Author:Michael Palmer
Young, talented, and ambitious, Dr Eric Najarian has all the qualities they're looking for at White Memorial Hospital.
What Eric doesn't know is that he's being watched. And judged.
An elite clique of medical professionals thinks he has what it takes to join their secret club. All the young doctor has to do is agree to play by their rules.
But Eric has already seen too much. A missing body. An unspeakable mutilation. A brutal abduction. It's only the beginning of a terrifyingly evil plot, a sinister plan the group will stop at nothing to hide. And if Eric refuses to become their colleague - he will be their next victim...
He (Winegardner) has done an excellent job and, though he is standing on the shoulders of a giant, The Lost Years is in some respects an improvement on its model
—— The TelegraphThe Godfather Returns is not only a real book by a real writer. It's also a real pleasure, a fine, swirling epic - bitter, touching, funny and true ... Winegardner has not squandered his inheritance
—— New York Times Book ReviewThe measure of his success is quickly apparent ... he brilliantly recreates the vivid, pungent prose style of Puzo's original
—— Daily Express