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When a celebrated biomolecular geneticist is killed in a shocking incident, a doctor discovers that the death may not be accidental. Armed with medical expertise and sharp intuition, he investigates the scientist’s last work, confronting a scientific breakthrough that could turn lethal if left unchecked. The race to expose the truth draws him into a dangerous web that threatens to turn his own discoveries into a curse.
First publish date: 1988
Genre: Thriller/Medical Thriller
Authors: Robin Cook
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