β Scribed by Josh Bazell
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The Doctor will see you now....
Meet Peter Brown, a young Manhattan ER Doctor who has a past he'd prefer to stay hidden. When a figure from the old days emerges it looks increasingly unlikely that his secret will stay intact.
Nicholas LoBrutto, aka Eddy Squillante, is given three months to live, and it's clear to Peter that the clock is ticking for both of them. He must do whatever it takes to keep him - and his patient - alive.
It's time to beat the reaper....
Publishers are given to attempts to whip up excitement about debut novels (itβs their job, after all), and often such fireworks splutter out all too quickly. But thatβs not going to happen with Josh Bazellβs debut thriller Beat the Reaper, which is (it has to be said) quite as impressive as his publishers are trumpeting β in fact, if this book doesnβt take the crime and thriller world by storm, there's no justice. What marks the book out from the rest of an increasingly overcrowded field is its vibrant, glittering prose β streaked through with a mordant wit (highlighted by a series of pithy β and highly entertaining β footnotes; an unusual element in the thriller genre)
The plot is highly original. Peter Brown is a young Manhattan intern who is not all he seems to be. He has a past β and as any reader of crime novels knows β the past never stays buried for long. Peter has had an edgy run-in with a mugger and a more congenial elevator one-to-one with a female pharmaceutics rep. But his most significant encounter is to be with a new hospital patient, Nicholas LoBrutto β a man who knows the truth behind Peterβs artificially contrived faΓ§ade: the young intern is, in fact, in the Witness Protection program, and he remains in the gunsights of some unpleasant New Jersey heavies. And things are about to get very hot for both Peter and LoBrutto. Josh Bazell, as Beat the Reaper, demonstrates, is the real deal, and the auguries for this debut are very good. If he can just sustain this level of invention and energy thoughout that difficult second novelβ¦ --Barry Forshaw
Hold on to your hats. Josh Bazell's first novel is a roller-coaster ride from the very first page, fast, furious, and - believe it or not - funny...A cross between ER and the Sopranos, this is House on speed, with a little Dexter thrown in and wisecracking dialogue to boot. It's breathtakingly accomplished for a debut. Bazell is a name to watch (Daily Mail )
Funny and outrageous, with a great central character and the energy and frenetic pace sustained throughout...Determinedly cynical about the US medical system and with informative footnotes (Guardian )
The novel speeds you like an emergency-room patient on a gurney through 300 pages of adrenalin-fuelled action, medical drama, mob dealings and stomach-turning violence (Scotland on Sunday )
Beat the Reaper is way cool and ice cold. A ferocious read (Don Winslow )
Beat the Reaper is a blast. Josh Bazell blew me away with this story that is as relentless as a bullet (Michael Connelly )
Library : General
Universes : Peter Brown [01]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780316032223
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