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Fatal Care (Joanna Blalock) Paperback – November 1, 2001

by Leonard Goldberg (Author)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
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While investigating three very different cases--a drowning, a shooting, and a cancer death--forensic pathologist Joanna Blalock and homicide detective Jake Sinclair stumble into a bizarre conspiracy involving cutting-edge genetic research, gene therapy, and deadly human experimentation. Original.
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  1. Print length
    406 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Signet
  4. Publication date
    November 1, 2001
  5. Dimensions
    4 x 1.25 x 7 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0451205294
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0451205292
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Stale writing mars an otherwise stirring story in Goldberg's latest Joanna Blalock installment (following Lethal Measures). The book opens with three seemingly unrelated deaths; Joanna, a forensic pathologist working for a distinguished hospital in L.A., performs the autopsies. In doing so, she uncovers a plot centered around Bio-Med, a hot new bioengineering firm, and its radical treatment for clogged arteries. The plot rattles along enjoyably as Joanna hits the street with the LAPD to uncover the connection between Bio-Med and the three deaths. Joanna is a likeable heroine, though the other characters take too many pains to insist upon her brilliance. Detective Jake Sinclair, her love interest, is also appealing, but their relationship is only marginally developed. The end of the mystery is full of holes one plot point hinges on Joanna's inability to remember the code to a locked door even though it differs by only one digit from the code she does know. Joanna also does a lot of on-the-street investigating for someone who works in a lab; it's hard to believe that the LAPD would invite a pathologist to interrogate witnesses and pursue case leads. Despite its flaws, the novel is a suspenseful, breezy read, and Goldberg, a physician himself, litters his narrative with enough scientific detail to satisfy medical thriller aficionados.

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Leonard Goldberg, M.D., is a consulting physician in Los Angeles and is affiliated with UCLA Medical Center, where he is a clinical professor. He is also a highly sought-after expert witness in medical malpractice trials. He is the author of Deadly Exposure, Deadly Harvest, Deadly Care, Deadly Medicine, and A Deadly Practice (all available from Signet). A native of South Carolina, Dr. Goldberg makes his home in Los Angeles.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Signet; First Edition (November 1, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 406 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0451205294
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0451205292
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4 x 1.25 x 7 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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3.0 out of 5 stars Conventional medical thriller about gene transfer.
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2001
Leonard's Goldberg's medical thrillers have similar titles. Some of the books he has written are "Deadly Harvest," "Deadly Medicine" and "Deadly Care." Goldberg's latest is "Fatal Care." Do you notice a certain sameness? Unfortunately, this novel is too much like its predecessors, not just in title but in theme and execution.
"Fatal Care" features Joanna Blalock as a brilliant and beautiful forensic pathologist, with a touch of Sherlock Holmes and Nancy Drew in her. Joanna is a top-notch scientist, a brilliant diagnostician and a tireless sleuth. She loves to take foolish risks to get at the truth. Her lover is Jake Sinclair, who is a both a hunk and a homicide detective.
This time around, the mystery revolves around a revolutionary treatment for clearing out blocked arteries. Not only does the treatment clean out arteries, but it also miraculously turns back the clock and makes the arteries young again! What could go wrong? You guessed it. There is a troubling side effect. The treatment induces terminal cancer in those who receive it.
Joanna and her colleagues are called upon to look into this treatment in order to deduce why the patients were afflicted with cancer. The investigation brings Joanna up against the nasty bunch of people in Bio-Med, a multi-million dollar genetics laboratory where there are some unusual and unauthorized experiments going on. The people who run Bio-Med will do anything to keep their experiments a secret, including killing anyone who suspects them of doing illegal research. As corpses begin to pile up, Joanna risks her life to get at the truth lurking in Bio-Med's laboratories.
"Fatal Care" has many flaws. It is filled with cliched situations and stock characters. Naturally, Joanna puts herself in danger with predictable results. The only redeeming feature of the novel is the science. Goldberg speaks about gene transfer as if he really understands what it is all about and I found this portion of the book to be fascinating. If Goldberg would work as hard at setting up an original plot as he does at fleshing out the scientific research in his book, "Fatal Care" might have risen above the ordinary.
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A. Vegan
4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Thriller
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2004
Instead of the usual medical murder/mystery books that Leonard Goldberg has been writing, Fatal Care deals with a very real subject: Gene Transfer Therapy. The storyline in the book was great. The book opens with three seemingly unrelated deaths; Joanna, a forensic pathologist working for a distinguished hospital in L.A., performs the autopsies. In doing so, she uncovers a plot centered around Bio-Med, a hot new bioengineering firm, and its radical treatment for clogged arteries. The plot rattles along enjoyably as Joanna hits the street with the LAPD to uncover the connection between Bio-Med and the three deaths. This wasn't a fast paced book, but it did hold my attention.
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5.0 out of 5 stars From the dustjacket flap.......
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2007
Forensic pathologist Joanna Blalock and homicide detective Jake Sinclair return in this startling new medical thriller. Leonard Goldberg, a top Los Angeles physician, brings his doctor's insight and cutting-edge authenticity to the subject of genetic research, then gives it his trademark diabolical twist.

A veteran seaman drowns within yards of his yacht. A Russian immigrant is shot dead while digging an illegal grave. A politician succumbs to a rare cancer after receiving the best medical treatment money and power can buy. The cases seem unrelated -- except that the brilliant Joanna Blalock is investigating them all, with her uncanny ability to pry secrets from the dead.

One autopsy defies medical logic. Another defies nature. But the separate strands of evidence seem to be leading to the same chilling end -- a state-of-the-art genetics lab where an experimental miracle cure may be medicine's worst nightmare.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A medical thriller on a par with Patricia Cornwell
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2001
Memorial Medical Center in Greater Los Angeles is the base of operations for world-renowned forensic pathologist Joanna Blalock. Together with her significant other, police officer Jake Sinclair, she logs in more work hours in a week than most people put in a month. Right now both are working on cases that overlap which means they are spending even more time together.

The duo concludes that a female assassin has killed at least three people in the area. One of the victims was a Russian immigrant who had buried ten perfectly preserved fetuses without organs in a vacant lot. The second deceased was a venture capitalist funding a bioengineering complex. The third dead person is a geneticist who worked at the bioengineering company funded by the second victim. If the intrepid pair can find the link tying the trio together they might track down the lethal hellion and her patrons ordering the hits.

Leonard Goldberg provides readers with a full look into the good, the bad, and the ugly world of genetics with his top rate medical thriller FATAL CARE. The story line is on a par with the best of Cornwell and Palmer. The dynamic investigators make quite a team and the killer is a driven professional. All this leads to a fast clip at the start and continues at a record that fast pace that never slows down until the end.

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