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Tainted

A Dr. Zol Szabo Medical Mystery seriesbook 1 of 2Next:Up in Smoke(2014) →

When incidents of food supply contamination dominate the news media, two investigators, Zol Szabo, a public health doctor, and Hamish Wakefield, a young infectious diseases specialist come under immense pressure to find the cause of a mysterious epidemic before more victims show up on the autopsy table.

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In a race against the clock, the two doctors must navigate the treacherous political minefields of the medical community and the media while the disease spreads. The situation soon spins wildly out of control and more lives are threatened after a government-appointed investigator hijacks the investigation and allows his inflated ego to supersede common sense.

Speaking to contemporary concerns about food safety, this fast-paced medical thriller illustrates the potential for disastrous consequences when total responsibility for food safety is placed in the hands of manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies.

Genre
mysterycrime
Setting
2000s
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 305 pages

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