Chop Shop

Intern forensic pathologist Dr. Riley McKay has noticed irregularities in autopsies at the Allegheny County Coroner's lab. Suspecting foul play, she seeks help from Dr. Nick Polchak, the "bug man" renowned for his ability to solve murders by analyzing the insects on victim's bodies. Nick and Riley uncover a sinister link between the lab's director and PharmaGen, a start-up drug company specializing in genetic research. They also discover that PharmaGen fronts an underground system to procure transplant organs for wealthy clients by finding and murdering matching donors. But PharmaGen learns of their security breach and orders the couple destroyed. While staying a step ahead of PharmaGen assassins, romantic attraction develops between Nick and Riley. But the attraction is complicated by a tragic secret that Riley hides -- a secret closely tied to one member of PharmaGen's operation which propels the novel to its astonishing conclusion.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Howard Books
Published: 07/01/2004
ISBN: 9781582294018
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.50w x 0.70d
Award: IndieFab awards - Second Place

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/07/2004 pg. 30
CBA Retailers 08/01/2004 pg. 45

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 86142 / Chop Shop: A Bug Man Novel
Reading Level: 5.5 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 14