Misconduct’’s Deadly Denial: Treachery and Fraud in the Research Lab

Want a thriller that can make you think? Try this one. Something is wrong at the medical school of Fairland University. A scientist disappears after finding that his coworker is faking data for a breast cancer cure. Two researchers, his statistician girlfriend and an immunologist, search for him and strive to expose the cheaters. As the scope of the fraud is revealed a U. S. Customs agent, who has her own stake in the case, joins them. Flying in the face of danger, the three women confront killers and a vindictive academic hierarchy, at great cost to themselves. This is the first book in a series that features statistician Jeannine Ryan and her use of numerical forensics to detect fake data.

James E. Mosimann is a retired biostatistician who spent many years at the Computer Division of the National Institutes of Health. After NIH, he joined the Office of Research Integrity of the Public Health Service where he was a scientist-investigator for cases of research misconduct. He speaks French, English, some Czech, and is familiar with other languages of Europe where he has spent considerable time. His novels feature the use of statistical forensics in detecting fraud.