Wendell Black, M.D.: A Novel

by Gerald Imber M.D.

Overview

A New York City police surgeon finds himself in the middle of an international drug-smuggling ring—or is it an even more dangerous conspiracy?

After a heart-thumping drop in altitude on a flight from London to New York, NYPD police surgeon Wendell Black is called on to try to save a woman who has gone into cardiac arrest. He's just carrying out his duty, but his aid places him at the center of an international drug-smuggling investigation.

As Black, and his English girlfriend, Alice—a knockout beauty and a surgeon to boot—digs deeper into the activities of the drug ring, he begins to suspect that a number of British doctors are involved. And when one of Alice's colleagues is brutally murdered and Alice suddenly disappears, the NYPD starts looking to Black for answers. His search peels away rings of conspiracy that expose a shocking threat to the nation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062246868
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	01/17/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	358
Sales rank:	624,261
File size:	738 KB

About the Author

Gerald Imber, MD, is a plastic surgeon. He directs a private clinic in Manhattan, is on the staff of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and is an assistant clinical professor of surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Imber is the author of The Youth Corridor and several other beauty books, as well as Genius on the Edge, the biography of pioneering surgeon W. S. Halsted.

Editorial Reviews

12/16/2013
Wendell Black, a middle-aged police surgeon for the NYPD, evolves into an action hero reminiscent of John McClane, Bruce Willis’s character in the Die Hard series, in plastic surgeon Imber’s well-written first novel. Wendell has a fairly routine work schedule, spending mornings supervising sick call, to assess which cops are actually ill and should be excused from their duties. Drama enters his life on a flight from England to New York. When a middle-aged woman loses consciousness on the plane, the purser asks Wendell to provide medical assistance, but he is unable to save her. A surprise during the subsequent autopsy proves to be just the first of a series of alarming events. The deceased ends up having a connection with a friend of Black’s love interest, fellow doctor Alice Sheppard, who soon disappears. As the stakes increase, the story becomes less plausible, and the book delivers less than it promises. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly

Imber’s debut is a fast-paced thriller with plenty of twists, and the author shows a deft hand at including just the right medical details. Imber is a well-known New York City plastic surgeon with several beauty books to his credit.

Booklist

Gerald Imber’s kickass new thriller will keep you turning pages into the night—this year’s must-read detective novel.

Mary Karr

Imber’s debut is a fast-paced thriller with plenty of twists, and the author shows a deft hand at including just the right medical details. Imber is a well-known New York City plastic surgeon with several beauty books to his credit.

Booklist

Gerald Imber’s kickass new thriller will keep you turning pages into the night—this year’s must-read detective novel.” — Mary Karr, author of The Liar’s Club and Lit

“Imber’s debut is a fast-paced thriller with plenty of twists, and the author shows a deft hand at including just the right medical details. Imber is a well-known New York City plastic surgeon with several beauty books to his credit.” — Booklist

“Wendell Black, a middle-aged police surgeon for the NYPD, evolves into an action hero reminiscent of John McClane, Bruce Willis’s character in the Die Hard series, in plastic surgeon Imber’s well-written first novel.” — Publishers Weekly

“A high-stakes debut…. The scenes are filled with clever language and rich descriptions…. A heck of a story, with a hero who deserves a series of books.” — Kirkus Reviews

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