Harmful Intent

good story @ anesthesiologist - patient dies - he + nurse Kelly track killer

It should have been a routine childbirth. But somehow, the mother died in the delivery, the baby was born brain-damaged, and Jeffrey Rhodes, the anesthesiologist, is running for his life. Charged with malpractice, he is found guilty of harmful intent and reckless disregard for human life. To clear his name, Rhodes must follow a fugitive trail into the heart of medical nightmare. A trail that, for some, may end in suicide--and for others, in the most shocking conspiracy of our time...

Typisch Cook: goede vakantielectuur, niet meer, niet min.

This was a real thriller with a surprise ending.

Muy buena obra de suspenso medico.

From Publishers Weekly

When a mother and her newborn infant die from the anesthetic he has administered, Boston anesthesiologist Dr. Jeffrey Rhodes's life turns into a shambles. Within months he has been financially destroyed in a malpractice suit and convicted of second-degree murder, with a prison term likely. Panicked, he flees and, in desperation, turns to Kelly Everson, the widow of an old friend who committed suicide following a similar tragedy. They discover that both incidents--and others as well--may not have been cases of physician error but rather deliberate murders. The villain, known to the reader early on, is finally uncovered by the duo, whose efforts are complicated by the unrelenting pursuit of Rhodes by a bounty hunter show more who has been hired by the bail bondsman who stands to lose a small fortune if the convict is not returned to custody. Through two-thirds of its length, this is a fast-paced, albeit improbable, story of the havoc that can be wreaked by a lone madman. Then a sudden twist brings in a new set of villains and reveals an evil conspiracy that snaps belief. Cook, whose medical thrillers invariably land on the bestseller lists, may be asking more credulity than many readers are willing, or able, to provide this time out. Literary Guild alternate.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Book Description

Robin Cook's explosive novel of a doctor accused of malpractice-a fugitive on the run who pierces the heart of a shocking medical conspiracy.

A real grabber.(Los Angeles Times)

Truly exciting.(Associated Press)
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From Publishers Weekly When a mother and her newborn infant die from the anesthetic he has administered, Boston anesthesiologist Dr. Jeffrey Rhodes's life turns into a shambles. Within months he has been financially destroyed in a malpractice suit and convicted of second-degree murder, with a prison term likely. Panicked, he flees and, in desperation, turns to Kelly Everson, the widow of an old friend who committed suicide following a similar tragedy. They discover that both incidents--and others as well--may not have been cases of physician error but rather deliberate murders. The villain, known to the reader early on, is finally uncovered by the duo, whose efforts are complicated by the unrelenting pursuit of Rhodes by a bounty hunter show more who has been hired by the bail bondsman who stands to lose a small fortune if the convict is not returned to custody. Through two-thirds of its length, this is a fast-paced, albeit improbable, story of the havoc that can be wreaked by a lone madman. Then a sudden twist brings in a new set of villains and reveals an evil conspiracy that snaps belief. Cook, whose medical thrillers invariably land on the bestseller lists, may be asking more credulity than many readers are willing, or able, to provide this time out. Literary Guild alternate.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. Product Description Robin Cook's explosive novel of a doctor accused of malpractice-a fugitive on the run who pierces the heart of a shocking medical conspiracy. A real grabber.(_Los Angeles Times_) Truly exciting.(_Associated Press_) show less

Jeffrey Rhodes, een bekwaam en algemeen gewaardeerd anesthesist, komt tijdens een betrekkelijk eenvoudige bevalling in de problemen: de moeder reageert tegen elke verwachting in negatief op de narcose en de baby raakt in ademnood. Beiden sterven.
Het is absoluut onduidelijk wat er nu precies is misgegaan. Binnen de kortste keren weet een stelletje doorgewinterde advocaten Rhodes te laten veroordelen tot een geldboete die zijn verzekeringsuitkering vele malen overtreft.

Maar dit is nog maar het begin: kort daarop wordt hij ook nog eens schuldig bevonden aan moord.

Het lukt Jeffrey echter, voordat hij de gevangenis in gaat, om onherkenbaar het ziekenhuis binnen te dringen. Hij moet en zal onderzoeken wat er die dag in de verloskamer nu echt show more gebeurd is.

Wanhopig, maar vastberaden bindt hij de strijd aan met iets dat niet anders dan een laaghartige samenzwering tegen hem kan zijn. Hij heeft immers niets meer te verliezen, niets meer behalve zijn leven... show less