Stress Test

by Richard Mabry Narrated by Tommy Cresswell

Overview

THEY MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO CONVICT HIM, BUT THEY HAVE ENOUGH TO RUIN HIS LIFE.

Dr. Matt Newman thought he was leaving his life as a surgeon in private practice for a better one in academic medicine. But the kidnappers who attacked him as he left the hospital at 2 a.m. have no such plans-they just want him dead. Bound and in the trunk of his car, Matt's only thought is fleeing with his life. He does escape, but at a price: a head injury that lands him in the ICU . . . where he awakens to discover he's being charged with murder.

Sandra Murray is a fiery, redheaded lawyer who swore she was done with doctors after her last relationship. But when Matt calls, she knows she can't walk away from defending someone who is truly innocent.

Matt's career is going down the drain. His freedom and perhaps his life may be next. But with the police convinced he's a killer and the kidnappers still trying to finish what they started, finding the truth-and the faith to keep going-will be the toughest stress test Matt has ever endured.

“This is a terrific read, by a surgeon who clearly knows his stuff as a doctor and his craft as a writer.” -MICHAEL PALMER,*New York Times*best-selling author of*Oath of Office

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

Mabry (Code Blue), a physician with 36 years in the field, brings both emergency room and backroom dealings—legal and illegal—to life in his newest Christian suspense thriller about a doctor falsely accused of murder. The kidnapping of Dr. Matt Newman sets off a chain reaction of unfolding events that point to the doctor’s involvement in the murder, but a vast array of shady characters in high and low places have something to lose as the truth comes out: a key investigator with some bad debts is in the pocket of “Grande” and will do anything to save his own neck, even attempt murder. Characters are well developed but numerous and often seem contrived in their daisy-chained relationships. The plot moves along with plenty of action and empathy, and there’s suspense and suspicion enough to keep readers zipping to the last pages. For Christian suspense fans anxious to see characters who ought to have it all—doctors and lawyers—react to the pressure of false accusations and the struggle to be loyal to the truth and to one another, Mabry’s novel arrives with a positive prognosis. Agent: Rachelle Gardner, Books and Such Literary Agency (Apr.)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170784110
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	04/08/2013
Edition description:	Unabridged

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