Struck down by a hit-and-run driver, one of the world's most respected
doctors lies comatose in the ICU unit of Boston's Beaumont Clinic. No
one thinks he will survive. Two of his children believe treatment should
be stopped. But his daughter Thea refuses to give up hope―and begins to
suspect a cover-up. As a brilliant physician who left the hospital to
work with the poor, Thea knows all too well the hidden agendas and
personal conflicts that lurk beneath the surface of an elite medical
center. When a late-night hospital intruder is identified as a
professional killer, Thea is convinced her father's accident was no
accident―and someone plans to finish the job...
Who would want to kill a man who saves lives―and why? The answers,
Thea fears, are locked deep inside the mind of the only living
witness―her father―a man who cannot move or speak. Until the flutter of
a single eyelid provides him the means to communicate...and offers Thea
a terrifying glimpse into an unfathomable conspiracy.