by Robin Cook
First published 1981
Dr. Martin Philips works at one of the country's largest medical facilities, but something feels wrong beneath the sterile corridors and gleaming equipment. When he and a fellow physician begin investigating unusual patterns in patient care, they uncover disturbing evidence that their trusted institution harbors dark secrets. Their inquiries draw dangerous attention from powerful forces within the medical establishment. As they dig deeper into the hospital's hidden operations, both doctors realize they have stumbled onto something far more sinister than medical malpractice. The administration will go to extreme lengths to protect their secrets, and asking the wrong questions could cost Martin and his colleague everything. Their medical training never prepared them for this kind of diagnosis. The cure for institutional corruption might require sacrifices they never imagined making.
Genres: medical, suspense, mystery, thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: institutional-corruption, medical-conspiracy
Setting: United States
Period: Contemporary
228 pages · Paperback · Pan Books Ltd