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"A hard-hitting medical thriller with a heart." -Best Thrillers Lee W. Hickok, MD, is an alcoholic. Curiously, his presence is required for New Year's Eve in-hospital overnight call. After consuming sweet amber bourbon, the urologist emergently consults on a difficult case. While the surgery is a success, the reason for his presence becomes apparent; the patient is a powerful politician. At the university, Lee W. is a hero. However, tragedy follows the surgery. The absence of essential equipment is revealed, removal the meddling of the patient's chief of staff. A DWI begins Lee W. on a…mehr

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"A hard-hitting medical thriller with a heart." -Best Thrillers Lee W. Hickok, MD, is an alcoholic. Curiously, his presence is required for New Year's Eve in-hospital overnight call. After consuming sweet amber bourbon, the urologist emergently consults on a difficult case. While the surgery is a success, the reason for his presence becomes apparent; the patient is a powerful politician. At the university, Lee W. is a hero. However, tragedy follows the surgery. The absence of essential equipment is revealed, removal the meddling of the patient's chief of staff. A DWI begins Lee W. on a tumultuous course of betrayal and malpractice accusations. A diversionary media blitz accuses Lee W. of malpractice. An investigative journalist makes the public aware. These issues come to a state senate inquest. A last binge changes Lee W's life, forever. Sweet Amber is a novel of redemption, which exposes drug and alcohol abuse in the world of medicine.
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William Lynes is a retired Stanford-trained physician, author, advocate, and speaker on physician burnout and suicide. He is the author of nine works of fiction including A Surgeon's Knot, a Pencraft Award winning novel of medical suspense and first of the Stories of a Surgeon's Life series. His novels Winterbourne and Sweet Amber are also medical thrillers. He is a born-again Christian, father of three grown sons, and lives with his wife, Patrice, in Temecula, California. When not writing, he enjoys turning wood on his lathe. You can visit his website at www.lynesonline.com.