Robin Cook is a medical doctor who writes suspense/thrillers that have connection with the medical profession.

Toxin is a book about a heart surgeon who's daughter eats meat that is infected with e-coli bacteria, and the steps he takes to discover the cause.

I don't know how accurate the details are, but this book is not for the squeemish, as it take you behind the scenes of a slaughter house in graphic details.

Interesting read