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Title: grossly unfair to Dr. Hill
Review: A good friend of mine worked closely with Dr. Hill and reports that this book is grossly unfair to Dr. Hill. Modern thought is that his wife Joan died from Toxic Shock Syndrome, an illness not known or described at the time of her death. The time course, refractory nature, symptoms and fulminant course all fit quite well. Having treated septic shock in the ICU, I can also say with authority that with the available treatments at the time it is unlikely she would have survived in any case. Dr. Hill took her to the hospital where he was known since he would reasonalby expect his wife to receive the best treatment since he was personally known there. And it is absurd to think he planned to kill his wife with an illness that was not known or understood at the time.making Dr. Hill the villian makes for a more commercial story, but I ask you to consider that if he did not murder his wife how cruel his death was, to be murdered in the view of his mother and son.
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