Lauren Belfer's second book is a medical drama, mystery and human interest story. Well- written, you'll find yourself involved in the story and hoping for an outcome that is unlikely. Claire Shipley is a photojournalist for Life magazine and has been assigned the job of following the progress of a possibly miraculous drug: penicillin.
The highs and lows of research and experimentation are followed; the real life drama when it is used on a human for the first time....and, as the patient progresses
from near death to renewed good health.

As in all mysteries, there's a twist: production of penicillin is very limited, expensive
and unavailable.....what little there is, must be used for the troops ( story begins days
after Pearl Harbor). So, the patient's health deteriorates and nothing can be done.
People will do anything to get ahold of some penicillin! Murder, sabotage, theft....

What lengths would we go to? Some people are looking for financial gain and others
for medical intervention. All of modern medicine that we take for granted had beginnings that were speculative, costly and painstakingly achieved.

This book is very well written and holds your attention.
Let me know how you like it...

PS: Lauren Belfer's first book was "City of Light", set in Buffalo.

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