Risk of Murder — Bob Berger

SMOKERS GET INTO MORE ACCIDENTS.
20,000 MILES OF BIKE RIDING IS DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH.
AND IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE RISK OF MURDER, JUST FOLLOW DR. RISK....

As a syndicated columnist, Dr. Risk calculates everything from the dangers of drinking milk to the chances of winning the lottery. In real life he's mild-mannered James Denny, taking the risk of murder....

At a noisy New York City breakfast joint, a gorgeous artist is trying to persuade Dr. Risk to calculate the odds that a sue-proof doctor is really a criminal. Then when he walks out into the dusty Greenwich Village sunshine with artist Mindy Sayles and a fluttering heart, Dr. Risk's entire life is turned upside down....

From SoHo to the East Village, from bikers to Wall Street brokers, Dr. Risk is getting in touch with Mindy's world, and untangling the web of murder and greed that she has led him into. In the long run, chances are he'll get out of this alive -- if the short run doesn't kill him first. . . .