Lethal Practice - Softcover

Clement, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0449002810 ISBN 13: 9780449002810

Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc., 1998

Synopsis

Since emergency room doctor Earl Garnet knows how to insert a cardiac needle, he becomes a prime suspect when the chief administrator of Saint Paul's Hospital in Buffalo is murdered with a needle to the heart, and Earl's efforts to clear his name uncover

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These comments appeared in ARC's of Lethal Practice
These are the review comments that appeared on the AdvancedReading Copy (ARC) of Lethal Practice:

Chilling "A fast-paced, engrossing Medical Thriller. An impressive debut." - John Saul New York Times bestselling author THE BLACK STONE CHRONICLES

"Thrilling medical suspense guaranteed to keep you rivited. Highly entertaining." - Stanley Pottinger New York Times bestselling author THE FOURTH PROCEDURE

"A single mysterious and grisly murder in the first chapter sustains this entire debut novel. The cardiac needle expertly plunged into the heart of Everett Kingsly, chief administrator of St. Paul's Hospital in Buffalo, N.Y., puts top ER doctor, cardiac genius and the story's narrator Earl Garnet at the investigation's forefront. While a few subplots fill in the blanks, Clement doesn't make the mistake of substituting body count for narrative drive, the circumstances surrounding Kingsly's death and the motives floating around the hospital provide more than enough juice. Clement, a former ER physician, possesses punchy prose, medical know-how and a knack for quirky detils, and his hardened depiction of the realities of hospital administration is disturbing." Excerpt from Publisher's Weekly, July/97

Here are review comments that appeared on the inside cover on the final release:

"A gripping story super-imposed on a very sophisticated medical background. Dr. Clement not only spins a great yarn, his medical background is vivid and accurate." - Isadore Rosenfeld, MD Distinguished Professor of Clinical Medicine (Cardiology) Medical Commentator for NBC's Today Show Bestselling author of DR. ROSENFELD'S GUIDE TO ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

"Rx: Use liberally when in need of a good read... Side effects: May cause engrossement, excitement, feeling of "being there" and occasional hilarity... Caution: May cause stiffness due to long periods of sitting turning pages. Please note: This is not an imitation. This is the REAL THING. Repeat: as often as you can! - Michel Tetreault, MD CCFP (EM) FRCP (C) Emergency Physician Former President Canadian and Quebec Associations of Emergency Physicians

Synopsis

Since emergency room doctor Earl Garnet knows how to insert a cardiac needle, he becomes a prime suspect when the chief administrator of Saint Paul's Hospital in Buffalo is murdered with a needle to the heart, and Earl's efforts to clear his name uncovera threatening conspiracy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc.
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0449002810
• ISBN 13: 9780449002810
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 344