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Death Rounds

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The back cover blurb and inside praise for Lethal Practice convinced me to buy this book but I was disappointed. It definitely was NOT a page-turner for me. I finished it only because I wanted to see how it would end. My main complaint is that there isn't much action to propel the plot. The novel is chiefly about hospital politics (boring), and I found myself not really caring about most of the characters. I figured out who the killer was about halfway through the book because the culprit is the least likely suspect. The medical portions are well done but that's not enough to make up for the shortcomings. If you want to read an excellent novel dealing with an emerging unstoppable infectious organism try The Third Pandemic by Pierre Ouellette. Another action-packed medical thriller is Threshold by Ben Mezrich. I also recommend the books by Tess Gerritsen.

In Buffalo, University Nospital and St. Paul's Hospital are in the process of merging some of their departments in order to reduce costs. Dr. Earl Garnett, chief of the emergency room of St. Paul's, is not interested in the swirling politics between the two hospitals. Like his spouse Janet, a University Hospital doctor, Earl only wants to be a healer. However, Earl feels guilty when he discharges a patient, a nurse at University, only to have her return the next day extremely ill.

Janet informs Earl that this is the third nurse to exhibit the same pattern. She feels that the "Phantom," a being no one has seen, has been hurting those medical employees who have been known to mistreat their patients. Janet feels the dormant Phantom is real. When more deaths occur from a strain of a man-made bug, Earl believes his spouse's theory is true. Soon, the hospital faces hysteria, quarantine, and finally mass evacuation due to the Phantom's antics. Earl places his own life on the line to stop an avenging maniac from killing anyone else.

Make room on the medical thriller keeper shelf for a new top gun in Peter Clements. This novel does to hospitals what JAWS did to beaches in the seventies. DEATH ROUNDS is a tension builder, suspense-filled chiller that will provide the audience with much reading pleasure; just do not get sick because the reader will not want to be even an out-patient. The hero is a caring every-person, who requires extraordinary circumstances to turn him into a legendary figure. Mr. Clements needs to provide fans with more novels starring that gem of a doctor, Earl Garnett.

Harriet Klausner

I read this book and thought it to be a great page turner... it didn't take me long to read it, I couldn't wait to get to the end.

Another thing that I liked about this book is that the main character continues from Lethal Injection. The medical information was very interesting... makes you think how and if??? It kept me guessing right until the end... I can't wait for his next book!!

I would recommend this book!!

I bought this book, because I really enjoyed his previous one "Lethal Injection". It definitely was a real page-turner for me. I couldn't wait to get to the end of it, to see how it would end. The fact that he repeats his characters from the first book, I think is great. I had a hard time figuring out who the killer was. If you have a few hours to spare one day, start this book, you won't be able to put it down.

I am interested in medical mystery novels that are actually written by doctors, nurses and other persons who have actual credentials working in the medical field. It adds realism to the story since I'm interested in science and medicine in general anyway. I like the way Peter Clement writes, always keeping you guessing to the end who done it. So I purchased Death Rounds his second novel and within the first couple of pages I wondered "how did this nurse get such a disease in such a short period of time"? You can't find his paperbacks in the bookstore any more but his writing stands up over time.Death Rounds

Death Rounds was by far the best book i have read in years. It takes you on a roller coaster ride from the first page and leaves you breathless!! Peter Clements first hand knowledge of the inner workings of a big city ER gives this book the believability needed to grab you from page one and not let go till the story is done.

He keeps you guessing from page to page. Not only WHO but HOW. Then raps it all up in a neat little package at the end. I really liked the fact that at the end of the book you were able to put it down without a lot of questions unanswered as with many mysteries I have read.

I cant wait to get my hands on his next book.

this is the kind of story that i like. peter clement is a good story teller who offers a dark and disturbing book that is fun to read.

I liked the suspense in this book. It made me feel creeped out at my home. I hope to read more books by this author.

I enjoyed the plot of the book and the main characters. If you like Robin Cook books, you will probably like this book as well. The only thing that took away from the book for me is the abundance of typographical errors. The name of one of the major bacterial organisms was spelled two or three different ways depending on which page I was reading. There were other errors as well, like "mat" instead of "that" (multiple times) and "I was worded" instead of "I was worried." I can only assume it wasn't proofread after being put into Kindle format.

This is the first book I've read by Mr. Clement. I found the mystery portion to be rather simplistic - if you pay attention, you know who the murderer is long before the ending. The doctor protagonist is constantly walking headlong into traps, not to mention being suspicious of everyone, mostly without much reason.

So why did I eagerly finish it? The author's knowledge of hospital practices regarding the detection, prevention and treatment of deadly diseases, not to mention the details of the post-mortem and other medical routine was fascinating.

Also interesting is the relationship between the doctor and his obstetrician wife - I'm a sucker for a good husband/wife team.