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The newest inspector Sloane mystery from one of the masters of the traditional British mystery. Mrs. Galloway had not been well for some time, so her death should have come as no shock. But her son, unhappy with the quality of her care, insists that the police investigate. An anonymous informer, a surprising suicide, and other clues lead Investigator Sloan to suspect that something more sinister than coincidence is afoot.
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The Cardigan Protocol, the drug trial that Dr. Paul Meggie's been running for Gilroy Pharmaceuticals, has clearly gone out of control. One of the patients on the placebo has died, leaving a family howling malpractice; so has one of the patients on the real drug; and so has Dr. Meggie himself, an apparent suicide not quite good enough to fool Inspector C.D. Sloan and his canny pathologist. As he struggles to dope out the connections between the Cardigan tests at St. Ninian's and Berebury Hospitals and the lower-order experiments that have earned Gilroy the wrath of animal-rights activists, Sloan (A Going Concern, 1994, etc., etc.) sees the motives for Dr. Meggie's murder mushroom to a truly alarming extent. As clever and literate as ever, though even Aird loyalists will need a Ouija board to pluck the culprit from the drug-trial shallows. -- Copyright ©1996, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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Aird brings back the wry Detective Inspector C. D. Sloan, who is contending, as usual, with Colonel Blimp^-like Superintendent Leeyes and the captious Detective Constable Crosby. This time, the death in the local hospital of an extremely ill patient seems unremarkable until the son, dissatisfied with her care, insists on an investigation, and an anonymous phone call to the police suggests that the drug trial the patient was participating in was very dangerous indeed, if not deadly. When the doctor conducting the trial also turns up dead shortly thereafter, an apparent suicide, Sloan mournfully foregoes his weekend to learn about double-blind trials, medical ethics, and the interesting private life of the deceased doctor. Another humorous variation on the British police procedural delivered with the author's usual panache. Stuart Miller
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- PublisherPan Books
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0330350722
- ISBN 13 9780330350723
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages215
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Paperback. Condition: Used; Acceptable. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. The book is perfectly readable and fit for use, although it shows signs of previous ownership. The spine is likely creased and the cover scuffed or slightly torn. Textbooks will typically have an amount of underlining and/or highlighting, as well as notes. If this book is over 5 years old, then please expect the pages to be yellowing or to have age spots. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Seller Inventory # CHL10006308
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A medical thriller featuring Detective Inspector Sloan and Detective Constable Crosby. The deaths of Muriel Galloway and Abel Granger seem straightforward enough, but DI Sloan has to make the necessary routine enquiries. Only one thing links the two: the Cardigan Protocol, a drug trial. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001627214
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Condition: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 0.26. Seller Inventory # 0330350722-2-3
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Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Shows only minor signs of wear, and very minimal markings inside (if any). 0.26. Seller Inventory # 353-0330350722-vrg
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