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A review by candacesiegle_greedyreader
Dr. Knox by Peter Spiegelman
4.0
3.5 stars
This is the sort of novel that could become a nice series. Dr. Adam Knox himself is the reason why it works: he runs a clinic on LA's Skid Row and makes "house calls"--which doesn't mean he brings Kleenex if you have a crappy cold. He and his pal Sutter patch up people too famous or too criminal to drop by the nearest ER. It helps keep the clinic running. His job gets even more interesting when a woman comes in with a little boy in anaphylactic shock. Doc and Co. help the little guy while the woman jumps out the bathroom window and disappears. Not wanting to send the boy to the mega morass of LA's child protective services, he decides to wait until the woman comes back. Whoops. Lots people are looking for them both, and they are not nice folks.
Okay, so why do so many mild mannered types in the mystery/thriller genre have a ninja pal? Dr. Knox met Ben Sutter when he was working at an NGO in the Central African Republic. It's a pretty plausible connection, but author Spiegelman doesn't rely on Sutter to solve all the issues in the plot--yes, he's good for some pretty useful recon or poor Doc Knox would be squashed by baddies like a bug--but the doctor works it out himself. It's a nice balance.
I love the way Michael Connolly knows LA, and I get the same real feel from Peter Spiegelman. The Skid Row scenes ring true. This is a good read and I'm happy to see that Spiegelman has several other novels I have not yet enjoyed.
This is the sort of novel that could become a nice series. Dr. Adam Knox himself is the reason why it works: he runs a clinic on LA's Skid Row and makes "house calls"--which doesn't mean he brings Kleenex if you have a crappy cold. He and his pal Sutter patch up people too famous or too criminal to drop by the nearest ER. It helps keep the clinic running. His job gets even more interesting when a woman comes in with a little boy in anaphylactic shock. Doc and Co. help the little guy while the woman jumps out the bathroom window and disappears. Not wanting to send the boy to the mega morass of LA's child protective services, he decides to wait until the woman comes back. Whoops. Lots people are looking for them both, and they are not nice folks.
Okay, so why do so many mild mannered types in the mystery/thriller genre have a ninja pal? Dr. Knox met Ben Sutter when he was working at an NGO in the Central African Republic. It's a pretty plausible connection, but author Spiegelman doesn't rely on Sutter to solve all the issues in the plot--yes, he's good for some pretty useful recon or poor Doc Knox would be squashed by baddies like a bug--but the doctor works it out himself. It's a nice balance.
I love the way Michael Connolly knows LA, and I get the same real feel from Peter Spiegelman. The Skid Row scenes ring true. This is a good read and I'm happy to see that Spiegelman has several other novels I have not yet enjoyed.