{"product_id":"bitter-paradise-ross-pennie-9781770414655","title":"Bitter Paradise: A Dr. Zol Szabo Medical Mystery","description":"\u003cb\u003eFans of \u003ci\u003eBones\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCoroner\u003c\/i\u003e will love Dr. Zol Szabo, a doctor who is out to solve medical mysteries before it's too late\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter weeks of torture at the hands of Syria's secret police, the bombing of his villa in the ancient city of Aleppo, and the murder of his daughter, trauma surgeon Dr. Hosam Khousa flees his fractured homeland with his wife and son. They make their way to Canada as refugees, where Hosam is forced to trade his prestigious scalpel for a barber's humble clippers. Though he aches to regain his once- prominent surgical career, cutting hair in Hamilton, Ontario, seems a safe way to make a living, until a fellow Syrian is slashed to death in the barbershop. The ensuing gangland vendetta entangles Hosam and threatens his family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the same time, epidemic investigators Dr. Zol Szabo and Natasha Sharma are battling an outbreak of vaccine-resistant polio that has struck the city with terrifying fury. When Hosam visits a friend clinging to life in the intensive care unit, he spots something that might help the investigation but will ruin his chance of retaking his place in the operating theater. The Great White North is not the sanctuary he expected, but it's a bitter paradise he must learn to navigate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ross Pennie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770414657\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770414655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/09\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2020 pg. 23","brand":"Ross Pennie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450003042559,"sku":"9781770414655","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ab4cbf37-0a55-4b42-9745-ea9d51cb9194.jpg?v=1777265819","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bitter-paradise-ross-pennie-9781770414655","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}