Wendell Black, MD - by Gerald Imber (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A New York City police surgeon finds himself in the middle of an international drug-smuggling ring--or is it an even more dangerous conspiracy?

After a heart-thumping drop in altitude on a flight from London to New York, NYPD police surgeon Wendell Black is called on to try to save a woman who has gone into cardiac arrest. He's just carrying out his duty, but his aid places him at the center of an international drug-smuggling investigation.

As Black, and his English girlfriend, Alice--a knockout beauty and a surgeon to boot--digs deeper into the activities of the drug ring, he begins to suspect that a number of British doctors are involved. And when one of Alice's colleagues is brutally murdered and Alice suddenly disappears, the NYPD starts looking to Black for answers. His search peels away rings of conspiracy that expose a shocking threat to the nation.

Review Quotes

"Gerald Imber's kickass new thriller will keep you turning pages into the night--this year's must-read detective novel." -- Mary Karr, author of The Liar's Club and Lit

"Imber's debut is a fast-paced thriller with plenty of twists, and the author shows a deft hand at including just the right medical details. Imber is a well-known New York City plastic surgeon with several beauty books to his credit." -- Booklist

"Wendell Black, a middle-aged police surgeon for the NYPD, evolves into an action hero reminiscent of John McClane, Bruce Willis's character in the Die Hard series, in plastic surgeon Imber's well-written first novel." -- Publishers Weekly

"A high-stakes debut.... The scenes are filled with clever language and rich descriptions.... A heck of a story, with a hero who deserves a series of books." -- Kirkus Reviews