San Francisco, 1975. The Golden Gate glitters in the distance, but inside UCSF Medical Center, a group of brand-new interns are too exhausted — and too consumed — to notice. They've survived medical school. Now comes the real test.
When a series of baffling cases lands on their watch, these young doctors must rely on instinct, intellect, and each other to unravel what no diagnosis can easily explain. Lives hang in the balance. So do hearts.
The Long White Coat, Death Can Wait is a propulsive blend of medical mystery, thriller, and romance — set against the backdrop of 1970s San Francisco at its most vivid and turbulent. Author Dr. C. Robert Pettit, MD, trained at UCSF Medical Center, and the authenticity shows on every page. The emergencies are fictional. The medicine is real. The tension never lets up.