ER physician and medical researcher, Drake Cody, has developed an experimental drug that may help the paralyzed walk. Rogue elements operating in the shadows of the pharmaceutical industry have learned of Drake’s breakthrough and they will destroy anyone or anything that prevents them from pirating the priceless research.Drake, his wife, and their children become pawns in a deadly contest where billions in profits are at stake and their lives mean nothing. Murder, blackmail, and violence touches all those he cares about as the hospital, his home, and his city are swept into the madness. Greed, lust, murder, and betrayal confront courage and selflessness as Drake’s family and his hospital coworkers battle to save what matters most—their patients, their love, their lives.Physician turned bestselling author Tom Combs’ suspense-packed thriller explodes with true-to-life medical action in a tale of heart-pounding thrills, brilliant twists, and characters readers care about.John Grisham introduced legal suspense and thrills to the mainstream - Tom Combs has done the same with the world of medicine in book one of this riveting series.International Bestselling Medical Thriller - #1 Great Britain, Canada and Australia 2018, 2020 BOND philanthropic/arts association 2019 Book selection              *****MN Medical Association selection for inaugural Author Rounds event (2019) Twenty-five years as an emergency doctor in busy inner-city, level-one trauma ERs provide Tom Combs' background for his gripping stories. High-stakes, deadly conflict, and a flawed hero who is compelled to protect others are central to his books. Authentic emergency and critical care medicine, shared in non-technical language, fuel his emotionally engaging, suspense-packed fiction."Nerve Damage" is a story of high-level intrigue, engaging characters, and edge-of-your-seat suspense. "Hard to Breathe", book two in the Drake Cody series, continues the exciting action. "Wrongful Deaths" is the third book in the series and in it Drake and those he cares about are immersed in life-or-death drama that is as real as today's headlines.Tom lives with his artist wife in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Visit his website at tom-combs.com or contact at tcombsauthor@gmail.com