Lethal Dose

by Jeff Buick

Book Overview

When Gordon Buchanan discovers that his brother's death was attributed to a medication produced by Veritas Pharmaceuticals, the largest drug company in the country, he, vowing to destroy Veritas, goes... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0843955783
• ISBN13: 9780843955781
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Leisure Books
• Length: 355 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.3" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

An easy but page turning read

This book was my introduction to Jeff Buick, who as it turns out, lives just up the road from me. The book started out with 5 short chapters of character introduction and a bit of an introduction to the medical storyline. Then the book started in on the meat and potatoes of the story. I found it an easy read, yet a suspenseful thriller. The reader was given many clues to try and puzzle out the "punch line" of the story, but it remained a mystery till almost the end. This was an enjoyable read and I'll definitely be looking up some other Buick books.

Outstanding Book!

Gordon Buchannan is the owner of a huge sawmill complex in Montana. He has done very well. His brother Billy cuts himself with a power saw while trying to combat a forest fire. Billy bleeds to death because his blood will not clot. Gordon discovers a prescription drug called Triaxcion at Billy's home. Upon investigating he finds that the drug is to stem baldness and is manufactured by Veritas Pharmaceutical. This leads to his meeting Jennifer Pearce a Ph.D researcher who works for Veritas. They team up and discover major corruption at Veritas. The CEO Bruce Andrews is actually having people killed. There is also a huge outbreak of a disease called hemorrhagic virus. This outbreak is blamed on a terrorist cell. This turns out to be a giant conspiracy that Gordon and Jennifer encounter. Without question they are faced off with the forces of evil. This is a very exciting read that I enjoyed. I have never read a bad Jeff Buick book.

A great read!

Lethal Dose is a well-written book full of clever twists and several sub-plots that all tie together nicely in the end. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it, and I think it stacks up favourably to many of John Grisham's thrillers. It's that good! Lethal Dose an easy book to read and one that kept me reading anxiously to find out what was going to happen next - and it kept me guessing right to the end. The characters are well developed and you do care for them and want the heroes to succeed. Jeff Buick has managed to fit action, adventure, suspense, romance, humour and even some gruesome murders into this book. If that wasn't enough, he threw in some corporate spying and a paid assasin or two just for fun. But it all works and keeps the pages turning. The pacing is great and I didn't know "who done it" until the very end. Buy this book! I am sure you will enjoy it.

tense thriller

Near Canyon Creek, Montana, self made-millionaire Gordon Buchanan, his brother Billy and others struggle to contain a fire that threatens to destroy his brand new sawmill. When Billy accidentally slices his leg to the bone with a saw, first aid fails to stop the bleeding. Gordon is stunned to watch his sibling die in spite of doing everything right. Billy's blood simply failed to coagulate like it should have. Gordon cleans out Billy's house only to find strange green pills Triaxcion prescribed by highly regarded Dr. Hastings of Butte. He learns from the doctor that the drug is making a fortune for its manufacturer Veritas Pharmaceutical of Richmond, Virginia; it used to prevent baldness. Gordon has a nagging feeling that the drug killed his sibling by preventing his blood from coagulating. The legal system offers no relief since the drug company is "protected" by the FDA. The company CEO Bruce Andrews refuses to listen to Gordon claiming he grieves by seeking culpability elsewhere. As Gordon continues to dig he gains an ally Jennifer Pearce of Veritas and begins to find evidence of deadly foul play. LETHAL DOSE is a tense thriller that will shake up the audience with the recent withdrawals of drugs due to adverse deadly side effects. The story line is at its best when Gordon, who has more going for him than most people would believe, takes on the Fortune 500 giant. When the tale spins into a murder thriller, it remains an exciting action packed tale, but loses some of its condemnation steam of pointing fingers at the American pharmaceutical-government incest. Still Jeff Buick writes a thought provoking suspense filled novel. Harriet Klausner