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The Medical Detectives by Berton Roueche

The Medical Detectives

The Classic Collection of Award-winning Medical Investigative Reporting

Berton Roueche

Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · March 30, 1991

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Who it’s for
Medical mysteries unfold with the momentum of suspense and the precision of investigative reporting.
Themes
Epidemics and contagion, Rare and unexplained diseases, Medical investigations
Pacing
Fast

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About this book

The classic collection of award-winning medical investigative reporting. What do Lyme’s disease in Long Island, a pig from New Jersey, and am amateur pianist have in common? All are subjects in three of 24 utterly fascinating tales of strange illnesses, rare diseases, poisons, and parasites—each tale a thriller of medical suspense by the incomparable Berton Roueché.

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The best of his New Yorker articles are collected here to astound readers with intriguing tales of epidemics in America’s small towns, threats of contagion in our biggest cities, even bubonic plague in a peaceful urban park. In each true story, local health authorities and epidemiologists race against time to find the clue to an unknown and possibly fatal disease. Sometimes a life hangs in the balance, and the culprit may be as innocuous as a bowl of oatmeal. Award-winning journalist Berton Roueché is unfailingly exact, informative, and able to keep anyone reading till dawn.

Clues and Consequences

Medical mysteries unfold with the momentum of suspense and the precision of investigative reporting.

Come here for

  • True stories of rare illnesses, poisons, parasites, and epidemics
  • The tension of tracking down an unknown disease

Expect

  • Exact, informative reporting with a thriller’s pull
  • Twenty-four collected New Yorker tales

Where it sits

Epidemiology48%
Infectious Diseases45%
Public Health22%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Contagious Diseases
  • History of Science
  • Science Writing
Authors
Berton Roueche
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Published
March 30, 1991
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Epidemics and contagion · Rare and unexplained diseases · Medical investigations
Reading lane
Contagious Diseases