Synopses & Reviews
When HMO executive Tim Markham is hit by a car during a morning jog through his exclusive San Francisco neighborhood, he has the bad luck to be transported to one of his own hospitals . . . and winds up dead in his ICU bed. But in spite of the rumors about his company's substandard care, this death appears to be a case of malice, not of malpractice—especially after Markham's entire family is gunned down in their home.
Lt. Abe Glitsky has strong suspicions about a doctor with opportunity, means, and motives to spare. But working up a case against Eric Kensing might not be easy, especially when Glitsky has to rely on two bumbling rookies to gather the evidence. When defense attorney Dismas Hardy takes Kensing on as a client, both Glitsky and Hardy have to worry not only about losing the case, but about losing a best friend as well. And as the investigation leads to something bigger than they expected, they may both be in danger of losing their lives as well. . .
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"A spine-tingling legal thriller." USA Today
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"Typical Lescroart, which is to say excellent stuff." San Jose Mercury News
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"[A] scalpel-sharp thriller....[A] skillfully researched and executed piece of work." Publishers Weekly
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"The Oath is gripping, timely, and extremely satisfying. But Lescroart's real strength here is his exploration of medical ethics in our insurance-dependent times. A stellar novel that will have broad appeal." Mary Frances Wilkens, Booklist
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"A depressingly thorough tour of managed-care malfeasance that's a whistleblower's pipe dream though the skullduggery is so complete, so densely imagined, and so lacking in drama that Hardy and Glitsky come up short on both mystery and suspense." Kirkus Reviews
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"[I]ntriguing....Like legal thriller master John Grisham, Lescroart appeals to a massive readership with his fast-paced, complicated plots. Highly recommended." Library Journal
Synopsis
While investigating the murder of the head of San Francisco's largest HMO, defense attorney Dismas Hardy discovers too many patients are dying and it looks like it is the hospital that is killing them. This People Page-Turner of the Week pits Hardy and homicide lieutenant Abe Glitsky against each other in a story of bad medicine and hard-hitting justice.
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Medical malpractice or murder? Glitsky and Hardy take opposite sides of the case in the newest bestseller from the author of
The Hearing.
When an HMO executive is hit by a car during a morning jog through his exclusive San Francisco neighborhood, he has the bad luck to be transported to one of his own hospitals...and winds up dead in his ICU bed. But in spite of the rumors about his company's substandard care, this death appears to be a case of malice, not of malpractice. Lt. Abe Glitsky has strong suspicions about a doctor with opportunity, means, and motives to spare. But working up a case won't be easy.
About the Author
John Lescroart is the bestselling author of twelve previous novels, including The Hearing, Nothing but the Truth, Guilt, and The Thirteenth Juror.