A medical thriller in the bestselling tradition of Robin CookToby Nelms is an ordinary 8-year-old boy who needs a routine operation. Everything seems to go well; the surgery is a success; Toby is sent home.Months later, terror begins to take over Toby's life, and he keeps on bursting into tortured screaming. He has begun to relive every moment of his operation - including the immense pain.Neurosurgeon Zack Iverson must discover why the young boy is re-experiencing every detail of the operation. And he must also uncover the horrifying secret that is being hidden by the hospital where Toby was treated. For Toby is not the only one who is suffering this strange and horrific effect after surgery. Iverson needs to find out the truth quickly, before an innocent child dies - and before another patient is wheeled into the Operating Room, to experience every slice of the scalpel's merciless blade