Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Adrenaline by John Benedict Book Review


I received a gifted copy and am providing a review.

Dr. Mike Carlucci and Dr. Doug Landry are both anesthesiologists who work for Keystone Anesthesia who provides services for Mercy Hospital. Through their work affiliation, they became best friends. Something mysterious started happening to the patients undergoing surgery, the exact cause was unknown until that particular mystery was solved. They were then faced with another mystery – the who behind the happenings. Keystone Anesthesia also employed Dr. Bryan Marshall who was the chief of the department along with Dr. Joe Raskin who was what you would call second-in-command, though he wanted Dr. Marshall’s position. Enter, Rusty Cranmer, an anesthesiology student, who was out to figure out what happened to his mother.

There are quite a few stories going on in this book. The marriages of both Dr. Carlucci and Dr. Landry, both having their share of difficulties as is true in any marriage. You have the power struggle between Dr. Marshall and Dr. Raskin which causes an underlying tension. There is the friendship between Dr. Carlucci and Dr. Landry, so Dr. Landry was especially concerned when he started noticing some changes in Dr. Carlucci who claimed he had things under control. Then, there is the interesting character of Rusty, the young student, who was eager to learn about his chosen profession as well as what happened to his mother.

Dr. Benedict’s work as an anesthesiologist gives him an inside look as to what sorts of pressure an anesthesiologist must feel when he is inducing a patient and waking the patient back up again. His knowledge of the medical field helps him to create scenarios that could very likely occur, though I hope not!!

 

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