Beat The Reaper

by Josh Bazell

No cover — Josh Bazell: Beat The Reaper (2009, Random House Publishing Group)

E-book

English language

Published July 10, 2009 by Random House Publishing Group.

ISBN:: 978-1-4090-6083-3

(19 reviews)

A literate, dark and original thriller - Grey's Anatomy meets The Sopranos meets Grosse Pointe Blank.He's a doctor with a past...He's a hit man with a conscience...And he's got 24 hours to beat the reaper.Meet Peter Brown, a young Manhattan hospital intern with an unusual past that is just about to catch up with him. His morning begins with the quick disarming of a would-be mugger, followed by the steamy elevator encounter with a young female pharmaceutical rep, topped off by a visit with a new patient - and from there Peter's day is going to get a whole lot worse and a whole lot weirder. Because that patient knows Peter from his other life, when he had a different name and a very different job. The only reason he's a doctor now is thanks to the Witness Protection Program - and even that can't protect him from the long …

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Michael @ Knowledge Lost reviewed Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell

Review of 'Beat the Reaper' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I was recommended this book last year, and while it looks interesting, I kept putting this book off. I’m not sure why I did, as this book was so much fun to read. Think mob book (in the style of Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels or Snatch) meets Scrubs but with a much darker sense of humour. Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell tells the story of Peter Brown, an intern for Manhattan’s worst hospital. Dr. Brown is in the Federal Witness Protection Program having previously been a mob hitman named Pietro Brwna. I know, the feds lacked imagination and yet the mob failed to find him until one of them ends up being a patient of Dr. Peter Brown.

Full reveiw can be found on my blog;
http://literary-exploration.com/2012/05/05/book-review-beat-the-reaper/

Vincent Tijms reviewed Beat the Reaper (Peter Brown #1) by Josh Bazell

Review of 'Beat the Reaper (Peter Brown #1)' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

A shitty, inconsistent piece of writing, that contains a few witty remarks and manages to be entertaining. Its style is sophomoric enough to work in a student newspaper - you might consider buying this if you're looking for a gift for someone just entering med school.