the deadly dinner party the deadly dinner party the deadly dinner party and other medical detective stories (2009, isbn 978-0-300-12558-0) is a nonfiction book by jonathan a. edlow md about medical mysteries published by yale university press. the book relates stories of everyday people caught up in medical crises which take deduction and detective work to solve, and to determine a correct diagnosis. the book has been compared to the "medical mystery" books of berton roueché.