Beat the Reaper: A Novel
by Josh Bazell
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Author: Josh BazellEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2009-01-07
ISBN: 0316032220
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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- ISBN13: 9780316032223
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Book Reviews of Beat the Reaper: A Novel
Book Review: Very fun book
Summary: 4 Stars
Beat the Reaper is the story of a former mob assassin that uses the witness protection program to become a physician at a manic NY hospital called Manhattan Catholic. When a patient recognizes him from his former life, his story begins to unfold by alternating chapters between the present and past.
We learn of "Bearclaw's" loves, losses, and adventures through his past, and learn of his empathetic side from the present. The two ultimately collide in the climax of the book.
Beat the Reaper is violent, funny, and crude. I loved it. There are lines in the book that had me laughing out loud; and others that had me cringing in their gruesomeness. Unlike some of the simple, shallow books in this genre (Gun Monkey's, for example), Beat the Reaper is full of interesting plot lines, emotions, and also great medical tidbits. Josh Bazell builds empathy for his main character, but in a way that is not gratuitous.
If you are easily offended or grossed out, pass on Beat the Reaper. Otherwise, read it. Very fun book.
Summary of Beat the Reaper: A Novel
Dr. Peter Brown is an intern at Manhattan's worst hospital, with a talent for medicine, a shift from hell, and a past he'd prefer to keep hidden. Whether it's a blocked circumflex artery or a plan to land a massive malpractice suit, he knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men.Pietro "Bearclaw" Brnwna is a hitman for the mob, with a genius for violence, a well-earned fear of sharks, and an overly close relationship with the Federal Witness Relocation Program. More likely to leave a trail of dead gangsters than a molecule of evidence, he's the last person you want to see in your hospital room.
Nicholas LoBrutto, aka Eddy Squillante, is Dr. Brown's new patient, with three months to live and a very strange idea: that Peter Brown and Pietro Brnwa might-just might-be the same person ...
Now, with the mob, the government, and death itself descending on the hospital, Peter has to buy time and do whatever it takes to keep his patients, himself, and his last shot at redemption alive. To get through the next eight hours-and somehow beat the reaper.
Spattered in adrenaline-fueled action and bone-saw-sharp dialogue, BEAT THE REAPER is a debut thriller so utterly original you won't be able to guess what happens next, and so shockingly entertaining you won't be able to put it down.
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