Publisher's Synopsis
Something - or someone - is killing patients in New York's hospitals.... A heart patient lies unconscious on the operating table, rapidly sinking towards death. Dr. Stryker works frantically to save him, but the patient dies. What caused the patient's death? Accompany NYPD Lt. Michael O'Brian as he investigates this mystery in author Nicholas Smyth's riveting whodunit, Phoenix. O'Brian recently solved the medical murder of John Carver, one of New York's wealthiest businessmen. And he has a hunch about the death of Stryker's patient. But the evidence he needs has been destroyed. As O'Brian tries to solve this puzzle, he must also cope with the problems of his personal life. This is a suspenseful thriller that will leave fans of the genre wanting for more!
