When an emergency call brings Dr. Alan Gregory to an ICU, he finds fifteen-year-old Merritt Strait recovering from a suicide attempt. Her stepsister, Chaney, already lies near death ? after her managed care provider turned down an experimental treatment that could save her life. When a wealthy executive with the family's HMO is shot to death, Alan discovers shocking evidence linking Merritt to his killing. As time runs out, he searches for answers ? and discovers the truth about a family that will stop at nothing to save one of its own. ?Spine-tingling?a compulsive read.? ? Library Journal