After the Fall

A tragic accident ends Laura Nelson’s career as a surgeon.  After accepting a position as Vice President for Research in a large pharmaceutical company, Laura works to finalize the imminent approval of the company’s groundbreaking new drug.  But Jake Harter, a malicious Food and Drug Administration employee, cannot let that happen.  He is obsessed with Adawia Abdul, the beautiful Iraqi scientist who discovered the drug.  As soon as the drug is approved, Adawia will collect a substantial bonus and reluctantly return to replace her dying father, the lead scientist in Saddam Hussein’s bioweapon program.  As Hussein’s henchmen apply brutal pressure to assure Dr. Abdul’s speedy return to Iraq, Harter uses his influence to stall the drug’s approval.  If Laura gets in his way, he will eliminate her as he has her predecessor and his own wife.

Patricia Gussin of Longboat Key, FL

New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Patricia Gussin’s Laura Nelson collection includes Shadow of Death, Thriller Award nominee for Best First Novel, Twisted Justice, Weapon of Choice, and After the Fall, Florida Book Award Gold Medal winner. Gussin’s other novels are The Test and And Then There Was One. She and her husband, Robert Gussin, coauthored What’s Next…For You? a nonfiction story of career transition. She is a physician and lives in Longboat Key, Florida.