I got my copy of my new medical mystery/suspense novel last Friday. Here’s why you want to read Murder: A New Way to Lose Weight.
You’ll feel like an “insider” not a patient in a
hospital.
In this
novel, you get a behind the scenes view of a medical schools – the excitement
of scientific research, the quirkiness of at least some faculty members, and
the infighting for limited resources.
Linda Almquist, who seldom even
smiled, laughed.
Richard Varegos had done it again.
He had arranged books and a computer on the front counter of the hospital
pavilion for a photo shoot. In the resulting glossy, full-color flyer, he sat
at his make-believe teak desk in his supposedly marble-walled office. She read
the flyer’s title: THE DIET DOCTOR HAS ANSWERS FOR YOUR WEIGHT PROBLEMS.
Was there no
end to his ego?
Maybe this
intro doesn’t build confidence in this diet doctor, but don’t you want to know
what he does next? So do Linda and the police after the other diet doctor is
found dead.
You’ll learn a little science and smile a lot.
The “diet
doctors” in this mystery are investigating whether they can help obese subject
lose more weight and keep it off by altering their gut flora. Sounds strange?
It is an active area of research on weight control. Check out Science,
volume 328, pages 179-80 or Science, volume 332, pages
32-3.
You’ll
feel the pain of all the red tape that investigators face when trying to do
their research. Or you may feel relief that there are controls on their
activities. I guess it depends on your politics.
And then there’s the murder. The possibilities are
endless in a medical school.
“Motive?”
Hitchings (the lead police investigator) scanned the crowd and motioned Omar
(medical examiner) back to him. “Omar, do we even have a murder? Looks like
natural causes.”
“Can’t
tell,” replied Omar.
“But no
bullet or stab wounds? So natural causes are likely.”
“You’re in
a medical school.” Omar walked closer to Hitchings and spoke more softly.
“Everyone in this building probably knows how to kill someone without using a
gun or knife. A complete tox screen will take weeks. And this woman was only in
her thirties, pretty young to die suddenly.”
The suspense might help you
lose weight.
The
protagonist Linda Almquist of this mystery did, as she raced down the long corridors
of the medical school after clues and lost her appetite when threatened again
and again. It’s amazing how much weight you can lose it you eat less and
exercise more. Of course you won’t have the same incentives (I hope) that Linda
did.
The reviewers’ comments are good.
You do want
read this medical mystery... Scary shenanigans in the medical research field, so
possible.
You could lose more than INCHES
Virginia Reaves,
freelance writer
Linda and Sara are
back, this time involved in a plot with plenty of twists and turns and a good
deal of wry humor. A fun read, great believable characters and a real
sense of place. Marilyn Olsen, President of Public Safety Writers Association
Murder:
A New Way To Lose Weight starts with a memorable title,
followed by a unique crime, and continues with quirky, colorful characters, and
snappy dialog. A satisfying follow-up to Greger’s debut novel. Rob
Kresge, author of the spy novel Saving
Lincoln
Bug is back.
My
own Japanese Chinn dog Bug is the only “non-fictional” character in this novel
and it prequel Coming Flu. For more information on my books, Bug, and me,
please check out my website (www.jlgreger.com).
Thanks
for stopping by.
JL
Greger
