Fatal Trauma (Abingdon Press, May 2015)
A gunman who has nothing to lose faces a doctor who could lose it all to prove his innocence.
When Dr. Mark Baker and Nurse Kelly Atkinson are held at the mercy of a dangerous gunman, the lives of every emergency room patient are at stake. At the end of the evening three men are dead. One of them is a police officer who couldn't be saved despite Mark's best efforts. The other two are members of the feared Zeta drug cartel.
Though the standoff is over, the killing is not, because when the drug cartel loses its members, revenge is not far behind. Facing an adversary whose desires are dark and efforts are ruthless, Mark finds himself under suspicion as a killer, yet still a potential victim. When he turns to his high school sweetheart, attorney Gwen Woodruff, for help, Kelly helplessly looks on, as she hides her own feelings for the good doctor.
At the height of the conflict, three questions remain: Who is the shooter? Who will the next victim be? And can Mark prove his innocence before the gun turns on him?
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My Thoughts: After reading and reviewing a previous book by Mabry, I was excited to read his latest medical suspense novel. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if my expectations were too high, based on how much I loved his previous work, but this one didn't quite measure up in the same way.
The storyline started off with a bang and I was hooked at the beginning, but it didn't seem to resonate with me in quite the same way. I'm not sure exactly what it was - the characters didn't quite have the same depth or maybe I felt them a bit harder to relate with. It was still a great read, and I would still recommend it - I think my expectations were just too high. I will still not hesitate to read his next book!
Thank you to Litfuse Publicity for organizing this tour and providing me with my complimentary review copy.
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