his writings I am aware of. I believe this is the pinnacle of his work to date. Every dimension of story rings very real from what I know about BioTech, MedTech, DARPA, the Smith-Mundt modernization act of 2012 and Operation Mockingbird.

I get “wonderfully uncomfortable” reading Tim’s books. His “fictional”works are reflective and predictive in so many areas. I could not help but think about my high school required summer reading that include ‘1984’ byGeorge Orwell. I consider “The Greater Good” to be a modern warning equal in scope and superior in delivery. It should be required reading and coursework for our current world. Well done Tim. Well done.

Different but very engaging

I have listened to all the novels by Tim Tigner, and I was very eagerly looking forward the release of "The Greater Good". It was immediately very captivating, engaging, and hard to put down. If I would have had the time, I would have listened to it in one single session.

This book is somewhat different from most other Tim Tigner novels. However, this should not be understood in a negative way! I still uphold that, if you enjoyed other Tim Tigner books, you will like this one as well. Nevertheless, this story does not follow the typical "Knight in shining armord fights for a noble cause and eventually wins, despite the numerous seeminlgy insurmountable obstables along the way." Instead, the protagonist is a much more regular/average person, and the story revolves significantly around moral conundrums akin to the trolley problem.

Last but not least, about 30-40 minutes before the end of the book, I had serious fears that not all my open questions and loose ends in the plot would be resolved, as I could not see how to do this in so little time. However, I was wrong, and all my questions were resolved, leading to a satisfactory ending of the book.

The performance by Helen Laser is also great. I really enjoyed how she brought the characters to life.

Good, trustworthy people in the world

A great thought experiment about the morality of murdering someone, especially someone who would improve the world only by their death. But, who gets to decide?

Not as good as his other books

I thought the premise was interesting but you really had to suspend belief. Would such a smart woman be fooled by her husband!?! Would she forgive such a betrayal of trust!?! So much seemed outlandish. And for the record lab mice even knockout mice dont cost that much!!! Tigner has written much better thrillers.

A moral delusion and mind boggling dilemma

I overall enjoyed the story and thought the performance was outstanding! Hard to comprehend and process some of the materials presented. However, a book that provokes more thoughts did its job. Tim Tinger is an outstanding author and I look forward to many more thrillers.

This story is timely and scary too!

Compelling story and characters. I don’t want to give anything away. Thought provoking. Another great Tim Tigner thriller!

Easy listen. Entertaining.

The story was a bit short. I would have enjoyed more details or a longer story.

Definitely riveting

Another complicated cautionary tale with likable, clever characters from Tim Tigner! I read it in two days and will now reread it to savor!

He’s Baaaacccckkk!!!

Another great yarn from Tim. A nice little fantasy… if only. I found it though provoking.

Roller coaster ride from the start

The book was well written with a genuinely interesting premise. The trolly car example brings up a lot of internal moral questioning about how far would you be willing to go to help others out? Ending is also another very interesting idea of what could be.