First published 1984
Dr. Michael Chen stares at the latest lab results in his cramped Boston hospital office. The numbers tell a story he doesn't want to believe. His patients are dying from something medicine cannot yet name or cure. Their immune systems collapse without warning. Families demand answers he cannot give. Chen watches young men waste away in isolation wards while politicians ignore the mounting crisis. He fights hospital bureaucrats who want to limit admissions. He argues with colleagues who refuse to treat these patients. The disease spreads faster than understanding. Chen must choose between his career and his conscience as he treats society's outcasts. This medical thriller captures one doctor's battle against fear, ignorance, and a mysterious epidemic that will change everything.
Genres: medical, 20th-century, thriller, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: medical-drama, social-commentary
Setting: Boston
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
438 pages · Hardcover · A.R. Liss
Content warnings: death