Book Review: Fatal Trauma {LitFuse Blog Tour}

About the book:
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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About the author:

A retired physician, Dr. Richard Mabry is the author of seven critically acclaimed novels of medical suspense. His previous works have been finalists for the Carol Award and Romantic Times Reader's Choice Award, and have won the Selah Award. He is a past Vice-President of American Christian Fiction Writers and a member of the International Thriller Writers. He and his wife live in North Texas.


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My thoughts:
Another good book by Mabry! If you are interested in medical mystery, some 'romance', and a Christian backdrop, then I really think you'll like the book. This is the third book by Mabry I've read and I enjoyed it as much as the other two. You can read my reviews of Stress Test and Critical Condition.

You won't get spoilers here in my review but I'll say that once I started reading it was difficult to put the book down. There are a lot of cliche phrases and scenes but that's okay in my opinion because of the way Mabry writes his passion: the medical field. He does well with the mystery and fine with the 'romance' as well. Speaking of romance, fortunately for me, there isn't a heavy dose in this book. It *is* there and we know without a doubt there are some intimate relationships going on but it's not overdone. Also, even though I am a Christian, I find it poor writing for the author to try to cram Christ into the book artificially. I've never felt that with Mabry's writing. It's as it goes in life, I think.

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Book Review: Stress-Test {LitFuse Blog Tour}

About Stress Test: They may not have enough evidence to convict him, but they have enough to ruin his life.
Dr. Matt Newman thought he was leaving his life in private practice for a better one in academic medicine. But the kidnappers who attacked him as he left his last shift in the ER have no such plans-they just want him dead. Bound and in the trunk of his car, Matt's only thought is escape. He does so, but at a price: a head injury that lands him in the ICU . . . where he awakens to discover he's being charged with murder.
Sandra Murray is a fiery, redheaded lawyer who swore she was done with doctors. But when Matt calls, she knows she can't walk away from defending someone who is truly innocent.
Matt's career is going down the drain. His freedom and perhaps his life may be next. But with the police convinced he's a murderer and the kidnappers still trying to finish what they started, finding the truth-and the faith to keep going-will be the toughest stress test Matt has ever endured.
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Meet Richard: A retired physician, Dr. Richard Mabry is the author of four critically acclaimed novels of medical suspense. His previous works have been finalists for the Carol Award and Romantic Times Reader's Choice Award, and have won the Selah Award. He is a past Vice-President of American Christian Fiction Writers and a member of the International Thriller Writers. He and his wife live in North Texas.
Learn more about Richard at: http://www.rmabry.com

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My thoughts:

Good book! I’ve not read very many books in this category lately because they are generally…unwholesome. Yep. I’ve become quite picky with what I read (uh, well mostly).

This book is fast paced, has plenty of suspense and very little of the rampant romance that’s in so many books; although there are quite evident emotional and physical attraction between some of the characters. I feel the book is a good one. I’ll say though that there’s lots of medical talk, too many medical terms. Realizing it is written by a doctor helps me to ease up on the author. It’s more believable if the author knows their stuff (even if I don’t understand completely!). I didn’t or rather couldn’t put the pieces together on the who and the why. But that’s part of the beauty of a good suspense! It doesn’t get wrapped up until the end and then it’s like ‘aha!’

I did feel that some of the character traits were a bit cliché and there are personalities that have been overused in books such as this. Also, a few lines were overused in this book. Of course, the book I received was an ARC- and it said it’d not been proofed yet.

The inclusion of “Christianity” in the book was rather natural and seamless for the most part. It wasn’t haphazardly tossed into a scene; it didn’t feel forced. I like that it was more natural and felt truer to life than some “Christian” books I’ve read lately. This has a low-key, underlying Christian mentality.

The last page has the only kiss scene in the entire book (that I can recall). That, in my opinion, could have been left out and not harmed the book one bit. There is murder, lying, stealing, corrupt law, drinking, maybe smoking (?), violence, but I don’t remember any curse words and no ‘inappropriate’ scenes- beside what I’ve mentioned already. Previously unaware of this author, I’m on the look-out for more. It is a good ‘take me away from my reality’ book.

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