The Cure

Robin Cook meets Michael Palmer in this terrifyingly real medical thriller about the perils of natural medicine. Restore Tabs are sweeping the nation. This miracle drug not only helps women loose weight and feel better, it also increases their sex drive. Restore Tabs are a feminine version of Viagra. And best of all, they're all natural. Pioneering herb company, Ecolabs, sees the pills as the next St. John's Wort, the next Ginseng, the next Echinacia, and is pulling out all the stops to push the pills on the public. Young handsome doctor Steve McClaren is Ecolabs chief spokesperson, and prescribes their products to many of his patients. But suddenly many of his female patients are gettting terribly sick, and he's struggling to find out why. When all signs point to the Restore Tabs, Steve quickly works to find the truth, all the while staying just a step ahead of a killer who wants him dead. Natural remedies are hot, but they aren't subject to FDA approval like other over-the-counter drugs.This is the perfect story to tap into the fears surrounding the natural drug movement. About the Author: David Shobin is a physician and novelist who lives on Long Island, New York. This is his seventh novel. An all-natural weight-loss pill that also increases sexual energy is being promoted as the next St. John's wort, but when some patients begin to report nasty side effects, someone in the pharmaceutical industry will stop at nothing to conceal the truth