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Jessie Copeland is a neurosurgeon on the brink of a revolutionary advancement in brain‑tumor treatment. Her work draws the attention of Claude Malloche, a remorseless terrorist suffering from a tumor deemed inoperable. Malloche is determined to compel Jessie to cure him, placing her—and those around her—in danger. As the stakes rise, Jessie faces her most harrowing case, where the cost of failure could claim thousands of lives.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Thriller/Medical Thriller
Authors: Michael Palmer
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