Dr. Will Jennings

Dr. Will Jennings is an anesthesiologist who has just developed a new drug that could make him millions of dollars. Will is married and has one child, a daughter. Will grew up the son of a poor ne'er-do-well, a man who sank all his money into a store that quickly failed. Will learned from this experience to take control of his finances and to be careful what he spent his money on. As a result, Will has a sizeable savings account and multiple investments that will net him a good return. For this reason, it seems, a kidnapper has targeted Will and his family.

Will was once an obstetrician, but a rare form of arthritis has forced him to change specialties to anesthesiology. As the novel opens, Will is on his way to an annual medical conference in order to announce the manufacturing of his new...