The Deadly Dinner Party

The Deadly Dinner Party and Other Medical Detective Stories (2009, ISBN 978-0-300-12558-0) is a nonfiction book by Jonathan A. Edlow MD about medical mysteries published by Yale University Press. The book relates stories of everyday people caught up in medical crises which take deduction and detective work to solve, and to determine a correct diagnosis. The book has been compared to the "medical mystery" books of Berton Roueché.

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These interesting medical tales educate as well as entertain.

Sandeep Jauhar, MD, author, Intern: A Doctor's Initiation

Drama, intrigue, and solid detective work are the fabric on which Edlow weaves a bountiful collection of fascinating stories. It will inform and keep you spellbound. The pulse is exciting, the thrill of discovery palpable. Masterfully written.

Sanjiv Chopra, MD, Harvard Medical School, author Dr. Sanjiv Chopra's Liver Book

Offers mystery stories in the tradition of Berton Roueché that are every bit as exciting and illuminating as the originals. Edlow's stories are replete with information about strange medical adventures and treatments that any of us might experience one day.

Philip A. Mackowiak MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine

An intriguing collection of medical detective stories, this book both entertains and meets the general need for medical knowledge.

Stephen H. Zinner, MD, Harvard Medical School

External links

• Review of book in The New York Review of Books (November 5, 2009)
• Review in New Scientist (October 11, 2009)
• Yale University Press