Embolus

By Gary Birken

Book Overview

"Crackles with authenticity. The suspense had me racing through the pages." -Dan DonaldsonWelcome to the trauma ward, a place of healing . . .Death is a fact of life at the Gillette Trauma Center, a prestigious Washington, D.C. facility that gets more than its fair share of borderline cases. At some point the doctors have all seen a recovering patient suddenly slip away as the result of a pulmonary embolus-a fatal blood clot that can form after serious injury. But lately it's been happening with alarming frequency to patients of a certain Dr. Runyon . . .. . . and harmJournalist David Airoway has been investigating, and the trail has led him to a secretive society called the Caduceus Project that will stop at nothing to achieve its goals.

Now David is in a coma-at Gillette. The police think he tried to kill himself, but his sister, Alex, a surgeon at the hospital, is about to learn that David had been making some very powerful enemies. It's up to her to expose the conspiracy-before Dr. Runyon takes care of her brother, too . . .

"Reflects his obvious medical expertise." -Publishers Weekly

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1957227060
• ISBN13: 9781957227061
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Erupen Titles
• Length: 422 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Great Medical Thriller

The third book by this author, and this one is the best! It is captivating and suspenseful. I did not put it down until I had finished it! Very authentic in the presentation of medical material which adds to the thrill and excitement of the book.