Double Blind

Of Medicine and Malice

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Pub Date Nov 28 2023 | Archive Date Dec 19 2023

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Description

  • A thriller set against the medical backdrop of the controversial pharmaceutical industry, giving readers an insight into the development of a breakthrough drug and the risks and rewards of success and failure.
  • Author has an insider’s view, having held senior positions in several multinational pharmaceutical companies.
  • The book has echoes of John le Carré’s The Constant Gardener and Arthur Hailey’s Strong Medicine in terms of their contentious pharmaceutical industry issues.

Double Blind - Of Medicine and Malice, a thriller set in the controversial pharmaceutical industry, is a story fuelled by rivalry, love, intrigue and action.

Dr Paul Beresford finds himself embroiled in a perilous conflict with the Honourable Sean St Ledger. Their bitter feud stems from their schooldays and is further fuelled by Jill Collins, a beautiful and talented solicitor close to both men, whose fate impacts their actions.

Intrigue and menace intermingle like a strand of DNA as Paul and the ambitious Dr Melissa James race against time to rescue the development of a breakthrough new drug to treat breast cancer. In the pharmaceutical industry, the stakes are high. Higher still when drug trials begin to fail. Paul and Melissa are tasked with solving the mystery.

Travelling between the UK, Hong Kong and St Petersburg, Paul and Melissa are drawn into dangerous situations and a web of secrets, suspicion, and revenge. In their pursuit of the truth, they stumble on a plot staggering in its audacity.

Paul is determined to save the drug trials, develop the medicine to save lives and protect his company from falling into the wrong hands. Can he succeed?

  • A thriller set against the medical backdrop of the controversial pharmaceutical industry, giving readers an insight into the development of a breakthrough drug and the risks and rewards of success...

A Note From the Publisher

After qualifying and practicing as a veterinary surgeon, John Bartlett transitioned to human healthcare. He has held senior positions in several multinational pharmaceutical companies and was closely involved with the research, development, marketing and launch of products.

After qualifying and practicing as a veterinary surgeon, John Bartlett transitioned to human healthcare. He has held senior positions in several multinational pharmaceutical companies and was closely...


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ISBN 9781805146865
PRICE £4.99 (GBP)
PAGES 400

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Interesting story I’d drug developement and the machinations and competition behind the scene . Seemed a bit far fetched in some areas, a little too detailed in others so I skimmed some areas. Good resolution with possibility of a sequel.

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I enjoyed the second half of Double Blind. A tense medical thriller, the novel sees Dr Paul Beresford attempting to save a drug trial that is apparently being sabotaged.

Travelling between Hong Kong and St Petersburg, he faces a race against time to discover the truth before the trial is cancelled. A promising drug could be lost, causing massive financial damage to his employer. The pace is fast, although there is a lot of technical detail in the narrative.

The first part of the novel is very slow. The scene is set through long back stories of each main character, from childhood onwards. It feels like a very long prelude before we reach the key story arc. This was extremely frustrating and definitely reduced my enjoyment of Double Blind.

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