- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Signet (MM) (Nov 9 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0451205294
- ISBN-13: 978-0451205292
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.6 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 204 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #789,422 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Stale writing mars an otherwise stirring story in Goldberg's latest Joanna Blalock installment (following Lethal Measures). The book opens with three seemingly unrelated deaths; Joanna, a forensic pathologist working for a distinguished hospital in L.A., performs the autopsies. In doing so, she uncovers a plot centered around Bio-Med, a hot new bioengineering firm, and its radical treatment for clogged arteries. The plot rattles along enjoyably as Joanna hits the street with the LAPD to uncover the connection between Bio-Med and the three deaths. Joanna is a likeable heroine, though the other characters take too many pains to insist upon her brilliance. Detective Jake Sinclair, her love interest, is also appealing, but their relationship is only marginally developed. The end of the mystery is full of holes one plot point hinges on Joanna's inability to remember the code to a locked door even though it differs by only one digit from the code she does know. Joanna also does a lot of on-the-street investigating for someone who works in a lab; it's hard to believe that the LAPD would invite a pathologist to interrogate witnesses and pursue case leads. Despite its flaws, the novel is a suspenseful, breezy read, and Goldberg, a physician himself, litters his narrative with enough scientific detail to satisfy medical thriller aficionados.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
With "fascinating forensics and insider insights," (People), Leonard Goldberg and his heroine, forensic pathologist Joanna Blalock, have thrilled fans of medical suspense with the latest technologies...and newest terrors.
In this brand-new paperback original, Joanna follows a trail of unexplained deaths to a biogenetic laboratory-where scientists are making unprecedented leaps in gene therapy...at the cost of human life.
"Non-stop enjoyment... Joanna Blalock is a great character." (Affaire de Coeur)
"Goldberg has the anatomy of ingenious murders down pat." (Kirkus Reviews)
In this brand-new paperback original, Joanna follows a trail of unexplained deaths to a biogenetic laboratory-where scientists are making unprecedented leaps in gene therapy...at the cost of human life.
"Non-stop enjoyment... Joanna Blalock is a great character." (Affaire de Coeur)
"Goldberg has the anatomy of ingenious murders down pat." (Kirkus Reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Thriller,
By A. Vegan (Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fatal Care (Paperback)
Instead of the usual medical murder/mystery books that Leonard Goldberg has been writing, Fatal Care deals with a very real subject: Gene Transfer Therapy. The storyline in the book was great. The book opens with three seemingly unrelated deaths; Joanna, a forensic pathologist working for a distinguished hospital in L.A., performs the autopsies. In doing so, she uncovers a plot centered around Bio-Med, a hot new bioengineering firm, and its radical treatment for clogged arteries. The plot rattles along enjoyably as Joanna hits the street with the LAPD to uncover the connection between Bio-Med and the three deaths. This wasn't a fast paced book, but it did hold my attention.
3.0 out of 5 stars
fairly interesting medical thriller,
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This review is from: Fatal Care (Paperback)
This is the first Leonard Goldberg medical thriller I have read and it has given me a taste for more of his work. The part of the book dealing with science is accurate and believable. His writing is not bad either. However, he uses the old theme of a female pathologist teaming up with a male police detective. I seem to remember several other books using this formula. It did keep my interest and was a quick read.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conventional medical thriller about gene transfer.,
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This review is from: Fatal Care (Paperback)
Leonard's Goldberg's medical thrillers have similar titles. Some of the books he has written are "Deadly Harvest," "Deadly Medicine" and "Deadly Care." Goldberg's latest is "Fatal Care." Do you notice a certain sameness? Unfortunately, this novel is too much like its predecessors, not just in title but in theme and execution."Fatal Care" features Joanna Blalock as a brilliant and beautiful forensic pathologist, with a touch of Sherlock Holmes and Nancy Drew in her. Joanna is a top-notch scientist, a brilliant diagnostician and a tireless sleuth. She loves to take foolish risks to get at the truth. Her lover is Jake Sinclair, who is a both a hunk and a homicide detective. This time around, the mystery revolves around a revolutionary treatment for clearing out blocked arteries. Not only does the treatment clean out arteries, but it also miraculously turns back the clock and makes the arteries young again! What could go wrong? You guessed it. There is a troubling side effect. The treatment induces terminal cancer in those who receive it. Joanna and her colleagues are called upon to look into this treatment in order to deduce why the patients were afflicted with cancer. The investigation brings Joanna up against the nasty bunch of people in Bio-Med, a multi-million dollar genetics laboratory where there are some unusual and unauthorized experiments going on. The people who run Bio-Med will do anything to keep their experiments a secret, including killing anyone who suspects them of doing illegal research. As corpses begin to pile up, Joanna risks her life to get at the truth lurking in Bio-Med's laboratories. "Fatal Care" has many flaws. It is filled with cliched situations and stock characters. Naturally, Joanna puts herself in danger with predictable results. The only redeeming feature of the novel is the science. Goldberg speaks about gene transfer as if he really understands what it is all about and I found this portion of the book to be fascinating. If Goldberg would work as hard at setting up an original plot as he does at fleshing out the scientific research in his book, "Fatal Care" might have risen above the ordinary.
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