Adverse Effects, Joel Shulkin MD
Adverse Effects, Joel Shulkin MD
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Adverse Effects

Author: Joel Shulkin MD

Narrator: Madeleine Lambert

Unabridged: 9 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/14/2020

Synopsis

Determined to help her amnesiac patients recover their lives, Boston psychiatrist Cristina Silva is achieving near-miraculous results by prescribing Recognate, a revolutionary new memory-recovery drug now in trials. She understands her patients’ suffering better than most, because she’s lost her memories, too. Desperate to become herself again, she pops the same experimental drug she prescribes to her patients. And, like them, she remembers a little more each day.Until one of her patients, a successful accountant, jumps from an eight-story window to his death. And as Cristina’s memories return, with them come violent visions and an incessant voice in her head. Maybe the drug isn’t safe after all. But discontinuing it would mean forgetting everything she’s recalled and losing herself.Then an enigmatic, possibly dangerous man appears at Cristina’s bus stop. He seems to know more about her life than she does and says she holds a secret that puts her life in danger. Perilously balanced between an unknown past and a terrifying future, if she wants to survive, Cristina must stay on the medication and unlock those memories before it’s too late—even if the adverse effects of the drug could destroy her.

About Joel Shulkin MD

Joel Shulkin, MD, is a developmental-behavioral pediatrician and United States Air Force veteran with a master’s in public health. Having been lucky enough to be mentored by the legendary Michael Palmer, his short stories have appeared in various print and online journals, and he has won several national and local writing awards for fiction and poetry. He lives in Florida with his wife and twin daughters.

About Madeleine Lambert

Madeleine Lambert received her MFA in acting from Brown University and Trinity Rep. Her performances at Trinity Repertory Company include Shelby in Steel Magnolias and Belle in A Christmas Carol. Madeleine graduated with honors from Duke University with majors in theater studies and English and a minor in French. She attended the School at Steppenwolf in Chicago.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ink_Drinker

I was really excited to read Adverse Effects! I love any book where the storyline involves anything medical. This one is about Christina Silva, a psychiatrist involved with a medical trial for a drug called Recognate which is supposed to help her patients with amnesia regain some of their memories.......more

Goodreads review by Linda

Psychiatrist Cristina Silva is participating in a study for an experimental drug that helps amnesia patients regain their memories. The results have been miraculous, so she not only prescribes the new drug to her patients, but also to herself. She's adopted this as her specialty because she, herself,......more

Goodreads review by Nursebookie

This was a fantastic read I recommend for its action packed story line with great plotting and characterization. I really enjoyed this one!......more

Goodreads review by Terri

This is a mystery/suspense story about a Boston psychiatrist who treats people who have memory loss. She helps her patients get into a trial for a new drug and it works so well for them that she begins taking it too, because she also has memory loss from a bad accident. I don’t want to give too much......more

Quotes

“A riveting adventure into the world of memory control where nightmarish consequences await. Memorable characters and a chilling plot are certain to keep the reader turning pages deep into the night.” Leonard Goldberg, author of the Daughter of Sherlock Holmes mysteries

“Fast-paced with nail-biting twists and turns, Adverse Effects plunges you into the pharmacological world of memory manipulation and leaves you on the edge of your seat. Five enthusiastic stars for Joel Shulkin’s medical thriller, a fascinating and gripping debut.” Carrie Rubin, author of The Bone Curse

“Adverse Effects is a ‘step on the gas pedal and hold on tight’ read. An action-packed medical thriller that doesn’t let up until the very last page.” Mary Lawrence, author of The Alchemist’s Daughter

“When heroine Cristina Silva’s nightmares start to become your own, you know you are reading a good book. Adverse Effects is such a book, an excellent medical thriller.” Ken McClure, author of the Dr. Steven Dunbar series

“A thrilling biotech novel. This is a superb fast-paced book with excellent depth of characters and scientific background. Lots of easily understood biotech that provides the foundation for great suspense and lots surprises that are completely believable.” Alessandro Boccaletti, author of Veritas: The Pharmacological Endgame

“Riveting from page one, Adverse Effects caught my attention from the very beginning. I couldn’t stop reading. You want this book.” Shiloh Walker, nationally bestselling author

“Joel Shulkin has crafted a superb novel that’s a tour de force of medical suspense. Electrifying and gripping, get ready for a spine-tingling story that will have you racing through the pages from the moment you begin.” Gary Birken, MD, author of Code 15

“Fast-paced and full of surprises. Authentic medicine and plenty of suspense makes Adverse Effects one heck of a debut thriller.” Daniel Palmer, USA Today bestselling author of Mercy and The First Family

“I recommend this book to anyone who loves a good, realistic medical thriller. It will have you guessing until the very end.” San Francisco Book Review

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