Tuned-in a bit late, but always happy to pick up on a good
'mystery' recommendation:
http://www.bookloons.com/cgi-bin/Review.ASP?bookid=2450
Hmmm....the "CCC" ... sounds suspiciously like a few of the
co-conspirator-cranks of Vortex, no?
"Pathologist Dr. Arthur Chess begins to make overtures, expressing
interest in 'the genesis of very, very bad behavior', which Jeremy
sums up as 'A cocktail of nature and nurture.' Dr. Chess invites
Jeremy to a sumptuous dinner with an elderly group of associates,
the 'CCC', whose words 'Expediency trumps virtue' stay with him
long after he gives a talk on 'habitually violent criminals'. What
is their interest, and who is sending Dr. Carrier research papers
on disturbing topics such as laser scalpel applications?