Publisher's Synopsis
A doctor takes on a shady corporation to preserve the integrity of her profession.
What is a case of medical malpractice? Russell Bessette's debut novel explores the rapacious greed that plagues the health-care industry in this mystery about a medical conspiracy cooked up by corrupt hospital executives planning to profit from deliberately misdiagnosing cancer patients. Susan Whitney, a brilliant young female surgeon, has already gone up against them once. Now, the stakes are even higher. When she's called before Congress to testify against Congressman Rye, who plans to build a for-profit cancer center to cheat patients out of money-and potentially, their lives-she knows she's risking everything. This time, Susan may not be able to walk away.
Bent Oath is a gritty thriller about the rich and powerful-a meditation on the problems rampant in the medical industry, including rising health-care costs and the dangerous consequences of leaving wealth and agency in only a few unscrupulous hands.
