Hooked

DOCTOR FEELGOOD Gavin Jenkins, a brilliant young doctor with roots in poor, rural Kentucky, saves Baltimore heiress Cleo Talbot from unnecessary surgery after an incorrect diagnosis.  The couple’s passionate attraction leads to marriage, and Cleo's elite social and political connections propel Gavin to prominence.  His patient list extends from the dressing rooms of world-famous artists to the heights of international society and, finally, to the inner sanctums of the White House itself.When the richest man in the world, Nicky Kiskalesi, sets his eyes on billions of dollars of Egyptian oil, he must first topple a government. Nicky seeks Gavin's help, a fateful decision that leads from the waterfront slums of Izmir to secret KGB assassinations and the corrupt thrones of the Middle East, as the fate of the world's energy supply—and Gavin's own life—hang in the balance.HOOKED, set in the mid-20th century, is based on the real-life "youth doctors" of the 1960s and takes place in New York and Washington, a remote fishing village on the Turkish Riviera, Sweden, Vienna, Cairo and aboard Lydia, the world's most beautiful yacht.“Truly one of the best books I’ve ever read! I luuuvvved the international jet-setting element, and the characters were each riveting in their own unique ways. I simply could not put it down! If I could give it 10-Stars, I would! It’s that good!!!”—D. D. Scott, bestselling author"All the sure elements of a big seller written by pros who know how to tell a story." --Publishers Weekly"Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the operating theatre... NYT best-selling author Ruth Harris and Michael Harris take on the medical-political thriller. Sleepless nights ahead for Daniel Silva and Tess Gerritsen as their crowns are threatened." --Mark Williams, co-author of Sugar and Spice "Sex, greed, ambition and murder – what's not to like? It's great to see NYT bestselling  author, Ruth Harris and Michael Harris move into the thriller genre with this cracking debut." — Mark Chisnell, author of The DefectorKeywords: thriller, medical thriller, 1960s, White House, assassination, Middle East, Turkey, Vienna, political thriller, murder, doctor, addiction, rich, wealthy, yacht, royalty, Egypt, Russia, revenge, sex, 20th Century