Murder...A Way to Lose Weight: A Medical Mystery - Paperback

by J. L. Greger (Author)

Dieting is hard. So is fitting into a new job where you aren't wanted. In Murder. A Way to Lose Weight, Dr. Linda Almquist attempts to do both as she investigates two diet doctors who are endangering the lives of their obese patients. When she finds one diet doctor dead, she and the police suspect the other diet doctor but soon learn the dead diet doctor had annoyed many. While Linda fears for her job, the police fear for her life.This insider's view of a medical school will also help you to understand the value of clinical trials and to learn about new research linking obesity and gut bacteria. This mystery won first place in the 2016 Public Safety Writers' Association contest and was a finalist for the 2016 New Mexico/Arizona book awards.

Author Biography

J. L. Greger is a past biology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison turned novelist. She likes to include tidbits of science and foreign locations in her thrillers and mysteries: Riddled with Clues (Finalist for 2017 NM/Arizona book awards, Murder: A New Way to Lose (winner of 2016 Public Safety Writers Association [PSWA] contest and finalist for 2016 NM/ Arizona book award), I Saw You in Beirut, Malignancy (winner of 2015 PSWA contest), Ignore the Pain, and Coming Flu. However, in her short stories, she prefers to focus on families; The Good Old Days? and Other People's Mothers (finalist for NM/Arizona Book Awards). You can learn more about her books at her website: http: //www.jlgreger.com