Author: Tim Howard
Publisher: Brown Dog Books
Do you think that decisions that seem wrong in
hindsight should be challenged in a court of law?
Let’s Kill All the Lawyers by Tim Howard id the story of a doctor
and a lawyer, who are both stressed by their work, and by personal demons.
Thrown together by chance, but each needing the skills and guidance of the
other. Each is challenged and threatened by the law, and the impersonal way it
arbitrates on fault, responsibility, and guilt. This story explores what it is
like to be a good doctor whose professional competence is challenged, and how
his lawyer does her best for him. It explores the way life and death decisions
are made in hospitals, and how these have a consequence not only for patients,
but also for those who must make those decisions. And how, in making them, the
main players can be torn apart or drawn together.
The plot of the story is interesting in the
fact that both primary characters are intricately linked and the way their
mutual need for each other is explored is quite brilliant. Being a medico-legal
story, the author has focused on both aspects equally and through the story has
laid emphasis on the issues that are plaguing the NHS. Another interesting aspect
of the storytelling is the linear plot that does not focus on building up
thrill, rather than focusing on the characters’ emotions. The climax of the
story is well plotted and brings a nice end to the entire story.
The character sketches are very well done, and
we see the events unfold from the view of both, the lawyer and the doctor so a
nice analysis is at play throughout the plot. The characters have nice depths
and the way their personal life is used to narrate the story is interesting. The
one thing I would have wanted improved is to have the name of the person
mentioned at the beginning of the change of viewpoints, or some marker because
it did become confusing at some points.
Overall, a wonderful story I would recommend to
people who love reading this genre. The book scores a 4.13/5 for me.
This book review is a part of the blog tour by Literally PR!
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