Murders at Hollings General

by Jerry Labriola

From the opening scene in which a surgical patient is brutally killed to a brush with death at the hands of latter-day samurai warriors, our hero, Dr. David Brooks, faces an endless parade of conflicts. "Murders At Hollings General" suspense is enhanced through a story concept rooted in situational uncertainties, plot twists, and unforeseen murder victims.

Hardcover

First published October 1, 1999

About the author

After his first exposure to forensic medicine while serving in the U.S. Navy, Dr. Jerry Labriola practiced medicine for over 35 years and was an Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut Medical School. A Yale graduate and former Chief of Staff at a major teaching hospital, he also served as state senator and ran for governor and the United States Senate.

He is the author of ten mystery novels. He is also coauthor with internationally renowned forensic scientist, Dr. Henry Lee, of four books dealing with forensic science: Famous Crimes Revisited; Dr. Henry Lee's Forensic Files; Shocking Cases; and The Budapest Connection. In them, they examine various well-known criminal cases, including Charles Lindbergh, O.J. Simpson, JFK, JonBenet Ramsey, Sam Sheppard, Sacco-Vanzetti, Vincent Foster, Scott Peterson, Phil Spector, and the abduction of Elizabeth Smart. Dr. Labriola's latest work--released in August, 2014--is a mystery/suspense novel titled, Global Shadows.

He writes full-time, is past president of the Connecticut Authors Association, member of the Mystery Writers of America and the International Association of Crime Writers.

As an author and crime analyst, he lectures extensively on mystery, forensic science and true crime issues. For the past ten years, he has been a regular, worldwide lecturer aboard the Queen Mary 2, the Queen Victoria, the Queen Elizabeth, the Emerald Princess, the Silversea Cruise Line, and the Norwegian Cruise Line ships.

Reviews

[Sharon · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book features Dr. Brooks who practices during the afternoons by making house calls for other doctors and works as a private investigator in the mornings. At the start of the novel, having completed his house calls he prepares to observe a demonstration of a pancreas transplant by a surgeon pioneering the procedure. Instead he and the other attendees witness a bizarre murder and the book is off and running. I definitely enjoyed the book, but the organization seemed rough at times (lots of suspects but often the reasons for their being suspected were unclear) and way too many references to Dr. Brooks extreme height and his fear that he is not up to the job he has taken on. Still I recommend it.