Deathpoint — Marshall Goldberg

What would be the biggest news story of all time? For an elderly and eccentric billionaire named Z.Z. Mellon, it would be proof of life after death. With the help of his old friend, Dr. Frank Blackman, he's willing to pay any amount to find out if it exists. What might the human brain look like at the very moment of death? A fireworks display, of sorts? A fast-fading dot of light? And would the most ancient memory of the brain reside in the last part of it to die? There's one way to answer all these questions: kill someone -- scientifically. A small island nation is clandestinely chosen for the site of the experiment. A prisoner is selected. And so begins a secret series of ghoulish explorations into the mind of man. No secret like this can stay hidden for long, however, and soon a firestorm of controversy erupts. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Physician, writer, and teacher, Marshall Goldberg holds the unique position of Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry, and the Creative Arts at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Two of his Dan Lassiter novels were made into a network television mini-series, and another has recently been optioned for possible production as a film. Deathpoint is another in his long-standing endeavor to write a series of novels that confront major themes in medicine. He lives and writes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.