I didnβt set out to be an author. From childhood, my career goals were first an
airline pilot, then a professional baseball player, and finally a physician. As
I matured, I realized the first one was a fantasy, the second one highly
unlikely (although I did play a bit of semi-pro baseball), while the third was
what God had in mind for me. I didnβt realize God also planned for me to write,
but events after the death of my first wife
made that path clear to me.
In none of these did I have an ultimate goal of fame and fortuneβwell, maybe the
baseball thing, but nothing since then. But when I got my first writing
contract, the dreams began. At my first writerβs conference, I was awestruck by
the published writers there. These were people whose names were household
wordsβmaybe not in my household, but I was just getting started, so I could be
excused for not knowing all of them. But surely they were celebrities in their
hometowns. Most certainly they had to stop and give autographs in the grocery
store or dry cleaners. And undoubtedly they lived in the lap of luxury. After
all, they were
published authors!
CARDIAC EVENT is
my eleventh published novel, and Iβve long since decided that fame and fortune
may find some authors, but not me. True, a row of books with my name on the
cover are spread across the shelf over my writing desk, but with each book
release there are no cheering crowds outside my window, no marching bands in the
street. A few folks at church might ask, βWhenβs your next book coming out?β but
otherwise itβs pretty quiet around here. And fortune? Afraid not.
Although I havenβt become rich and famous, my words have been read by many more
people than the population of the town where I grew up. If Iβve succeeded in my
mission, when those readers turn the last page of my novel they find theyβve
been left with a message, one I hope sticks with them. Iβve been allowed to use
the printed page as my pulpit. And thatβs rich and famous enough for me.
~Richard L. Mabry, MD
Dr. Richard Mabry is a retired physician, now writing βmedical mystery with
heart.β His work has garnered numerous awards, as well as praise from his
contemporaries and reviewers. Cardiac Event is his eleventh published
novel. He and his wife live in north Texas, where he works at being the worldβs
greatest grandfather, as well as honing his golf game (without apparent results).
Richardβs website is http://rmabry.com. He blogs regularly at http://rmabry.blogspot.com. He can also be found on
Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads.
Cardiologist Dr. Kirk Martin continually crosses swords with Dr. Cliff
Hamilton, so he is surprised when Hamilton asks him to care for him after a
heart attack. When he is ready for discharge, Hamilton is found dead in his
hospital bed, and Martin is suspected of murdering him.
After another doctor is found shot to death, Martin's girlfriend, nurse Janet
Rush, reminds him to be careful because he may be next. Can he save his own life
while searching for the identity of the real murderer?
Inspirational Mystery
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Medical [On Sale: July 28, 2017, e-Book, /
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