Code Blue

Dr. Taylor Barnes was a highly successful plastic surgeon. Alcohol destroyed her career. Now she was back, but no one would hire a recovering alcoholic, until Greenvale Hospital. Taylor had the chance to revive her career. She was hired as chief of cosmetic surgery at Greenvale Hospital, where the rich and famous went for discreet face-lifts, tummy tucks, and the like. Not everyone was happy about the hospital. In the five years it had been in the small town, cults have popped up in attempts to destroy the hospital's reputation. When suspicious deaths happened to a number of her patients, Taylor thought the cults might have been guilty of murder. She began her own investigation when the brakes were tampered with on her car. Taylor learned that Dr. Sam Slater was conducting research in organ cryopreservation. In fact, he was up for an award for it! But sometimes, being ambitious and being desperate can come together to create the ultimate horror! *** The only draw back about this book, in my opinion, is that the first half is long and drawn out. Details were told more than once. However, the last half was executed excellently! (Pardon the pun.) Though I do not believe the author is up to Robin Cook's level as yet, I do believe she will be. I plan to keep my eye on Nancy Fisher's future work! ***

This novel has an excellent plot and character development. It has several surprises and kept me guessing. The story largely concerns cryonics, the science of freezing people that have just died, as an 'ambulance' to the future where more advanced medical technology may make them well and young again. I see no reason to read novels about nonsense such as the occult, etc. when you can read a down to earth novel, such as this one. CODE BLUE would make an excellent movie. Fisher seems to have done her homework, the science depicted appears to be accurate. I hate reading novels where the science is presented inaccurately, Fisher did a great job here. If you want to read a good novel, expertly written in a flowing, easy to read style, this novel won't disappoint you. It kept my interest and was hard to put down at times. I will read more from Nancy Fisher in the future.

A subject that has been written about before, organ transplants, but with different twists. I liked the book and had a hard time putting it down.