A Perilous Conception - Karp, Larry
20,99 €
inkl. MwSt.

Versandfertig in über 4 Wochen
  • Broschiertes Buch

Praise for A Perilous Conception... "A clever, intricate medical mystery with plenty of twists...." -Aaron Elkins, author of The Worst Thing Brilliant, ambitious obstetrician Colin Sanford resolves to become the first to produce a baby by in vitro fertilization. He recruits Dr. Giselle Hearn, an experienced laboratory geneticist-embryologist at the University, and working secretly, they set out to put their names in history books. In due course, patient Joyce Kennett gives birth to a healthy boy. So why does her husband erupt in rage, fatally shooting both Hearn and himself? Police Detective…mehr

Andere Kunden interessierten sich auch für
Produktbeschreibung
Praise for A Perilous Conception... "A clever, intricate medical mystery with plenty of twists...." -Aaron Elkins, author of The Worst Thing Brilliant, ambitious obstetrician Colin Sanford resolves to become the first to produce a baby by in vitro fertilization. He recruits Dr. Giselle Hearn, an experienced laboratory geneticist-embryologist at the University, and working secretly, they set out to put their names in history books. In due course, patient Joyce Kennett gives birth to a healthy boy. So why does her husband erupt in rage, fatally shooting both Hearn and himself? Police Detective Bernie Baumgartner is on the case. Soon it's a double cat-and-mouse game between a detective who refuses to be bested and a doctor determined to be the best.... Larry Karp was the Founder and Medical Director of the Reproductive Genetics Facility at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle and delivered the first baby in the Pacific Northwest conceived through in vitro fertilization. www.larrykarp.com
Autorenporträt
Larry Karp, Casey's father, has written long and short nonfiction, restored and collected antique music boxes, and practiced perinatal medicine. He left medical work in 1994 to write mystery novels full-time. The RagTime Traveler is the fourth book of an historical-mystery series, following The Ragtime Kid, The King of Ragtime, and The Ragtime Fool. A self-described New Yorker, Larry and his wife Myra have lived in Seattle for 46 years. They have two grown children and one grandchild.