Lethal Dose (Mass Market Paperback)

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When Gordon Buchanan's brother, Billy, dies from an injury in a logging accident because his blood failed to coagulate properly, Gordon seeks an outside cause for Billy's blood disorder, given no family history of hemophilia. Gordon learns that his brother was taking Triaxcion, a new drug manufactured by Veritas Pharmaceuticals, whose ruthless CEO will stop at nothing to maintain his company's profits. As Gordon begins to dig into the inner workings of the drug company, he's joined by Jennifer Pearce, a recent Veritas hire who has her own reasons for investigating her employer. Together they uncover a twisted path of corporate conspiracy, greed and murder that reaches into the very heart of American fears. Buick (Bloodline) offers two appealing protagonists plus plenty of fast-paced action and narrow escapes, with a minimum of tech-speak. While several convenient coincidences and overly helpful strangers speed along Gordon and Jennifer's quest, the final product is a quick, enjoyable biotech thriller. (Aug.)
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Veritas Pharmaceuticals is a corporate powerhouse. But many of the drugs Veritas puts on the market are extremely dangerous, even potentially fatal and Bruce Andrews, CEO of the company, is well aware of it. Andrews isn't about to let that or anything get in the way of Veritas's profits. Gordon Buchanan is devastated when his brother dies: and very suspicious. Could the drug his brother was taking have caused his death? The more Gordon investigates the more evidence points to Veritas. His lawyer warns him that a lawsuit against the huge corporation would only ruin him, but if the law won't help him bring down this deadly Goliath, he'll have to do it on his own. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 357 pages
• Publisher: Leisure Books (September 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0843955783
• ISBN-13: 978-0843955781
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #548,591 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars tense thriller , August 26, 2005

By	Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews (#1 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Near Canyon Creek, Montana, self made-millionaire Gordon Buchanan, his brother Billy and others struggle to contain a fire that threatens to destroy his brand new sawmill. When Billy accidentally slices his leg to the bone with a saw, first aid fails to stop the bleeding. Gordon is stunned to watch his sibling die in spite of doing everything right. Billy's blood simply failed to coagulate like it should have.

Gordon cleans out Billy's house only to find strange green pills Triaxcion prescribed by highly regarded Dr. Hastings of Butte. He learns from the doctor that the drug is making a fortune for its manufacturer Veritas Pharmaceutical of Richmond, Virginia; it used to prevent baldness. Gordon has a nagging feeling that the drug killed his sibling by preventing his blood from coagulating. The legal system offers no relief since the drug company is "protected" by the FDA. The company CEO Bruce Andrews refuses to listen to Gordon claiming he grieves by seeking culpability elsewhere. As Gordon continues to dig he gains an ally Jennifer Pearce of Veritas and begins to find evidence of deadly foul play.

LETHAL DOSE is a tense thriller that will shake up the audience with the recent withdrawals of drugs due to adverse deadly side effects. The story line is at its best when Gordon, who has more going for him than most people would believe, takes on the Fortune 500 giant. When the tale spins into a murder thriller, it remains an exciting action packed tale, but loses some of its condemnation steam of pointing fingers at the American pharmaceutical-government incest. Still Jeff Buick writes a thought provoking suspense filled novel.

Harriet Klausner

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Book!, December 12, 2007

By	Melvin Hunt (Cleveland,, Texas United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Gordon Buchannan is the owner of a huge sawmill complex in Montana. He
has done very well. His brother Billy cuts himself with a power saw while
trying to combat a forest fire. Billy bleeds to death because his blood
will not clot. Gordon discovers a prescription drug called Triaxcion at
Billy's home. Upon investigating he finds that the drug is to stem baldness and is manufactured by Veritas Pharmaceutical. This leads to his
meeting Jennifer Pearce a Ph.D researcher who works for Veritas. They team
up and discover major corruption at Veritas. The CEO Bruce Andrews is
actually having people killed. There is also a huge outbreak of a disease
called hemorrhagic virus. This outbreak is blamed on a terrorist cell.
This turns out to be a giant conspiracy that Gordon and Jennifer encounter. Without question they are faced off with the forces of evil.
This is a very exciting read that I enjoyed. I have never read a bad Jeff Buick book.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great read!, May 24, 2006

By	Joe Laratta (Calgary, Canada) - See all my reviews

Lethal Dose is a well-written book full of clever twists and several sub-plots that all tie together nicely in the end. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it, and I think it stacks up favourably to many of John Grisham's thrillers. It's that good! Lethal Dose an easy book to read and one that kept me reading anxiously to find out what was going to happen next - and it kept me guessing right to the end. The characters are well developed and you do care for them and want the heroes to succeed. Jeff Buick has managed to fit action, adventure, suspense, romance, humour and even some gruesome murders into this book. If that wasn't enough, he threw in some corporate spying and a paid assasin or two just for fun. But it all works and keeps the pages turning. The pacing is great and I didn't know "who done it" until the very end. Buy this book! I am sure you will enjoy it.