David Breithaupt Md

Thee Needs Killing Marly David Breithaupt Md

?Thee Needs Killing Marly? Driving to work, skilled, San Jose Internist and Addiction Specialist, Richard Drinkwater is ambushed and shot in the shoulder by a masked man; fortunately, one with poor aim. Police are stymied. The doc soon suspects one of his patients, Marly Doan, a successful but cocaine-addicted and paranoid defense attorney who thinks his doc gave confidential, medical information to a legal panel resulting in disbarment and criminal charges. In addition to pain, terror and rage over this event, Drinkwater is already enduring a significant episodic depression . After a bungled diagnosis, his wife-also a defense attorney- battles ovarian cancer. It becomes clear Doan has business connections to a complex and ominous Central American drug cartel. Aggressive actions and threats continue. The police attempt inadequate protection. Drinkwater won?t hide and is reluctant to arm himself because being raised a Quaker made him a staunch pacifist who loathes and fears guns. The doc?s general mood and thinking improve and, encouraged by a realistic wife, he reluctantly hires a teacher, buys and learns how to use his gun and masters defensive tactics. He joins his wife in waging ?Righteous War? on their two foes. * * This story is dedicated to all those who have had to put aside their long-held, societal wisdom, personal religious beliefs, even the law and react to protect themselves and loved ones. They confronted unique challenges with what they feel are ethical choices and behaviors . Those who made such decisions only after long, agonizing reflection instead of reacting to impulse deserve even more praise. * * Author, David Breithaupt MD. further comments, ?Unlike cancer, few are ever stalked by armed predators but everyone has opinions about owning, carrying and using a gun. I hope readers, pro or con, can relate to the moral, ethical issues Drinkwater debates with himself and loved ones. I directed a hospital-based drug treatment center for 20 years and witnessed absurd, dramatic, controversial aspects of addiction; not the least, is it a real, treatable disease? I?ve also noted the personal-more mundane-consequences for patients, their loved ones, those who treat them and the frustrations of police and courts in enforcing illogical laws. This is my 2nd novel: ?R. I. C. E.? , a 2009 release also concerns the drama of addicted doctors and the roles played by the inevitable, supporting characters: families, colleagues, addiction treaters, and the authorities who must police them. Apathy-rage-victimization-exploitation-revenge are themes explored.