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Race for the Dying

Steven F. Havill

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English
Poisoned Pen Press
01 March 2014
Where there's fraud, there's murder.

A newly minted graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1890, Dr. Thomas Parks heads to the big timber country of Puget Sound to practice trauma medicine. An hour after stepping off the boat he's nearly crushed to death by a less-than-surefooted mule and finds himself a patient rather than a physician. As he convalesces, he discovers that his host, an aging and venerable physician friend of his father's, is running an elaborate medical scam, selling worthless concoctions nationwide, with enormous sales. Limited to practicing medicine with one functioning eye, one hand, and one leg, Thomas grapples with exposing the old family friend. To make matters worse, an epidemic threatens the town and surrounding area. Will the young doctor's first trip to the Northwest be his last?
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Imprint:   Poisoned Pen Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   Reprint
Dimensions:   Height: 1mm,  Width: 1mm, 
Weight:   1g
ISBN:   9781464201707
ISBN 10:   1464201706
Pages:   368
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

""Havill is the author of 25 titles, including four westerns, 19 Posadas County Mysteries, and the sequel to """"Race for the Dying,"""" """"Comes a Time for Burning.""""The latest in his Posadas Series, """"One Perfect Shot"""" is to be followed in October, 2013 by """"NightZone.""

Reviews for Race for the Dying

The second Parks historical medical thriller (see Race for the Dying) is a great tale that focuses on the state of medicine in rural Puget Sound in the last decade of the nineteenth century. The cast makes the tale as the doctors struggle to contain an epidemic that threatens the village and nearby towns, but the impact on everyone is deeply felt by the audience. Steven F. Havill's series is a strong saga worth reading. --Harriet Klausner of Comes a Time for Burning Havill, author of the Bill Gastner and Posadas County mystery series, shows his skills in characterization and plotting here, as he personalizes nineteenth-century medical mail fraud to create a compelling historical novel. -- Booklist of Race for the Dying Havill sets up a number of colorful dramatic situations that ought to please readers who take their westerns neat. -- Publishers Weekly of Race for the Dying


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