description Harmful Intent Overview
Harmful Intent is a 1990 medical thriller novel by Robin Cook, a physician and author credited with popularizing the medical thriller genre. The story follows a Boston anesthesiologist who is convicted of malpractice after a patient's death and goes on the run to prove he was deliberately sabotaged. The plot involves a conspiracy connected to a pharmaceutical company. Like Cook's other novels, it examines tensions between medical ethics and corporate interests.
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When was Harmful Intent published, and what kind of novel is it?
Robin Cook's Harmful Intent was published in 1990. It is a medical thriller that combines anesthesia, malpractice litigation, criminal charges, and a drug-tampering conspiracy. [Harmful Intent](https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780399134814)
What happens to Dr. Jeffrey Rhodes in Harmful Intent?
Boston anesthesiologist Jeffrey Rhodes gives routine anesthesia during a birth, after which the mother dies and the infant suffers severe brain damage. He is sued for malpractice, convicted of second-degree murder, and forced to flee while trying to prove that the death was deliberately caused. [Harmful Intent](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/351771/harmful-intent-by-robin-cook/)
Who helps Jeffrey Rhodes investigate the suspicious deaths?
Rhodes works with nurse Kelly Everson, the widow of a friend who died after a similar medical tragedy. Together they look for evidence that several apparent malpractice cases may have been engineered rather than caused by ordinary medical error. [Harmful Intent](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/351771/harmful-intent-by-robin-cook/)
Was Harmful Intent adapted for television?
Yes. Robin Cook's Harmful Intent was adapted as a CBS television movie that aired in 1993. The adaptation keeps the central story of an anesthesiologist turned fugitive after a suspicious patient death. [Robin Cook bibliography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Cook_(American_novelist))
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