Deadly Cure, Lawrence Goldstone
Deadly Cure, Lawrence Goldstone
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Deadly Cure

Author: Lawrence Goldstone

Narrator: John Chancer

Unabridged: 10 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/07/2017

Synopsis

In Brooklyn in 1899, Dr. Noah Whitestone is called urgently to his wealthy neighbor's house to treat a five-year-old boy with a shocking set of symptoms. When the child dies suddenly later that night, Noah is accused by the boy's regular physician-the powerful and politically connected Dr. Arnold Frias-of prescribing a lethal dose of laudanum. To prove his innocence, Noah must investigate the murder-for it must be murder-and confront the man he is convinced is the real killer. His investigation leads him to a reporter for a muckraking magazine and a beautiful radical editor who are convinced that a secret experimental drug from Germany has caused the death of at least five local children. By degrees, Noah is drawn into a dangerous world of drugs, criminals, and politics, which threatens not only his career but also his life.

About Lawrence Goldstone

Lawrence Goldstone is the author or co-author of more than a dozen books, and he has written for The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The New Republic, Chicago Tribune, and Miami Herald. He and his wife, author Nancy Goldstone, live in Sagaponack, New York.

About John Chancer

John Chancer is an award-winning American narrator of many audiobooks. He has a long association with the theatre on both sides of the Atlantic. His recent television appearances have included Broken News, Spooks, The Long Firm, and William and Mary. His film credits include Unstoppable, Grim, and Project: Shadowchaser. He has also been heard in many radio dramas, documentaries, and cartoons around the world.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Phil on June 22, 2017

I once asked my grandfather why he became a pharmacist. (He graduated the Rhode Island school of pharmacy in 1913.) He replied that he had always been interested in medicine and healing. But attending medical school was not possible for him,, so he turned to pharmacy. He also said that major vent in......more

Goodreads review by Annette on September 18, 2019

The style of writing is step by step descriptions. This style of writing is not engaging to me. Therefore, I’m not the right reviewer for this book. There are others who appreciate this style of writing and they will reveal veracious reviews. @FB: Best Historical Fiction......more

Goodreads review by Vicki on September 13, 2017

Cracking good historical mystery set in 1899 New York City. The detective in this case is a smart young physician who treats another physician's patient and then gets blamed when the boy dies. A fast-moving plot with fascinating tidbits about the state of medicine at the turn of the century. Highly......more

Goodreads review by John on April 07, 2019

I rather enjoy Lawrence Goldstone's history-of-science mystery/thrillers, of which this is the third and (to date) last; the other two are The Anatomy of Deception (2008) and The Astronomer (2010). Clearly it's incumbent upon Goldstone to write a few more of them, pronto. New York, 1899, and......more

Goodreads review by Sheila on January 05, 2023

The inexplicable death of a child he is called to care for sets Dr. Noah Whitestone on a strange path where he will encounter anarchists, politicians, drug companies, corrupt police, and a woman he finds irresistible. The story takes place in New York in the time of Theodore Roosevelt, but the impli......more

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