Fatal Complications

Anyone Can Put You to Sleep—It’s the One Who Wakes You Up That’s Important

When a colleague’s patient suffers a bizarre reaction in the operating room, Luke Daulton, a newly minted anesthesiologist, volunteers to help. Despite the surgical team’s best efforts, the patient succumbs to a rare anesthetic complication. Luke becomes perplexed, even suspicious, over their inability to save the woman. Is it possible that the diagnosis was wrong? Or, worse yet, was the diagnosis faked? Luke even wonders if his boss Dr. Katz is involved.

Too busy with the rigors of a new job and his impending fatherhood, Luke is forced to put his suspicions on hold. When his wife, Kim, faces a C-section, his fears are reignited. Could there be a murderer—or murderers—operating in his hospital? Could his wife’s obstetrician be involved? When the C-section goes horribly wrong, Luke must launch into action to save his wife and baby and expose the conspiracy he’s uncovered.

Perfect for Fans of Robin Cook and Tess Gerritsen

John Benedict, a board-certified anesthesiologist, puts his experience to good use in creating gritty, authentic medical thrillers. Fatal Complications is his third novel, following Adrenaline and The Edge of Death. Dr. Benedict lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.