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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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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.

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Product Details Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: David C. Cook; New edition (August 1, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 1589191099 ASIN: B002PJ4PI2 Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,813,130 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 11 of 11 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Beating Hearts, Racing Hearts, September 1, 2007 By  Eric Wilson "novelist" (Nashville, TN United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Informed Consent: A Novel (Paperback) 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. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting medical thriller!!, August 29, 2007 By  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!! 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Informed Consent: A Novel, August 16, 2007 By  A. K. Palmer "Pro Editor" (La Mesa, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    This review is from: Informed Consent: A Novel (Paperback) 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.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Great read ! This is the first time I have read this author and she's super. I read this book very quickly...couldn't put it down as I became immersed in medical research and the personal... Read more Published 1 month ago by Jennie Dee 5.0 out of 5 stars Heart-pounding, heart-wrenching ... I LOVED this book! I am not in the medical field, but I have quite a bit of personal experience with hospitals and medical people due to family chronic illness. Read more Published 7 months ago by Terri S. Justice 5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down! A friend told me I would love this book, but it was a wild ride, and she was right. It was so well-crafted that it sucked me in from the first page and had me hanging on for dear... Read more Published 7 months ago by L. Tomczak 3.0 out of 5 stars Informed Consent This was too much of a stretch medically to be plausible fiction. This author will never be another Robin Cook. Published 7 months ago by Jeannette M. Hoopfer 5.0 out of 5 stars Informed Consent I was so caught up in this novel by Sandra Glahn from the first chapter, I couldn't put it down. Yes, it's that good. Read more Published 7 months ago by Irene Gardner 4.0 out of 5 stars Medical mystery I really liked this book about an MD/PhD who discovers a drug that causes an arrest of AIDS symptoms and disease progression while trying to find answers to why children survive... Read more Published 12 months ago by Denise 5.0 out of 5 stars Informed Consent Informed Consent tells the story about a doctor and researcher, Jeffrey Cramer, who has discovered a possible cure for AIDS. The media loves him. Read more Published 21 months ago by Heather Goodman 3.0 out of 5 stars Medical Thriller REVIEW: WARNING: After reading "Informed Consent" you will NEVER look at Doctors and nurses the same way again. After all they are just humans like the rest of us right? Read more Published on December 9, 2007 by Nora St Laurent 5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books I've read this year! I almost didn't accept this book to review as I had SO many to read, but the subject matter intrigued me. Now I'm glad I took this book on. I'll tell you why... Read more Published on November 3, 2007 by Michelle Sutton 5.0 out of 5 stars ANOTHER GREAT ONE FROM GLAHN Glahn is a superb researcher and it shows in this fine novel. The characters are real, the situations from today's headlines and readers will be thrown into the ethical debates... Read more Published on October 20, 2007 by Don Pape Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: David C. Cook; New edition (August 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589191099
• ASIN: B002PJ4PI2
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,813,130 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Eric Wilson "novelist" (Nashville, TN United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

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

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	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!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	A. K. Palmer "Pro Editor" (La Mesa, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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

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.