About The Author

Peter Kowey, MD

Dr. Kowey is an internationally respected expert in heart rhythm disorders. He attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania and trained in cardiology at Harvard. For the last 30 years, he has developed a large referral practice in Philadelphia. His research has led to the development of dozens of new drugs and devices for the treatment of a wide range of cardiac diseases. He has authored hundreds of scientific articles and textbook chapters. LETHAL RHYTHM is his first work of fiction. He lives in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania with his wife Dorothy and their three Portuguese water dogs.

with Marion Laffey Fox

Journalist and nurse, Marion Laffey Fox is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. Co-author with Dr. Truman G. Schnabel, Jr. of “It’s Your Body, Know What the Doctor Ordered,” and author of “Philadelphia World Class!,” she has contributed to USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor, Town & Country, Architectural Digest, Travel & Leisure, Forbes, and Vogue. She is a contributing editor of Coastal Living magazine and Entrée magazine. Ms. Fox is a trustee of The Lankenau Hospital Foundation and The Franklin Institute Bower Awards Committee.