Mark Cotton – författare

Trusted by paediatricians around the world, the Manual of Childhood Infections, also known as the Blue Book, returns in a fully updated fifth edition. This essential handbook brings together global expertise to deliver fast, reliable answers for anyone caring for children with infectious diseases. Written by specialists from all WHO regions, it reflects real-world practice across diverse settings, including guidance tailored to resource-limited settings.With 130 concise, clinically focused chapters, the handbook offers an evidence-based approach to every major childhood infection. Each chapter provides at-a-glance support for busy clinicians broken down into global epidemiology, transmission and incubation periods, typical and atypical presentations, diagnosis, management, antimicrobial and supportive care, outcomes, prevention, 'what's new', and 'what's next', all in a clear bullet-point format designed for rapid consultation.Covering everything from common infections to emerging threats and neglected tropical diseases, this edition equips healthcare professionals with the knowledge they need to deliver safe, effective care anywhere in the world and remains the indispensable companion for clinicians treating infants, children, and adolescents with infectious diseases.

Buddy Griffin's search for a missing man puts him squarely in the middle of a murder investigation related to a drug heist gone wrong with the parties on both ends of the deal looking for the stolen goods and money.After private investigator Buddy Griffin agrees to help find Courtney Ramey's missing husband Justin, things take a turn when he learns that Justin is the nephew of recently murdered local crook Benny Shanks. And, when Buddy gets a cold reception from the people Justin was working for he digs deeper and uncovers a drug-trafficking operation that was hit with a violent interruption from outsiders.Buddy must walk a line between helping the local cops solve Benny Shanks murder and cozying up to drug runners to try to find Justin Ramey and save his life before it's too late.

Buddy Griffin, retired homicide detective, returns to his hometown of Elmore, Texas and becomes embroiled in a murder investigation when his high school sweetheart finds her husband, the president of the local bank, shot dead in their swimming pool.Buddy soon uncovers an extortion plot, a missing female bank teller and a safe deposit box box full of dirty money linked to the local mob.