A mesmerizing tale of deceit and criminal stealth in the high-stakes world of pharmaceutical research from Phillip Margolin, the New York Times bestselling master of the courtroom thriller. Daniel Ames is living the American dream. After an improvished youth, he's now an associate at Reed, Briggs -- Portland's most prestigious law firm -- earning more money than he ever imagined possible. Then Aaron Flynn, a charismatic civil litigator, sues Reed, Brigg's biggest client for manufacturing a drug that he claims causes ...
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A mesmerizing tale of deceit and criminal stealth in the high-stakes world of pharmaceutical research from Phillip Margolin, the New York Times bestselling master of the courtroom thriller. Daniel Ames is living the American dream. After an improvished youth, he's now an associate at Reed, Briggs -- Portland's most prestigious law firm -- earning more money than he ever imagined possible. Then Aaron Flynn, a charismatic civil litigator, sues Reed, Brigg's biggest client for manufacturing a drug that he claims causes unspeakable birth defects. Daniel is certain the claim has no merit -- but as he begins to investigate, his world comes tumbling down around him. His work is sabataged, he's accused of professional imcomptence, and he's fired. Twelve hours later he's arrested for murder. Daniel scrambles to clear his name and save his reputation -- and in the process unearths a trail of deceit that leads back to a series of unsolved kidnappings seven years earlier. But someone doesn't want this trail explored, and Daniel becomes the target of a vicious killer who will stop at nothing to prevent the truth from being revealed.
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Well written and addictive to read this author's work. I can't wait for the next book to come out. Highly recommend.
Carole
Apr 30, 2007
Another Bestseller for Margolin
Rising above his poverty-stricken childhood, Daniel Ames is now an associate at the prestigious law firm, Reed, Briggs, earning more money than he ever dreamed possible. One of their biggest clients, Geller Pharmaceuticals, is being sued for manufacturing a drug that Aaron Flynn, a civil litigator, claims causes unspeakable birth defects. When Daniel is drawn into investigating the case by outside forces, his world comes tumbling down around him. His work is sabotaged, he's accused of professional incompetence, and he's fired. Soon after, the man who fired him is murdered, and Daniel is arrested. As Daniel scrambles to clear his name and reputation, he unearths a trail of deceit that leads back to a series of kidnappings seven years earlier. I thoroughly enjoyed this mesmerizing tale of gripping suspense which reveals the criminal stealth and greed in the high-stakes world of pharmaceutical research. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to others.