First published 2012
Dr. John Meacham walks into his medical office and opens fire. His business partner dies. His staff dies. Two patients die. Then Meacham shoots himself. The media blames Dr. Lou Welcome, who had counseled Meacham years earlier when addiction cost him his medical license. Welcome had fought to restore that license, believing Meacham was an excellent physician who deserved to practice again. Now everyone says Welcome misjudged his former patient. Welcome refuses to accept this explanation. He begins his own investigation into the shooting spree. The evidence he uncovers reveals a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of government. Someone orchestrated Meacham's violent breakdown. The trail leads Welcome toward the White House itself, where powerful figures will do anything to protect their secrets.
Genres: medical, crime, action, political-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: investigation, unreliable-narrator
Setting: White House
Period: 21st-century
374 pages · Hardcover · St. Martin's Press
Content warnings: violence