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The Protocol
The Patients
Seven cancer victims in a San Francisco They are society's outcasts -- with no friends, no family, and no chance for recovery
The Treatment
Discovered in the Amazon jungles -- and developed in secret -- an experimental treatment has been administered to the subjects. The results are miraculous. Until the patients start dying
The Protocol
Dr. Susan Keane is passionately dedicated to her work, and deeply alarmed by the tragic events unfolding in the cancer ward. Protocol is breaking down -- and so are her patients. But when Susan begins to investigate the origins of the unauthorized "treatment," her darkest suspicions fall upon her own coworkers -- the doctors she has come to know and love. Even worse, the surviving patients are now carriers of this lethal infection. If it becomes airborne, at least five million people will be at risk. And Susan cannot hope to contain the epidemic
Because one of her patients is missing
Seven cancer victims in a San Francisco They are society's outcasts -- with no friends, no family, and no chance for recovery
The Treatment
Discovered in the Amazon jungles -- and developed in secret -- an experimental treatment has been administered to the subjects. The results are miraculous. Until the patients start dying
The Protocol
Dr. Susan Keane is passionately dedicated to her work, and deeply alarmed by the tragic events unfolding in the cancer ward. Protocol is breaking down -- and so are her patients. But when Susan begins to investigate the origins of the unauthorized "treatment," her darkest suspicions fall upon her own coworkers -- the doctors she has come to know and love. Even worse, the surviving patients are now carriers of this lethal infection. If it becomes airborne, at least five million people will be at risk. And Susan cannot hope to contain the epidemic
Because one of her patients is missing
- GenresFictionMystery Thriller
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First published April 1, 2000
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January 23, 2022
I thought it was good. Fast pace. A good ending and a bad time coming up. Maybe he will write a Protocol follow-up.
February 7, 2011
This is one of the greatest realistic fiction books I have ever read. The way it depicts the characters, the places, and the simptomes of the many sickness they talk about are really awesome. Even the plot (has nothing to do with illnesses) is great. A very good book indeed!
February 9, 2009
So many emenies to defeat in so little time, and with a 4-year old in tow. This is NOT a relaxing read.
May 12, 2014
All the lame characters ruined it for me.
January 31, 2016
"The Protocol" - written by Steven Ford and published in 2000 by Berkley. A mediocre medical mystery.
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