The Medical Detectives

<b>The classic collection of award-winning medical investigative reporting.<br></b><br> What do Lyme&#146;s disease in Long Island a pig from New Jersey and am amateur pianist have in common? All are subjects in three of 24 utterly fascinating tales of strange illnesses rare diseases poisons and parasites&#151;each tale a thriller of medical suspense by the incomparable Berton Rouech&#233;. The best of his <i>New Yorker</i> articles are collected here to astound readers with intriguing tales of epidemics in America&#146;s small towns threats of contagion in our biggest cities even bubonic plague in a peaceful urban park.<br> &#160;<br> In each true story local health authorities and epidemiologists race against time to find the clue to an unknown and possibly fatal disease. Sometimes a life hangs in the balance and the culprit may be as innocuous as a bowl of oatmeal. Award-winning journalist Berton Rouech&#233; is unfailingly exact informative and able to keep anyone reading till dawn.