Medical Thrillers
Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass
Body Farm founder Dr. Bill Brockton discovers an unusual corpse—an almost perfectly preserved mummy found in East Tennessee's mountainous Cooke County.
Elixir by Gary Braver
Collecting specimens in Papua New Guinea, a pharmaceutical chemist discovers a plant that could be the key to eternal youth. When word of his research gets out, everyone wants a piece of the action.
The Devil's Workshop: a novel by Stephen J. Cannell
A beautiful biochemist stumbles upon a government project that has generated biological weapons targeted to specific ethnic groups.
The Genesis Code by John Case
Joe Lassiter finds the connection between his sister's death and a series of other murders in a fertility clinic run by a religious fanatic.
Positive Match by Tony Chiu
In Mexico with the group Doctors Without Borders, Dr. Nguyen-Anh Dupree learns how the successful organ transplant delivery service MedEx manages to fulfill its requests so quickly.
Mutant by Peter Clement
ER physician Richard Steele joins geneticist Kathleen Sullivan in her investigation of genetically modified foods that can cause cross-species diseases.
Contagion by Robin Cook
Is there a link between the deadly new disease attacking costly-to-care-for patients at a New York hospital and the hospital's ruthless HMO?
Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
A U.S. satellite crashes in the desert, exposing those near the crash site to pathogens unlike any ever seen on earth.
Bloodstream by Tess Gerritsen
Dr. Claire Elliot suspects that the outbreak of violence in Tranquility, Maine's teens may have environmental causes.
Deadly Harvest by Leonard Goldberg
Seeking a replacement organ for her critically ill sister, forensic pathologist Joanna Blalock uncovers a truth about the replacement organ facility that means a life-or-death decision.
The Blood Artists: a novel by Chuck Hogan
Bureau for Disease Control agents track an Ebola-like virus that could evolve into a world-ending plague.
Blood Lies by Daniel Kalla
When his former fiancé is stabbed and blood at the scene matches his DNA, Ben goes on the run in search of his twin brother. Ben believed his brother had been dead for two years, but maybe he isn't gone after all.
The Eleventh Plague: a novel of medical terror by John S. Marr
Virologist Jack Bryne tracks the diabolical serial killer who is reenacting the biblical plagues in a vindictive wave of bioterrorism.
Fertile Ground by Ben Mezrich
While Dr. Jake Foster notes a rise in male infertility, his wife is seeing men come into the E.R. with unexplained hemorrhaging. Coincidence?
Miracle Cure by Michael Palmer
Cardiologist Dr. Brian Holbrook is thrilled with the clinical trial of a new artery-clearing drug. But when a patient dies and records disappear, Brian's dream becomes a nightmare.
The Fourth Procedure by Stanley Pottinger
The political hot potato of abortion rights heats up when the bodies of pro-life activists are found with dolls sewn inside them.
Mount Dragon: a novel by Douglas J. Preston
Guy Carson joins the prestigious GeneDyne research team making human DNA flu-resistant—some unfortunate side-effects occur.
The Cobra Event: a novel by Richard Preston
An enraged scientist unleashes a deadly virus in NYC. The Center for Disease Control races to learn the cause, cure and source of contagion.
Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs
As forensic scientist Temperance Brennan works on the dismembered remains of a murder victim, she begins to suspect that there is a link between this homicide and the torture-killing of a teenager several years earlier.
Blood Run: a medical suspense novel by Leah Ruth Robinson
E.R. resident Dr. Evelyn Sutcliffe doesn't believe that her colleague's alleged drug overdose was a suicide and sets out to prove it.
The Carrier by Holden Scott
When his thesis advisor steals his research recommending using flesh-eating bacteria to kill cancer cells instead of healthy flesh, Jack Collier rescues a hidden specimen and races to use it on his own dying wife.
Isolation Ward by Joshua Spanogle
Flu-like symptoms quickly progress to life-threatening illnesses because of diabolical medical trickery.
Critical Conditions by Stephen White
A 15-year-old girl attempts suicide, her two-year-old sister is dying from a rare disease while her health insurer won't pay for experimental treatment, and the doctor who heads the insurance company is found shot to death.