A Dangerous Diagnosis - by Shantanu Rai

Book Synopsis

A jaded doctor for the ultrarich becomes entangled in this fast-paced medical thriller for fans of Robin Cook and HBO's The Pitt.

Brilliant diagnostician and renowned physician Dr. Sanjay Patel once dreamed of being a doctor at a free clinic, serving those in need. Now he treats billionaires by private jet and gets paid in Gucci totes packed with cash.

But when his estranged mentor, Dr. Tom Carpenter, scribbles "Page Dr. Sanjay" on a blank prescription moments before collapsing from a fatal stroke, Sanjay is pulled back to the hospital that nearly ended his medical career, Boston's Mount Beacon Hospital.

There, he reunites with cancer researcher Emma Carpenter-Flores, Tom's daughter--and the woman whose heart Sanjay broke a decade prior. Forced to team up, their search unearths a trail of disturbing cases, and as they dig deeper, they find themselves the target of a powerful medical-industrial complex that will stop at nothing to protect its secrets.

With patients' lives at stake, Sanjay and Emma must risk everything to find the truth and expose it before the very foundation of medicine is destroyed in this timely medical thriller, perfect for fans of The Lincoln Lawyer and House.

Review Quotes

Praise for A Dangerous Diagnosis
"With its amazing feats of diagnosis and hair raising thrills, this gripping, masterful tale of healthcare run amok is exactly what the doctor ordered."
--Sanjay Gupta, M.D. Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, The Emory Clinic; Chief Medical Correspondent, CNN

"A Dangerous Diagnosis is a terrifically cinematic debut. With razor-sharp pacing, expertly planted twists, and characters you'll root for, Shantanu Rai has written a novel you won't be able to put down. I tore through these pages and loved every surprise along the way."
--Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You and Days of Wonder

"In A Dangerous Diagnosis, Dr. Rai cracks the code on how to thrill readers, while exposing them to the plight of doctors and patients. Diagnosis: riveting."
--Dr. Samuel Shem, of The House Of God, and Our Hospital

"A Dangerous Diagnosis exposes the fault lines of modern medicine: where profit trumps healing, doctors lose their calling and duty to care, and everyone else seeks to profit from the breakdown. Shantanu Rai's story reminds us that sometimes it's safer to tell the truth through fiction than to face it in real life. The most dangerous contagions aren't viral. They're human."
--Dr. Céline Gounder, physician, epidemiologist, medical journalist, entrepreneur

About the Author

Shantanu Rai is a physician and writer whose fiction reveals the hidden toll of America's health-care system. His stories draw on years spent caring for patients and witnessing the quiet struggles of those on both sides of the exam room. Raised on Bollywood films, whodunits, and puzzles, he now turns to storytelling to capture what medicine alone cannot. A Dangerous Diagnosis is his debut novel. When not practicing medicine or writing, he enjoys hiking, family movie nights, and a strong cup of chai.