I liked the developing relationship between an American doctor and the Irish policeman here in this strong, drug-related thriller with lots of pace. It’s got something a little bit different.
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Scott Nolan enjoys a flourishing career as a doctor, a rising media profile as a persuasive campaigner against drug abuse, and a beautiful new wife. But one wintry Dublin morning Scott's life is changed forever when contract killer Sean Kennedy and his team of assassins attempt a daring double ambush on Ireland's anti-drugs minister and his medical spokesman.
The attacks end in chaos, leaving a trail of destruction and death. Scott vows revenge. But how can one man take on Ireland's notoriously ruthless drug barons? Desperate to claim back his life and find the killers Scott enters an uneasy alliance with his wife's brother, Detective Mark Higgins. Doctor and detective then embark on a highly controversial international covert mission to track down the leader of the murder gang. Using secret US army interrogation compounds and breaking almost every law in the land, the duo finally close in on their target. As Ambush moves towards its violent climax, Paul Carson takes the reader on a white-knuckle ride of treachery, double-crossing and murder in this incredibly powerful thriller.
PAUL CARSON is a former GP and international bestselling author based in Dublin. His debut Scalpel was a #1 Irish Times bestseller for 17 consecutive weeks, and his novels have been translated into 18 languages. Drawing on experience across emergency medicine, anaesthesia, paediatrics, obstetrics and general practice, Carson writes about how serious wrongdoing can hide in plain sight within trusted medical systems – and how it might only be recognised by an experienced doctor.
Visit their Substack, They Don’t Teach This at Med School, exploring what happens behind closed doors – where medicine ends, and human nature begins: https://drpaulcarson.substack.com/
Scott Nolan enjoys a flourishing career as a doctor, a rising media profile as a persuasive campaigner against drug abuse, and a beautiful new wife. But one wintry Dublin morning Scott's life is changed forever when contract killer Sean Kennedy and his team of assassins attempt a daring double ambush on Ireland's anti-drugs minister and his medical spokesman.
Ambush features in the following genres: eBooks of the Month, Recommendations, Action Adventure
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Ambush was written by Paul Carson and published by Arrow Books Ltd
Ambush has 496 pages
£15.29, reduced from £16.99. Print on Demand / Special Order.
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