Publisher's Synopsis
"Professional courtesy" for doctors in the tightly knit medical community of Milwaukee, Wisconsin means helping each other with medical cases and looking after each other's families. So when Dr. Maxine St. Clair, an emergency room physician, fails to save the life of Nanette Meyer, the wife of a prominent local surgeon, Dr. St. Clair believes it's her responsibility to find out why Nanette staggered into Maxine's ER with mysterious neurological symptoms and begged specifically for Dr. St. Clair's help. To Maxine's surprise, she is quickly warned off by Nanette's husband and other doctors with the stern reminder that "professional courtesy" also means hiding each other's blunders and asking probing questions is not a good idea, especially when Maxine had a romantic history with the husband. But it's too late for Maxine to stop searching for the truth. The autopsy she requested shows that the poison that killed the beautiful Nanette came from Maxine's own research lab. Now Maxine has to clear herself by tracing every step during Nanette's last day on earth-including why Nanette appeared in the ER dressed like a hooker, where she spent that evening, and who in the medical community gave her the poison that killed her.
