Henry Stevens is a recently retired physician who is doing part-time consulting for the FBI, reviewing records for possible Medicare Fraud. His sister suffered a tragic automobile accident the previous year, which resulted, unexpectedly, in her untimely demise. Henry still feels remorse for the loss, feeling that he should have been able to do more to prevent her death.
Now his brother-in-law, Bob Carlson, still grieving, has been diagnosed with extensive cancer and asks for Henry’s help and advice. After Henry signs off on the protocol, Bob begins an experimental treatment under the direction of a new oncologist at the local community hospital. Everything seems to be going well until Bob has a serious reaction to his treatment. He is left completely blind, and, when his vision fails to resolve,elects to get a second opinion in Boston.
In the course of that evaluation, the doctors in Boston decide that Bob may not have had cancer at all. Anxious to find out what findings had suggested Bob’s diagnosis in the first place, they request the X-rays from the new radiology clinic in town, where the diagnosis was made. When the films are not forthcoming, Henry, feeling even more guilt, gets involved, trying to facilitate making them available and gets more than he bargained for. As he digs deeper, he finds that things are not what they seem and that dark forces beyond his control are at work. The danger begins to escalate as he continues to push, and his life and that of his family are subsequently placed in jeopardy.
“5 0f 5 stars…Good medicine for a thoughtful reader…. A carefully and astutely written medical thriller that keeps the reader thoroughly engaged with its well conceived plot and finely tuned characters. Highly recommended by this fan of the genre.” Gunther Purdue
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