Beat the Reaper : A Novel (CD-Audio)

from bookworm12

A former mobster now works as a doctor in a Manhattan hospital. He's in the witness protection program, but a patient recognizes him, putting him once again, in danger. The violence/sex descriptions are pretty graphic, but it's entertaining if you can ignore the language. There are definitely som...

from mabrown2

"Beat the Reaper" is as humorous and witty as it is harsh and shocking. I often found myself laughing out loud and immediately cringing afterwards. Dr. Peter Brown (formerly Pietro "Bearclaw" Brnwa) is a compelling character full of flaws and brutal honesty and author Bazell manages to interject ...

from bnbooklady

I listened to this on audio on a recent trip. Beat the Reaper follows Peter Brown, a former mob hitman who is now in witness protection and has become a doctor, as he tries to avoid being caught by his former boss after one of his patients recognizes him from his previous line of work. Chapters a...

from DeltaQueen50

Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell is a wildly funny mashup of a medical and gangser thriller. Peter Brown is an overworked medical resident trying to get through his day at the worst hospital in Manhattan. Between keeping his medical students in line, overseeing the care of patients, covering up the...

from msf59

Dr. Peter Brown is an intern at a Manhattan hospital. He is a good doctor but the brutal assembly-line of sick and wounded, is starting to grind him down, turning him into an addled pill-popping mess. One day, while making his rounds, a patient seems to recognize him as a terrifying Mafia hitman,...