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Guarded Prognosis

By: Richard L. Mabry MD
Narrated by: Bill Nevitt
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Double-barreled trouble

When Dr. Caden Taggart saw the two men sitting in his waiting room, he didn’t think they were patients. He was right, and when they introduced themselves as agents of the Drug Enforcement Agency, things started to get bad.

Then Caden felt as though someone had gut-punched him when his father, Dr. Henry Taggart, told him he probably had carcinoma of the pancreas. When he talked about his son assisting with his suicide, Caden wondered how he could talk him out of that.

When he shared his news with his wife, Beth, she tried to assure Caden that God was in control. But as things progressed, he was unsure that was true. At first, he feared for his freedom. Then for his ability to cope. Eventually, he feared for his life.

©2018 Richard L. Mabry (P)2018 Richard L. Mabry Fiction Genre Fiction Medical

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I enjoyed this story but for me it only gets a four star as the mystery got lost in the real life problems of the main characters. They just stumbled along and found the answer, with no investigation done to solve the mystery. I know they were doctors and investigating isn't what they have time for but that is what I enjoy in books.

I did enjoy the book but won't be rushing to listen to it again anytime soon. The narrator was good and helped to keep the story interesting.

Good prognosis

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Guarded prognosis is an entertaining enough mystery novel, however it’s not the fast-paced medical thriller I was expecting. I finished listening to this story with a feeling that, in this case, less would be so much more. There are too many subplots and very detailed explanations going on; more focus on the medical crime would have made it a lot more interesting.
I did enjoy the narration by Bill Nevitt; he was a brilliant choice for this audiobook.

Entertaining enough

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Dr.Cadon Taggart had seen little of his father since his mother's stroke which left her in a coma in a nursing home, but his father's call demanded his attention so, with wife Beth, he went to visit and was surprised when he arrived to be greeted by the practice nurse. Not the first shock of the day, either. Earlier, when Cadon arrived at his office, two men were waiting, introducing themselves as having been sent by the Seattle branch of the drugs enforcement agency to look into the workings of the combined practices of his and his two other colleagues. Fraudulent prescriptions were being written, they told him.

The book traces the two story lines, that of Cadon's father's recently diagnosed illness and his reactions to it, and the investigations at the office. The book has an old fashioned feel to it, Beth, Dr.Taggart's wife, although a trained nurse and without children, having reluctantly given up work when she married, and with constant bible references and the women's determination to bring their men closer to God. Otherwise well written, the progress through the story felt contrived and overly padded although the father's internal dialogue felt very real.

The narration by Bill Nevitt was excellent, read with understanding and good voicing for each protagonist individually and appropriate to the character. He certainly helped to carry both the story and bring it to life.
My thanks to the rights holder of Guarded Prognosis who, at my request, freely gifted me a complimentary copy, via Audiobook Boom. Although a medical thriller, it is far more focussed on the mental meanderings of the two Taggart men and the religious attitude of the women.

The brand of misery that makes us happiest.

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This is a tight, enjoyable story with believable characters. There are several twists and turns in the plot and the outcome is, at times, very unpredictable - the author is very good at leading the reader one way then

The characters are believable and well rounded.

The narrator is clear, defines the different characters well and adds value to the whole package

I look forward to more books from this author and narrator.

Trust No-one

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I love medical thrillers. I'm undecided about this one. I really enjoyed the story, more of the medical side. There wasn't much thriller but it was still an interesting mystery. Interspersed were the background lives of the protagonist and his family, which while connected to the medical theme, provided the link and tried to answer the questions posed by the long-standing religion versus medicine debate.
There was a fair amount of religion, and, while it wasn't in your face preachy, I still felt it could have been toned down a bit. The dialogue of the characters was sometimes a bit stilted, and they seemed to chat in exposition, voicing all their inner thoughts, instead of more natural dialogue. This pulled me out of the book, and the main story at times.
Niggles aside, the medical drama/ mystery side was well written and engaging.
The narration was very good, and I feel helped me stick with the story (which I might have otherwise put down to return to another time in printed form), elevating the sometimes odd dialogue.
Overall I liked it and will read more from the author if they pose as good a medical mystery.

Interesting medical thriller

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