Richard L. Mabry

Dr. Matt Newman walks out of the hospital after a busy shift one night and is kidnapped, thrown into the trunk of his car and driven off to be murdered. He manages to escape but wakes up in a hospital with a head injury after emergency surgery. He has no idea what has happened to him. Why in the world was he kidnapped? Who would want him dead? He's lived a very ordinary life, done nothing to deserve this.

Sandra Murray is the best criminal defense attorney in town and she's been called to show more defend Matt. Her Christian principles have guided her in her career and she's not about to let them slide for any reason.

Will she be able to help Matt? Especially after another attempt is made and more evidence planted to make him look bad?

This book drags you in from the very first and doesn't let go until the last page. Dr. Mabry has a unique ability to build suspense at a pace that makes you nearly breathless and then races to the conclusion.

I'm already planning to preorder his next, Heart Failure. show less

Pressure-packed Medical Mystery...

A dead doctor, a very sick ex-president Madison who swears everyone to secrecy about his condition, a virtually unknown virus in the Northern Hemisphere...plus a moral decision for Dr. Josh Pearson on whom to treat, if the drug antibody is available-- the ex-president, or the love of his life, Rachel Moore. MIRACLE DRUG by Dr. Richard Mabry starts with a bang and like an avalanche down a mountain, picks up momentum and speed as it goes.

I loved the doctor's show more eye view in the novel. Describing himself while actually describing a character, Mabry says the person is "concise, without added verbiage." Scenes are presented matter-of-factly, and with the feel of the harried schedule of a doctor. Mabry has a dry wit that gives a little relief to the constant strain of the mystery that tumbles first one way, then another, like a tumbleweed that is caught up in an unruly wind. Indeed, there were plenty of suspects and possibilities presented and I was literally scratching my head as I furiously thumbed pages. This is a great medical mystery and I look forward to the next medical trauma Dr. Mabry can produce. show less

mystery, extortion, suspense, medical, thriller*****

This retired nurse/mystery geek really loves Mabry's books, and this is one of the best. Among other things it demonstrates the logic disconnect that happens to anyone under severe emotional stress. The suspense is well drawn out.
Bill Nevitt always does an excellent job of getting inside the character's head and bringing those emotions alive.
I won this audio in a giveaway! Yay me!

Richard Mabry will have you turning the pages to keep up with the twisting action in Miracle Drug. This medical drama left me tense as I joined with the characters to find a miracle cure for a rare and deadly bacterial infection. And if that’t not enough, the struggle to survive is complicated by hired killers! Miracle Drug is another winner by Mabry.

Josh Pearson is surprised to find himself charged with the care of former President David Madison. But a serious medical emergency turns show more deadly as Madison and nurse Rachel Moore are infected with the universally fatal Bacillus decimus. As Josh fights time, bureaucratic red-tape, and an elusive supply of an experimental antibiotic, he finds his efforts challenged by the threat of a killer determined to remove Madison from the international stage.

Miracle Drug left me holding my breath! I could feel my shoulders tense as I entered into the engrossing plot. The race against the clock and the murder conspiracy had me rooting for Josh and the other medical personnel while suspecting any and all involved with President Madison. The twists and turns kept me on my toes and the pages flying. Mabry also includes a strong faith message of relying on and trusting in God no matter the circumstances and the impact that has on those around us. The characters’ varying levels of belief and resulting attitudes are realistically portrayed.

A quick read, Miracle Drug is just what the doctor ordered for fans of medical suspense.

Recommended.

Audience: adults.

(Thanks to LitFuse and Abingdon for a review copy. All opinions expressed are mine alone.) show less