I received a gifted copy and am providing a review.
Kurt McCain, MD, anesthesiologist, working for a private
practice affiliated with a hospital has a reputation for being on time, caring
for his patients, going the extra mile including writing articles, doing
research, being involved, being taken under the wing of his ‘boss.’ Being
extraordinary in other words - living for anesthesia and his job. To his own detriment,
not having a social life. He was involved with Cassy until she took off. His
sister, Katy, thinks he needs someone in his life; Kurt hesitates. He’s been
hurt before … by Cassy. Thinking he’s not ready to give his heart away again
until … Lauren. Lauren is beautiful in every sense of the word - from her looks
to her personality to the people she introduces Kurt to. Kurt finds himself
becoming addicted to Lauren. Lauren, as it turns out, has other issues and is
virtually using Kurt to get her what she wants. Fortunately, for Kurt, before
it’s too late to turn back from the path he went down with Lauren, he gets
bonked on the head with a door.
Being a medical transcriptionist, I’m always interested in
reading a medical ‘thriller.’ This is certainly a different read, not a
thriller by definition, but a book that entails what medical professionals are
faced with on a daily basis … the temptation that stares them in the face. I
think it’s an important topic that probably doesn’t get talked about enough.
There is also quite a bit of Kurt’s personal story entangled within the pages -
from the relationship he has with his sister and her family, the relationship
he had with Cassy, with Lauren, with his inner turmoil about what he was doing
with his own life, his career, culminating in the end with his recovery and his
one final test.
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