Informed Consent: A Novel [Paperback]

Sandra Glahn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2007

Dr. Jeremy Cramer is a young doctor on the verge of a cutting-edge medical discovery. But his research is derailed when Cramer's son is infected with a rare fatal disease. Now as he races against time to save his child's life, Cramer will make a decision that could shatter his career.

Informed Consent is a pulse-pounding medical thriller that complements the current popularity of hospital dramas. With non-stop suspense, snappy dialogue, and witty humor, author Sandra Glahn takes a look at some of today's hot-button issues through this provocative story.

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About the Author

Sandra Glahn ThM teaches journalism, creative writing, and the role of women in ministry at Dallas Theological Seminary, her alma mater. She is the author of the Coffee-Cup Bible Series and is co-author of eight additional books, including the CBA bestseller and Christy Award finalist, Lethal Harvest. Glahn is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in aesthetic studies at the University of Texas at Dallas. She serves on the board of the Evangelical Press Association, the Dallas Christian Medical/Dental Associations, the women's board of bible.org, and is the fiction panelist for The Writers View.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: David C. Cook; New edition (August 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589191099
• ISBN-13: 978-1589191099
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 6.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #367,221 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sandra Glahn, ThM, is adjunct professor at Dallas Theological Seminary, her alma mater. She is the coauthor of eight books, including the CBA bestseller and Christy Award finalist, Lethal Harvest. She is also editor-in-chief of the award-winning magazine Kindred Spirit. Glahn is currently pursuing a PhD in aesthetic studies at the University of Texas at Dallas.

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beating Hearts, Racing Hearts, September 1, 2007

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Eric Wilson "novelist" (Nashville, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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I read a Sandra Glahn novel years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. I discovered a few weeks back that she had a new book coming out. The cover looked fantastic. Although I'm not a big fan of medical thrillers, I recall with fond memories such classics as Robin Cook's "Coma" and Michael Crichton's "The Terminal Man," and I hoped to be similarly entertained in this latest Glahn book.

"Informed Consent" is in many ways a superior novel to those I mentioned, dealing with personal and medical ethics. I finished the book with a pounding pulse and a lump in my throat, caught up in the conflicts that faced Jeremy Cramer, his family, and his coworkers.

Jeremy is a rising doctor with very personal reasons for researching ways of prolonging life in drowning victims. His work leads him to surprising discoveries, while also confronting him with massive guilt over incidental infections that occur in his presence. Even as his marriage teeters, his career continues to skyrocket. Then, with a few twists along the way, he finds everything he has fought for threatened by the most personal, most heart-wrenching, choices of all.

While weaving in numerous details in easily understandable ways, Glahn also creates characters who are thoroughly believable. At no moment did I question their motives--no matter how much I may or may not have agreed with them. It's that human element which lifts this book above the genre standards. This is a story with a beating heart. And it definitely had my heart racing.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting medical thriller!!, August 29, 2007

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Trudy Lynn (kzoo, mi) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Informed Consent: A Novel (Paperback)

I have read all of this authors fiction. i work in the medical profession. this book was believable and right on track. fast paced and exciting. the main character, Jeremy is someone who seems real and was likeable. the medical jargon was understandable. i recomend this book!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Informed Consent: A Novel, August 16, 2007

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A. K. Palmer "Pro Editor" (La Mesa, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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Sandra Glahn's Informed Consent is an intelligent, believable and expertly written mystery that will keep readers on pins and needles. Realistic but not too technical for nonmedical types, too. I loved the develop arch of the main character, Jeremy Cramer, who went from brilliant, slightly clueless husband and father, to deeply feeling and focused dad.