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It's been more than thirty years since New York City medicalexaminer Jack Stapleton's college graduation and almost as longsince he's been in touch with former classmates Shawn Doherty andKevin Murray. Once a highly regarded ophthalmologist, Jack's careertook a dramatic turn after a tragic accident that destroyed hisfamily. But that, too, is very much in the past: Jack hasremarried—to long-time colleague and fellow medical examiner LaurieMontgomery— and is the father of a young child.
A post-mortem on a young college student who had recently beentreated by a chiropractor, leads Jack to investigate alternativemedicine. What makes some people step outside the medicalestablishment to seek care from practitioners of Easternphilosophies and even faith healers?
Jack's classmate Shawn Doherty is now a renowned archaeologistand biblical scholar at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art. Hehas recently obtained permission for a final dig beneath SaintPeter's in Rome—despite a long-standing grudge against the CatholicChurch—and has made a startling discovery with huge ecclesiasticaland medical implications.
A post-mortem on a young college student who had recently beentreated by a chiropractor, leads Jack to investigate alternativemedicine. What makes some people step outside the medicalestablishment to seek care from practitioners of Easternphilosophies and even faith healers?
Jack's classmate Shawn Doherty is now a renowned archaeologistand biblical scholar at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art. Hehas recently obtained permission for a final dig beneath SaintPeter's in Rome—despite a long-standing grudge against the CatholicChurch—and has made a startling discovery with huge ecclesiasticaland medical implications.