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Lucy Greene: Book Two of the Traverse City State Hospital Series
Book Two of the Traverse City State Hospital Series
Civil rights activist Lucy Greene becomes embroiled in a web of mystery at the Traverse City State Hospital, where, in 1963, she serves as patient advocate for her ailing friend. In conflict with an influential doctor’s infatuation with the new “wonder drugs,” she investigates overmedicating, side effects, and the influence of the pharmaceutical industry. Lucy aims to expose corruption without losing her position as patient advocate. LUCY GREENE depicts one woman’s search for justice against a backdrop of the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, presidential assassination, and the influence of big pharma.
“A captivating book, rooted in history and the search for truth.” —Dennis Chapman, Instructor of Health Law and Ethics
Civil rights activist Lucy Greene becomes embroiled in a web of mystery at the Traverse City State Hospital, where, in 1963, she serves as patient advocate for her ailing friend. In conflict with an influential doctor’s infatuation with the new “wonder drugs,” she investigates overmedicating, side effects, and the influence of the pharmaceutical industry. Lucy aims to expose corruption without losing her position as patient advocate. LUCY GREENE depicts one woman’s search for justice against a backdrop of the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, presidential assassination, and the influence of big pharma.
“A captivating book, rooted in history and the search for truth.” —Dennis Chapman, Instructor of Health Law and Ethics
328 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 24, 2020
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March 9, 2021
Love this series. Nice balance of good fiction with some interesting social justice issues as they pertain to mental health patients. Can't wait to read the last one in the series. Apparently that is still in the works.
January 3, 2024
not as good as Jimmy Quinn w a not so Hollywood ending. loved the characters and the setting, but the story dragged.
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