Michael Palmer "The Fifth Vial"

"The Fifth Vial" is another brilliant medical thriller that holds its own against novels by Cook, Clement, or Crichton. Natalie Reyes, a medical student and former champion athlete, gets into a conflict with the chief of staff at the hospital where she is doing her internship and is suspended from her studies. She soon leaves for Brazil, where she is attacked and shot. As a result of her injuries, she loses a lung. At the same time, Ben Callahan, a private investigator, is hired to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a man on whom traces of a bone marrow extraction were found. Meanwhile, in Cameroon, Dr. Anson is working on a revolutionary drug called Sarah-9, which stimulates angiogenesis. Michael Palmer, an American internist with many years of clinical experience, draws the reader into a mysterious conspiracy in which three random people become entangled. What connects the giant medical corporation Whitestone to the mysterious fifth vial? As they attempt to solve this mystery, the characters’ lives will be in mortal danger. Three ordinary people face off against an organized, international criminal network, ready to do anything to keep their crimes a secret. Find out who will win this war...