LITTLE THINGS BIG by David M. Salkin (Crystal Lake Publishing, April 17, 2026) Kindle Edition, 312 pages. ASIN # BOGSWHVLM6
Synopsis on the Goodreads website . . . . . .
When a lab leak unleashes genetically engineered skin mites, survival becomes a nightmare.
Global Tech believes it has solved world hunger.
Using revolutionary genetic engineering, the powerful Big Ag corporation has created livestock the size of elephants—cattle, pigs, and sheep engineered to feed the planet and make billions in the process. To secure political support, Global Tech hosts an exclusive showcase at its rural Pennsylvania headquarters, inviting senators, congressmen, and investors to witness the future of agriculture.
But not everyone believes Global Tech should control the food supply.
When eco-terrorists attack the facility, their sabotage triggers a catastrophic accident inside the research labs. What they release isn’t just dangerous—it’s monstrous.
From the earliest days of Global Tech’s experiments come the forgotten genetically altered skin mites that grow, multiply, and swarm with horrifying speed.
Within minutes, the party becomes a battlefield.
Scientists, Secret Service agents, and trapped guests must fight their way through a nightmare of crawling flesh-eating parasites spreading through the complex. And the deeper they push into the facility, the more terrifying the truth becomes.
Fast-paced, terrifying, and chillingly plausible, this biotech horror thriller blends corporate conspiracy, genetic engineering gone wrong, and relentless creature terror for fans of Jurassic Park, The Food of the Gods, and Michael Crichton–style science thrillers.
The lab leak was only the beginning.
MY FIVE-STAR REVIEW on the Goodreads website . . . .
We were trying to end world hunger."
"Why would you ever create such a thing?"
"It was early genome experiments. We were unlocking the genetic codes for size manipulation and growth rates. It was easiest in the beginning to work on simpler organisms. We made little things big. Then we worked on bigger, more complicated animals."
One single word describes this page-turning novel best: INTENSE
Mixing a bit of social commentary, politics, and plausible bio-technology into the proceedings Salkin writes a fast-paced thriller where you can't help but worry and cheer for many of the main characters.
Skin mites that can grow to the size of rats and dogs is extremely horrifying, and there are plenty of gruesome scenes throughout the novel. It's difficult not to feel your skin itching while reading this.
There does seem to be one secondary, but loose, thread in the story that Salkin doesn't return to, and I was surprised not to see it referred to in the epilogue, as it would set things up for a possible sequel. I'm actually happy that it was left out; because I can use my imagination to fill in the blanks.
I received an advanced digital review copy from the publisher without further obligation.
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