A Perilous Conception: 1 (Detective Baumgartner Mysteries, 1) - Softcover

Karp, Larry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590589742 ISBN 13: 9781590589748

Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press, 2011

Synopsis

Praise for A Perilous Conception... "A clever, intricate medical mystery with plenty of twists...." -Aaron Elkins, author of The Worst Thing Brilliant, ambitious obstetrician Colin Sanford resolves to become the first to produce a baby by in vitro fertilization. He recruits Dr. Giselle Hearn, an experienced laboratory geneticist-embryologist at the University, and working secretly, they set out to put their names in history books. In due course, patient Joyce Kennett gives birth to a healthy boy. So why does her husband erupt in rage, fatally shooting both Hearn and himself? Police Detective Bernie Baumgartner is on the case. Soon it's a double cat-and-mouse game between a detective who refuses to be bested and a doctor determined to be the best.... Larry Karp was the Founder and Medical Director of the Reproductive Genetics Facility at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle and delivered the first baby in the Pacific Northwest conceived through in vitro fertilization. www.larrykarp.com

About this title

About the Author

Larry Karp grew up in Paterson, NJ and New York City. He practiced perinatal medicine (high-risk pregnancy care) and wrote general nonfiction books and articles for 25 years, then, in 1995, he left medical work to begin a second career, writing mystery novels. The backgrounds and settings of Larry's mysteries reflect many of his interests, including musical antiques, medical-ethical issues, and ragtime music.

Edition details

• Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1590589742
• ISBN 13: 9781590589748
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416