Bitter Medicine, Carlton Smith
Bitter Medicine, Carlton Smith
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Bitter Medicine
Two Doctors, Two Deaths, And A Small Town's Search For Justice

Author: Carlton Smith

Narrator: Patrick Lawlor

Unabridged: 8 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/19/2018

Synopsis

Two Deaths

Port Angeles, Washington, is a small town of pretty houses and smiling people, surrounded by acres of pristine wilderness. Everyone thought it was the perfect place to live . . . until two local doctors made headlines.

Two Doctors

On a chilly January night, Dr. Eugene Turner hastened the death of a three-day-old baby boy who had been pronounced brain-dead. Six weeks later, ER physician Dr. Bruce Rowan hacked his wife to death with an axe, then tried to kill himself—claiming he snapped after witnessing Dr. Turner's euthanasia.

A Small Town Rocked by A Shocking Fatality

What really happened? What drove Dr. Bruce Rowan—a man who was entrusted to heal the sick—to so savagely take the life of his own wife? Acquitted by reason of insanity, Dr. Rowan was committed to a mental institution. And thought the trial is over, some fascinating ethical and legal questions have been raised by its outcome.

Now, bestselling true crime writer Carlton Smith reveals the never-before-told facts and the stunning truth behind two doctors, two deaths, a surprising trial, and the picturesque town standing in the shadow of a ghastly killing.

About Carlton Smith

Carlton Smith (1947-2011) was a prizewinning crime reporter and the author of dozens of books. Born in Riverside, California, Smith graduated from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, with a degree in history. He began his journalism career at the Los Angeles Times and arrived at the Seattle Times in 1983, where he and Tomas Guillen covered the Green River Killer case for more than a decade. They were named Pulitzer Prize finalists for investigative reporting in 1988 and published the New York Times bestseller The Search for the Green River Killer ten years before investigators arrested Gary Ridgway for the murders. Smith went on to write twenty-five true crime books, including Killing Season, Cold-Blooded, and Dying for Love.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jenn on July 29, 2022

This was two very appealing cases that were intertwined by the death of a 3 day old child. One doctor killed said child, the other witnessed the aftermath and went insane - killing his own wife. The details are appalling and the results are equally so. One was never fully charged and the other was g......more

Goodreads review by Lauretta on August 05, 2018

This book should have the title of crazy medicine. This was a very good and well written novel. I do believe that Dr. Taylor didn't give the baby a chance. I've been to many neonatal births. You have to give the baby a chance. If it's having problems breathing you assist with the breathing. You don'......more

Goodreads review by Rik on May 08, 2023

Great book. I bought it cheap just because i'd enjoyed a few of the authors other books without knowing anything about it and not even reading the blurb so went in blind. Was initially disappointed thinking it was a malpractice/medical thing as opposed to actual murder but the author draws you in. W......more

Goodreads review by Sue on October 03, 2018

Typical true crime book. I was shocked when I read of the baby’s death and despite all the medical reasoning behind the decision that the doctor did not contribute to the death, I disagree. I was overcome with sadness while reading of the crime caused by the baby’s death. That poor guy! He suffered......more

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