The great Canadian drug novel

To discourage Americans from buying inexpensive drugs from Canada, maybe the drug industry should raise the specter of terrorists killing U.S. citizens with poison pills from north of the border. Sound like a strange piece of fiction? The truth is even stranger, featuring a cast of characters that includes an employee of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Larry King's attorney, and Jayson Blair, the ex-New York Times reporter famous for making stuff up. The story started last spring with divorce lawyer Mark Barondess, who represents King and is also a consultant to PhRMA. A friend of his had the idea that a thriller about terrorists meddling with drugs passing through Canada would be a good thing for the American drug industry.