Under the Knife
- ISBN-10
- 0451407024
- ISBN-13
- 9780451407023
- Series
- Under the Knife
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 396
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Onyx Books
- Authors
- Francis Roe, Francis J. C. Roe
Description
A brilliant young surgeon finishing his residency accepts a position at a prestigious medical practice in New England. Accustomed to the long hours and quick decisions of the hospital emergency room, he thinks he is well prepared for the pressures of private practice. But when he makes a critical error his confidence is shaken--until he uncovers a deadly web of medical intrigue that is making the line between life and death seem razor thin.
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