Race for the Dying, Steven F. Havill
Race for the Dying, Steven F. Havill
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Race for the Dying

Author: Steven F. Havill

Narrator: Chris Andrew Ciulla

Unabridged: 12 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/04/2014

Synopsis

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, a venerable physician friend of his father's, is running an elaborate medical scam, selling worthless concoctions nationwide, with enormous sales.Besides doing his best to treat patients while he himself hobbles about with one functioning eye, one hand, and one leg, Dr. Thomas must decide whether to expose the old family friend. Things become even more complicated when his host's daughter, Alvi, falls in love with Thomas, for exposing the scam would destroy her father.

About Steven F. Havill

Steven F. Havill is the author of more than twenty novels set in the American West. He taught in secondary schools for twenty-five years and since then earned an associate of applied science degree in gunsmithing. He lives with his wife, Kathleen, in New Mexico.

About Chris Andrew Ciulla

Chris Andrew Ciulla, an Earphones Award–winning narrator with over 350 credits, is an on-screen actor, voice actor, host, boxing analyst, and radio personality. He has performed characters for the popular video game series Fallout and Mafia, and can be heard frequently voicing commercial campaigns. A versatile performer with over twenty-five years of experience, he produces original audio content under his own production banner, Leonardo Audio.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Howard on March 16, 2021

4 Stars for Race for the Dying: Dr. Thomas Parks Series, Book 1 (audiobook) by Steven F. Havill read by Chris Andrew Ciulla produced by Poisoned Pen Press. This was a interesting perspective for an adventure. A new Doctor in the 1890’s heads to a timber operation in Puget Sound to practice medicine.......more

Goodreads review by Ron on June 07, 2022

This was the first book I'd read by the author and found his writing style easy and interesting. I had some problems with the book, though. One was the 50-odd pages spent detailing the recovery from the hero's accident. Too much detail that didn't move the plot along. Also some unneeded details abou......more

Goodreads review by Chili Diane on September 19, 2024

Very interesting read. A newly minted doctor goes to a clinic owned by a family friend to start his practice. The first day on arrival there is an account the town sawmill. He is loaned a mule to ride to the mill to help out, but mule gets his leg caught in some rocks and the leg shatters. The mule......more

Goodreads review by Steve on September 01, 2019

Sept. 2019 This is the first of 2 in a mini series. I looked at other rating and they are all over the place. I liked the variety in characters but not everyone agrees with that opinion. I thought Prince should get 5+ stars. The protagonist is quite likable either with or because of his vulnerabilit......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on May 09, 2018

Although not the best prose I have ever read, this book was interesting for the time period, physical setting (NW) and the story. The story follows a new doctor in his first appointment, and also his first experience with a rugged NW logging area. Not great, but different. It is apparently the fir......more

Quotes

“Veteran mystery writer Havill delivers a feel-good yarn set in rough-and-tumble 1891 Port McKinney, Washington…[A] pleasant and easy read.” Publishers Weekly

“Havill…shows his skills in characterization and plotting here, as he personalizes nineteenth-century medical mail fraud to create a compelling historical novel.” Booklist

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