The Twin Serpents Author:Ronald Scott Thorn In this suspenseful and highly literate thriller, Ronald Scott Thorn has given a new twist to the coiled serpents climbing the rod of Mercury, long the emblem of physicians and surgeons. The doctor of the story is Alexander Cranford-young, brilliant, the most renowned plastic surgeon in England. His marriage, however, seems headed for disaster. ... more »His glamorous wife, Eve, and her evil twin brother, Lord Binfield, have imprisoned all three of them in a strange and immutable triangle. When sudden death shatters the trio, it brings with it mortal danger, and flight from an implacable avenger, menacing, deadly, and persistent. Finally, tracker and victim face each other on a legendary Greek island. Against this idyllic backdrop the violent last act of the drama takes place, with a climax as inevitable as an ancient tragedy-but one that nevertheless takes the reader by surprise.« less