Beyond Containment

About the Book

An epidemic seemed imminent after several young athletes from Grand Forks, North Dakota collapsed and died because a blood vessel burst inside them.  The search for why the vessels weakened brings together a conservative and cantankerous pathologist, a brilliant but promiscuous epidemiologist and a plucky female investigator from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  While the three professionals search for logical scientific answers, a crusty old janitor tries to convince them he knows the reason why the young people died.  The clash of professional egos, a bribe, physical threats and a suspicious suicide hinder the investigation but the pathologist doggedly interviews people and sifts through scientific information until he discovers the astonishing 20-year-old incident that caused disease and death in this Midwestern community.

About the Author

After earning a Ph.D. in biochemistry at the University of North Dakota, Gary Evans worked in the field of human nutrition, first as a research scientist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and later as a professor at Bemidji State University in Minnesota. He discovered how chromium, zinc and other minerals are transferred from the stomach into the blood and developed chromium picolinate, a nutrient that improves insulin action and helps control body fat. In addition to his first novel, Beyond Containment, he has published 3 nonfiction books and holds 7 U.S. patents. Gary and his wife Linda live in Nevada where he is currently finishing his second novel and starting a third. Grampa Gary is also collaborating with his grandson on a children’s book.