After Effects
by Catherine Aird
2020-12-29 13:42:40
In this mystery by CWA Diamond Dagger winner Catherine Aird, Detective Inspector C. D. Sloan investigates a case of medical malpractice that looks a bit too much like foul play Muriel Ethel Galloway passed away at home, twitching and grasping at obje...
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In this mystery by CWA Diamond Dagger winner Catherine Aird, Detective Inspector C. D. Sloan investigates a case of medical malpractice that looks a bit too much like foul play Muriel Ethel Galloway passed away at home, twitching and grasping at objects only she could see. Her family mourns, sad but unsurprised that an old woman suffering from heart disease should die suddenly. But when Mrs. Gallowayâs son receives an anonymous call alerting him that his motherâs life was put in jeopardy by her doctors, he demands action from the Calleshire Police. As world-weary detective C. D. Sloan learns, Mrs. Gallowayâs passing was just one in a string of eerily similar deaths. Dozens of elderly patients suffering from heart disease have been âgently pushedâ toward taking part in the Cardigan Protocol, a double-blind drug trial from the powerful pharmaceutical company Gilroyâs. Something, it seems, is very wrong. But what might have been a simple malpractice case morphs into something much more complex when the doctor in charge of the trials goes missing and the headquarters of Gilroyâs is burgled by animal rights activists. As Detective Sloan well knows, murder is never a simple matter.
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