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Rx for Medical Thrillers

  1. Bones of Betrayal
    Bass, Jefferson
    An elderly victim pulled from a murky swimming pool didn't drown; he died of radiation poisoning. Bill Brockton must now sift through years of materials relating to the war time Manhattan Project to discover "why" and "how" with the help of a 90-year old.

  2. Beat the Reaper
    Bazell, Josh
    A young doctor with a past, a secret, and a gun has twenty-four hours to keep a new patient alive and thereby save himself from the long reach of the New Jersey mob.

  3. The Immortality Factor
    Bova, Ben
    When breakthroughs in stem-cell research open the possibility of immortality, two physician brothers stand on opposing sides of a debate between science and religion. This conflict is further complicated by a woman who claims both of their hearts.

  4. Invasive Procedures
    Card, Orson Scott
    George Galen, a brilliant but insane scientist, has found the way to alter DNA, not just to heal disease, but to "improve" people and make them more compliant to his will. Frank Hartman, a brilliant virologist has discovered how to neutralize Galen's DNA changing virus, making him the one man who stands in the way of Galen's plan.

  5. Kindle Effect
    Collins, Michael
    Two young physicians are in training, while one of their patients is on the brink of death. However, a senior physician is bent on using an untested medical procedure to treat the patient.

  6. Medusa
    Cussler, Clive
    Kurt Austin puts the NUMA team on the case, after an undersea lab, conducting research on a rare jellyfish known as the blue medusa mysteriously disappears, and a bathysphere harboring Joe Zavala is attacked by an underwater vehicle and left helpless on the sea floor.

  7. The Keepsake
    Gerritsen, Tess
    Medical examiner, Maura Isles, and Boston police detective, Jane Rizzoli, investigate a series of murders in which the female victims are all mummified.

  8. Cold Plague
    Kalla, Daniel
    An apparently pristine lake buried three miles under Antarctic ice and untouched for millions of years promises natural healing powers and untold wealth for the scientists who discovered it. Then the deaths start.

  9. The First Patient
    Palmer, Michael
    Two roommates are at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. Gabe becomes a country doctor; Andrew becomes President of the United States. One day, a helicopter lands on Gabe's lawn. His old friend needs him. And, as Gabe soon discovers, his old friend is going insane.

  10. Hooked: a thriller about love and other addictions
    Richtel, Matt
    A San Francisco writer narrowly survives an explosion in an Internet café after a stranger hands him a warning note in his deceased girlfriend's handwriting.