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Dell, Sept 2001 5.99, 400 pp.
ISBN 0440237203
Well-behaved twelve-year-old Jason never gave his parents any trouble. Yet one day he walked into his school with a gun and calmly killed three people (two students and a teacher) and injured another student. He then calmly put the gun down and went over to table and grabbed some popcorn. The city of New York is horrified that something like this could happen at such an upscale school.
The prosecutors want to try him as an adult but even they want to know what triggered this unprovoked attack. The lead prosecutor on the case asks his live-in fiancee, Tamsen Bayn to evaluate the child's parents. At the same time she agrees to help, she also plans to represent Grandines Pharmaceuticals with their new drug that is coming out on the market in a few weeks. While taking it, alcoholics won't have the urge to drink. As people connected to Grandines start dying, Tamsen begins the dangerous game of sleuthing which leads to a possible link between the two cases and a possible acquittal for Jason.
This is an exciting medical thriller in which appearances are deceiving and what you know probably will kill you. It is the tale of ruthless men who will do anything to attain their goals and it is the story of one doctor acting as the Lone Ranger trying to stop them. Both the heroine and the villains are believable helping make the story line reminiscent of the works of Robin Cook and Michael Palmer.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Medical Thriller
Yes
Medical Plotlets:
- wild experiments on people
- bio manip. to get new abilities
- cure/disease
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- mastermind
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
The antagonists are:
- big business leader(s)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Misc setting
- scientific labs
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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