01225nam a22001697a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005804000070007604100080008308200210009110000150011224500110012726000300013830000230016852008340019165000300102520230810100056.0230810b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780330483070  cAL  aeng  223a813.54bCOOM  aRobin Cook  aMarker  aNew YorkbPan Booksc2005  a598p.bPBc17x12cm  aA 28-year-old man seems the picture of health, until he fractures his leg while skating in New York's Central Park. Within twenty-four hours of his surgical treatment he is dead. Next, a 36-year-old mother has knee surgery to repair a torn ligament in her knee - and within twenty-four hours she too has died. Confronted with a series of puzzling deaths of young, healthy patients after routine treatment, medical examiners Dr. Laurie Montgomery and Dr. Jack Stapleton begin to investigate. Up against resistance from her superiors, and also coping with a personal life that continues to fragment, precipitated by Jack's inability to commit to their relationship, Laurie's need for answers becomes even more urgent. Could all these deaths be intentional? With time winding down, she and Jack embark on a race to connect the dots.  2FictionaAmerican Fiction