Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

A hospital noir thriller about a hit man turned doctor who faces down his past. Lots of drugs, sex, and violence. What’s not to love? Josh writes in an intimate first person point of view jumping from the present to the past between each chapter and revealing a little more about the protagonist and his dire situation. This isn’t the type of story that expects you to get close to the characters or to even take their over-the-top circumstances seriously, but if you’re a fan of the pulp storytelling tradition and like a fast read, I’d recommend _Beat the Reaper_.



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