Finished Tu 12/19/17 This was a hardback novel that I picked up at last summer's library book sale- Sa 6/10/17.
I was blown away- an unforgettable thriller, and I Want More by this author!
Essentially, it's a tale of a crooked pathologist and a corrupt divorce lawyer. If you want to get rid of your spouse, these are the two guys you need to see. The scientist has developed a virus to cause cancer, and the lawyer screens clients to make sure that they have the ridiculous amount of cash and that they are dependable (no squealers!). The downside of the procedure is that it could take eighteen months for the death to occur, but the death will always be viewed as 'natural causes'. Seen through the 'big picture', it's actually a lot cheaper and 'cleaner' than a prolonged, messy divorce.
The plot-
Discredited, female FBI agent, Agent Alexandra Morse contacts Dr. Chris Shepard to inform him that his happy marriage is just a sham, and his wife is trying to kill him. Alex's sister, Grace, has recently died of cancer and before she died she told Alex that her husband, Bill, was responsible, and she must save Grace's son, Jamie.
Dr. Eldon Tarver- The scientist
Andrew Rusk- The lawyer
From the blurb at Amazon-
"Dr. Chris Shepard has never seen his new patient before. But the attractive young woman with the scarred face knows him all too well. An FBI agent working undercover, Alex Morse has come to Dr. Shepard's office in Natchez, Mississippi, to unmask a killer. A local divorce attorney has a cluster of clients whose spouses have all died under mysterious circumstances. Agent Morse's own brother-in-law was one of those clients, and now her beloved sister is dead. Then comes Morse's bombshell: Dr. Shepard's own beautiful wife consulted this lawyer one week ago, a visit Shepard knew nothing about. Will he help Alex Morse catch a killer? Or is he the next one to fall victim to a deadly trap of sex, lies, and murder?"
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