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The Five-Year Test
The backstory of Allen and Leslie Nelson: general surgery residency in 1980s America, with all its rigor, drudgery, joy and terrifying moments.
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A thriller with a doctor's precision
52
chapters across two timelines
1763
an anatomist's secret in the palace of the Prince of Sansevero
1995
an American vascular surgeon and a poisoned dinner
30
years of the author's own work alongside Naples colleagues
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Naples, 1995. A poisoned dinner, a centuries-old secret, and an American vascular surgeon who can't stop asking questions.
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