The Inquisitor: A Medical Thriller (Dr. Earl Garnet)

The Inquisitor: A Medical Thriller (Dr. Earl Garnet)

Itâ€™s spring in Buffalo, New York. At sprawling St. Paulâ€™s Hospital, new interns rush through the halls, staff doctors scramble to catch their protÃ©gÃ©sâ€™ mistakes, and everyone is aware of one unrelenting threat: A new and vicious strain of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has hit America hard and is menacing the hospital like a wolf at the door. Wrapped in spacesuit-like garb to search for every possible source of infection, the hospital staff desperately tries to protect the lives of patientsâ€“and of each other. Yet despite St. Paulâ€™s best efforts, people are dying.

In this chilling medical landscape, no one notices the slight spike in the death rate in a palliative care ward. The prevailing attitude is â€œTheyâ€™re supposed to die. Thatâ€™s why we call them terminal.â€ When these same patients complain of terrifying near-death experiences, the hospital staff attributes it to delirium caused by medication. But when ER chief Dr. Earl Garnet gets blamed for the unexpected death of a patient, he defies protocol and opens an independent investigation. He quickly becomes suspicious that something far more sinister than disease is killing the hospitalâ€™s most vulnerable patients.

For Garnet, looking into the deaths means rattling relationships that have been built over yearsâ€“relationships with several men and women he once trusted but now must doubt. With the SARS epidemic spinning out of control and a storm of suspicion, fear, and mistrust raging through the corridors of St. Paulâ€™s, the hospital is rocked by a horrifying crime: A respected researcher is found brutally murdered. And his executioner may be ready to strike again.

With brilliant pacing, scalpel-sharp suspense, and an unmatched knowledge of the workings of a big-city hospital, Peter Clement is a thriller writer in a league of his own. In his new work, he takes us on a galvanizing, frightening, and constantly fascinating journey set on the front lines of medicineâ€“where some dangers can be prevented and others can only be feared.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Fawcett
Manufacturer Fawcett
Binding Mass Market Paperback
Color Navy
ReleaseDate 2005-12-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345457813

Country	USA
Brand	Fawcett
Manufacturer	Fawcett
Binding	Mass Market Paperback
Color	Navy
ReleaseDate	2005-12-27
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780345457813

The Inquisitor: A Medical Thriller (Dr. Earl Garnet)

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