Harmful IntentA physician turned fugitive must save himself and stop a lethal drug-tampering plot in Robin Cook's most disturbing techno-chiller yet. Anesthesiologist Dr. Jeffrey Rhodes's nightmare begins with nerve-shattering swiftness, but it will haunt him always: he administers routine anesthesia during a normal birth. Suddenly the young, healthy mother goes into inexplicable seizures and dies; her infant survives but is severely disabled and brain damaged. But the living nightmare is only beginning: sued first for malpractice, then brought up on criminal charges, Jeffrey is convicted of malpractice—to the tune of $11 million—then of harmful intent and reckless disregard for human life...second-degree murder carrying a mandatory prison term. A ruined man, Jeffrey must pull himself from the depths of despair to try to salvage the wreckage of his life. A subtle clue puts him and Nurse Kelly Everson on the trail of a crazed killer. With Kelly's aid, Jeffrey remains in hiding in order to find the truth and gain the evidence he needs to prevent more "malpractice" deaths and to clear his name. But that truth is even more shocking than Jeffrey imagined. For there is a third dimension to the whole affair that neither he nor Kelly could have anticipated... |
Contents
Chapter 1 | 22 |
Chapter 2 | 51 |
Chapter 3 | 77 |
Chapter 4 | 87 |
Chapter 5 | 95 |
Chapter 6 | 111 |
Chapter 7 | 144 |
Chapter 8 | 167 |
Chapter 10 | 198 |
Chapter 11 | 214 |
Chapter 12 | 237 |
Chapter 13 | 270 |
Chapter 14 | 285 |
Chapter 15 | 313 |
Chapter 16 | 331 |
Chapter 9 | 185 |
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Page 11 - Jeffrey swung his legs over the side of the bed and rubbed his eyes. "What's wrong?
Page 16 - Jeffrey remained the ultimate professional. He had been trained to deal with this type of emergency situation. His mind raced ahead, taking in all the information, making hypotheses, then ruling them out.