HIRED GUN
UNCOVERING BURIED SECRETS
HIRED GUN
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UNCOVERING BURIED SECRETS
David Lipman’s patients are dying, but it’s going to take risking his license and reputation to stop a killer. How far is he prepared to go?
Psychologist David Lipman is still grieving a personal loss when he’s blindsided by the mysterious death of a patient. He’s just picking up the pieces of his life with a new romance and the slightly overbearing support of his adult daughters, when another young woman in his care dies violently as well. Despite having written a respected book on physician misconduct, David finds himself crossing the line of dual-relationships as he grapples with this tragedy, to the point that the gimlet-eyed detective on the case regards him as a suspect. Meanwhile, the real killer continues to stalk.
But when David is brought into a legal case as a “hired gun,” an expert witness, he comes across evidence he’s not legally entitled to see. Now he’s in an ethical quandary: he can expose a killer, but it may cost him his career.
Hired Gun is a gripping psychological thriller with an original, imaginative plot; nuanced and engaging characters; and lovely, evocative, sensory prose. Better yet, it’s all deeply grounded in rich, psychological insight from an eloquent author who knows his topic intimately.
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What readers are saying
“Hired Gun is a riveting mystery about powerful men and vulnerable women... an engrossing novel that you won’t want to put down.”
—Lynn E. Alden, Ph.D., R.Psych, Professor and Clinical Psychologist
“In the action-packed psychological thriller Hired Gun, a sympathetic doctor pursues truth and justice.”
—Foreword Clarion Reviews
“Hired Gun has a gripping plot with an interesting story that holds your attention until the very last page... Koch’s descriptive prose is strong with passages such as, “One of those clear, dark nights on the West Coast when inky skies merge with the soft orange haze above Vancouver...It was a chilly evening, dampness seeping into her skin. Twilight transitioned quickly from midnight-blue en route to black. The happy hour crowd had bumbled out of bars. Couples huddled outside with their collars turned up as they studied menu boards. A savory scent of roast lamb hung in the air.” In a novel of strength such as this, passages like these draw a reader in and enable them to visualize the scene clearly.
But it would be totally unfair to dig deeper and reveal more of this plot in a review. It is complicated and should only be enjoyed one page at a time by the reader. Anything else would spoil the surprises and ruin the pleasure of discovery. Suffice to say, there are many red herrings along the way of this thriller that all lead up to the court case and trial at the end of the book with scenes that are magnificently carried out and lead up to a surprising crescendo.
Does David Lipman find the truth? Does he help the case against an innocent man? Does he stand by a colleague? Do his daughters accept a replacement of their mother in their father’s life? And does David find his own peace at the risk of losing his own license and reputation? These are questions and answers readers will discover for themselves in this very enjoyable, fast-paced thriller that does not disappoint.”
—The British Columbia Review
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