The Oath

Publisher Marketing: When the head of San Francisco's largest HMO dies in his own hospital, no one doubts that it is anything but the result of massive injuries inflicted by a random hit-and-run accident. But the autopsy soon tells a different story - an overdose of potassium killed him, and the attending physician, Eric Kensing, becomes the prime suspect in a high-profile homicide. Homicide lieutenant Abe Glitsky, though hindered by the inept bunglings of two politically appointed cops assigned to the investigation, quickly sets his sights on Kensing. Desperate and in need of an attorney, Kensing turns to lawyer Dismas Hardy for his defense. But as the pressure mounts to indict Kensing, Hardy goes on the offensive, believing that the murder had little to do with his client, and everything to do with business. Hardy knows that all is not well with the HMO, and makes a terrifying discovery: too many patients have been dying, many of them victims of murder - and it looks like it is the hospital that is killing them. His own marriage tested and his family strained as he struggles to save his client, Hardy must uncover a twisting conspiracy of avarice and violence that takes the lives it is sworn to save. A timely and gripping novel that puts lives - and a long-standing friendship - at grave risk. Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 10/01/2001 pg. 76 (EAN 9780525945765, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2001 pg. 1509 (EAN 9780525945765, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 11/19/2001 pg. 46 (EAN 9780525945765, Hardcover) Booklist 11/15/2001 pg. 523 (EAN 9780525945765, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Library Journal 03/01/2002 pg. 139 (EAN 9780525945765, Hardcover) People Weekly 03/18/2002 pg. 46 (EAN 9780525945765, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 563 (EAN 9780525945765, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 500 (EAN 9780525945765, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 601 (EAN 9780525945765, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Lescroart, John John Lescroart is the bestselling author of eighteen previous novels, which have sold more than ten million copies. He lives with his family in Northern California.