But before she can work on getting back with Lyle, another complication looms. Francesca s dear friend and editor Georgia has breast cancer. Francesca helps transport Georgia to the hospital for treatment. Cancer and chemo are bad enough. Demeaning attitudes by some of the hospital staff add insult to injury.
Uncompassionate receptionists are sticklers for precise paperwork.
Francesca observes slick hospital floors and greasy cafeteria food. Physician arrogance also gets a drubbing. While the two wait in Radiation Oncology, an intruder shoots a receptionist and a doctor in an adjacent office. Then Francesca learns that Doc in the Box, an office building crammed with physicians, is also on the killer s list. The pressure is on for our intrepid heroine to prevent another murder.