A Perilous Conception
By (Author) Larry Karp
Sourcebooks, Inc
Poisoned Pen Press
1st December 2011
United States
General
Fiction
Fiction: general and literary
Historical fiction
FIC
Paperback
272
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
1976: Dr. Colin Sanford, a brilliant, ambitious obstetrician practicing in the Pacific Northwest, resolves to become the first to produce a baby by in vitro fertilization, despite the controversy raging over the ethics of artificially-assisted human reproduction. He recruits Dr. Giselle Hearn, an experienced laboratory geneticist-embryologist at th
"A clever, intricate medical mystery with plenty of twists, an inventive touch with metaphors, and an ample helping of wit." * Aaron Elkins, Edgar winning author of The Worst Thing *
Larry Karp, Casey's father, has written long and short nonfiction, restored and collected antique music boxes, and practiced perinatal medicine. He left medical work in 1994 to write mystery novels full-time. The RagTime Traveler is the fourth book of an historical-mystery series, following The Ragtime Kid, The King of Ragtime, and The Ragtime Fool. A self-described New Yorker, Larry and his wife Myra have lived in Seattle for 46 years. They have two grown children and one grandchild.