Heart Failure Book Description:
When her fiancé’s dangerous secrets turn her work upside down, a beautiful doctor must choose between her own safety and the man she loves—and thought she knew.
Dr. Carrie Markham’s heart was broken by the death of her husband two years ago. Now, just as her medical practice is taking off, her fresh engagement to paralegal Adam Davidson seems almost too good to be true . . . until a drive-by shooting leaves Carrie on the floor of his car with glass falling around her.
When he confesses that Adam isn’t his real name and that he fled the witness protection program, Carrie is left with an impossible choice: should she abandon the fiancé she isn’t sure she really knows, or accept his claim of innocence and help him fight back against this faceless menace?
While Carrie struggles to decide whether to follow her heart or her head, the threats against them continue to escalate. Her life—as well as Adam’s—depends on making the right choice . . . and the clock is ticking.
About the Author:
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.
Book Details:
- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson (October 15, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1401687105
- ISBN-13: 978-1401687106
- Retail Price: $11.95
- Kindle version also available
My Thoughts:
Richard Mabry has done it again; he’s written an intense medical suspense novel that keeps you on the edge of your seat until the end of the book. Because Mabry is a surgeon, his medical suspense is realistic, but he doesn’t use too much medical speak to bog the reader down. Instead of having a slow build-up of action, Mabry starts Heart Failure off with immediate action that draws you into the story. “To begin with, Adam Davidson isn’t my real name…. I’m on the run. If the wrong people find me, I’m a dead man.”
Carrie and Adam (the main characters) are both Christians at different places in their walk with the Lord. The struggles they face are real which makes it easy to identify with the characters. Carrie struggles with the deception from her fiance as well as her faith in God after her husband’s death. Adam struggles with his faith and the lies that he’s using to protect himself (and Carrie).
Overall, it’s an excellent medical suspense novel that I highly recommend.
Heather, Thanks so much for a nice review and kind words.