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Former romance author and medical doctor Tess Gerritsen is writing in a new genre: medical suspense. Advertised as her "first novel," Harvest jumped onto the New York Times bestseller list and thus legions of new fans were introduced to the work of this talented author. Gerritsen's second thriller, Life Support, is as moving as any of her romances. Dr. Toby Harper works the night shift in an emergency room. More comfortable with the steady horror and tedium of emergency care than with a normal lifestyle, Toby alienates herself socially from her peers and from her sister. She spends her daytime hours alone with her mother who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. When elderly Alzheimer's patients from the same retirement home start dying mysteriously, Toby is the only one suspicious enough to investigate. As a result she finds herself, her mother, and her own sanity at risk.


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Another medical thriller from Gerritsen, who one-upped Robin Cook with her best-selling first novel, Harvest.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good read,
This review is from: Life Support (Mass Market Paperback)
Although I enjoyed reading this thriller I feel the bad guys could have saved themselves a lot of bother if they'd got rid of Dr Toby Harper right at the beginning :-)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very Interesting, Oct 2 2004
By Ez (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Life Support (Hardcover)
Ever wanted to learn about Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and teratomas? Dr Toby Harper investigates when a confused man disappears, and then there's the matter of a woman giving birth to something hideously deformed. (B+)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Held my attention from beginning to end, Jun 18 2004
This review is from: Life Support (Audio Cassette)
I am reviewing this book in its ABRIDGED format of only two tapes.

This abridged recording begins when an underage prostitute is delivered to her client. She's immediately put off by the sleazy location but plays along entering a white walled room filled only with a bright light and what appears to be a doctor's examination table. She hops up on the table as instructed but is soon sucking in noxious fumes and knocked unconscious . . .

Next we meet Dr. Toby Harper who works the graveyard shift in the emergency room. One night an old man appears in the ER with no apparent illness besides a penchant for stripping off his clothes in public and a bit of disorientation. As Toby goes about examining him his leg starts to twitch. She's called out on another call and when she returns he has disappeared and Toby is held responsible. Soon another old man arrives (who was, coincidentally, living in the same fancy retirement community as the first mystery man) with similar symptoms but this man dies. Toby is suspicious, orders an autopsy and does some snooping around on her own when she is met with unreasonable resistance to her questions. It seems that some experimentation with prolonging life has been going on at the retirement home with frightening side effects. When Toby eventually discovers a bit of what has been going on her own life becomes endangered.

This was an interesting medical thriller with an engaging protagonist but once Tape 2 begins the abridgement becomes very apparent. Events begin to happen fast and furiously and characterization is minimal. For the most part, the cuts necessary for this abridgement are smooth but I did find myself left a bit confused on more than one occasion and would've loved to have gotten to know all of the players a bit better. If I stumble across an uncut version of "Life Support" I'll definitely check it out to read all that I missed.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Certified Page Turner
Tess Gerritsen has done it again...she has managed to make me lose track of an entire day...and not reget it for a moment. Read more
Published on April 7 2004 by Clint Emmett

4.0 out of 5 stars Belivable medical thriller
Dr. Toby Harper has a lot on her plate. She works the twelve-hour overnight shift in the Emergency Room, and at home, she takes care of her elderly mother who has Alzheimer's... Read more
Published on Jan 27 2004 by Lacey Savage

4.0 out of 5 stars good medical thriller
If you enjoy medical thrillers, then you should like this book. Dr. Toby Harper works the ER night shift and admits a patient who is delirious and has tremors that are... Read more
Published on Jan 22 2004 by truthandjustice

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!
When I began reading this novel, I thought to myself, "Oh yay, another sophisticated big-worded medical story," but after about ten pages I could not put it down! Read more
Published on May 28 2003 by Alexis

4.0 out of 5 stars Full of Suspense
This is a book that will keep you on the edge of your seat the entire time. Dr. Toby Harper starts to see a pattern of elderly patients all showing the same type of symptoms... Read more
Published on April 15 2003 by A. Vegan

3.0 out of 5 stars just o.k
Just not one of her best books. I read some of her other books. I would tell anyone thinking about reading her to read either The Surgeon or Gravity both are better. Read more
Published on Mar 25 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars Gripping read
Life Support is the first book I have read by this author, but it definitely won't be the last! The story is well paced and gripping with good characterization. Read more
Published on Sep 17 2002 by Helena S

4.0 out of 5 stars Suspenseful
I didn't enjoy this one quite as much as Harvest, but I did like the book and found it suspenseful. It's pretty easy to read, has good likeable characters, and I would recommend... Read more
Published on Jun 8 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Almost Too Scary
I always appreciate a good medical thriller, so I'm not the type to swoon at the first mention of blood. Read more
Published on Mar 19 2002 by W. Carol

1.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as I thought it would be.
I first read Tess Gerritsen's book 'The Surgeon' and loved it, in fact I read it 3 times. But when I decided to check out some of her earlier work I was dissapointed. Read more
Published on Feb 10 2002 by Kate

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