The death of a doctors daughter may be malpracticeor murderin this novel by a #1 New York Timesbestselling author: I loved it (Stephen King).In the tightly knit world of Boston medicine, the Randall family reigns supreme. When heart surgeon J. D. Randalls teenage daughter dies during a botched abortion, the medical community threatens to explode. Was it malpractice? A violation of the Hippocratic Oath? Or was Karen Randall murdered in cold blood?The natural suspect is Arthur Lee, a brilliant surgeon and known abortionist, who has been carrying out the illegal procedure with the help of pathologist John Berry. After Karen dies, Lee is thrown in jail on a murder charge, and only Berry can prove his friend wasnt the one who wielded the scalpel. Behind this gruesome death, Berry will uncover a secret that would shock even the most hardened pathologist. An Edgar Awardwinning novel by the author of such blockbusters as The Andromeda Strain and Jurassic Parkand creator of the long-running NBC drama ERA Case of Need is a superb medical-thriller mystery (Los Angeles Times).
