Consenting Adults Only: A novel of medicine, mayhem and a vicious love triangle in modern-day Las Vegas (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781879653054)

The novel's protagonist is Las Vegas Emergency Medicine physician Dr. Joshua Luvkin, a nice, upstanding guy from the Midwest - with a few problems. -- He falls in love with nurse Barbara Wilson, which leads to his breaking up with girlfriend Dr. Judy Berkowitz, also an emergency medicine physician. Barbara moves in. Judy shows up. What ensues is remindful of Fatal Attraction. -- He meets Jack Strawn, an obese guy who enters quickie weight reduction contests, aka The Biggest Loser, but via a bathroom break and not from dieting. This somehow leads to his investment in a Las Vegas cable porn show...and more publicity than he ever wanted.-- He is sued for malpractice, as if he didn't have enough trouble already. Will he settle? Go to trial? - - - - - - - - -Consenting Adults Only brings together Dr. Martin's experience in medicine and medico-legal issues to portray a young physician besieged by unpredictable people and unintended consequences.

Author: Lawrence Martin M. D.
ISBN-10: 1879653052
ISBN-13: 9781879653054
Publisher: Lakeside Press
Language: English
Published: 10/09/2015
Pages: 276
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d