BLIND TRIAL: The medical thriller from the author of The Doctor Who Fooled the World by Brian Deer

Author:Brian Deer [Deer, Brian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Brian Deer
Publisher: famousfiction.net
Published: 2021-04-09T16:00:00+00:00

Thirty-three

SHE RAISED her left foot and eased it into the panty. Her knee popped like a trodden-on twig. Then she raised her right foot—only succeeding second try—and nearly fell off the edge of the bed. She dragged up the undergarment, pushed her palms against the mattress, and hauled herself upright. Unsteady. She tugged on elastic till it snugged her waist.

Phase one of getting dressed was complete.

On the twenty-seventh floor of the Grand Hyatt, San Francisco, Trudy Mayr pinched the skin around her navel. She watched her flesh sink like an oven-ready turkey. She sucked in her belly, and creases hooped her midriff. Nasty. She was getting so thin.

She must have slept in a thousand hotel rooms like this one: brown recliner armchair, lightwood desk, and art picked to blend with the carpet. Once upon a time, she’d have reveled in the minibar, room service, overnight laundry. But this morning her soul ached only to be done with it. A week from today, she’d be free.

A clock beside the bed said 09:27. She’d lain awake half the night, worrying. Ben Louviere hadn’t returned to the hotel, as he should have. And she’d been fuming over an email from Atlanta. She’d phoned Marcia Gelding to report on Murayama. And a fat lot of good it had done. The CEO was busy on an investors’ call, apparently, and Mark Damerich, her assistant, took a message. She told him what was wrong, but nobody seemed to care. His reply was a slap in the face.

Dr. Mayr: Ms. Gelding is tied up this afternoon but has asked me to let you know Mr. Hoffman will look into this matter and contact you directly. Meanwhile, Ms. Gelding says please adhere to the agreed arrangements. Thankx. M.

She reached for a bra, wrestled its hook-and-eye fasteners, and maneuvered her arms through the holes. The packaging was labeled “moonlight white,” but it looked more rinsewater gray. She leaned forward to coordinate her breasts into position, but a shoulder strap slipped. Try again. She recovered, gripped the cups, and gave them a shake.

That was as good as it gets.

After donning a fresh dress, it would be Friday’s first Doral.

Then she heard a slam in the corridor outside.

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