In the 12th Doc Ford thriller, no good deed goes unpunished. Concerned about her twin brother, biologist Jobe Matthews, Frieda Matthews asks her friend, marine biologist Marion Doc Ford, to pay him a visit. When Doc does so, he interrupts two people torturing Jobe for information; a short while later, he discovers that Jobe has killed himself and his body is infested with parasites. An investigation reveals a scheme to spread parasitic Guinea worms throughout Florida. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.