Ripped Tide

Name: Ripped Tide
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Lance Carney
ISBN: 9781977340146

Author: Lance Carney

Series: Daniel O'Dwyer Oak Island Adventure #1

Narrator: Rudy Sanda

Unabridged: 5 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/29/2019

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Cozy

Synopsis

"Hello, I'm a pharmacist. Perhaps I can be of assistance."

After the death of his fiancée due to medical errors, hospital pharmacist Daniel O'Dwyer escapes to Oak Island, North Carolina. The only things on his mind are fresh sea air, fresh seafood, Fat Tire Amber Ale, and the avoidance of any type of healthcare institution. But fate and jellyfish draw him back, and reluctantly he agrees to go undercover to combat narcotic drug diversion at nearby Boiling Grove Community Hospital. With minimal assistance from Willie, his socially imbalanced sidekick, Daniel must navigate through dangerous situations and wild characters, including a brawny redneck with a Bob Marley tattoo; a foreign physician with bat-like qualities; and a lackluster Human Resources Director with a penchant for Mai Tais and Ebenezer Scrooge.

About Lance Carney

Lance Carney is an award-winning thirty-plus-year hospital pharmacist. He has written medical/pharmacy based fiction since the 1980s. His first novel, Ripped Tide: A Daniel O'Dwyer Oak Island Adventure, follows a hospital pharmacist who reluctantly goes undercover to fight prescription drug diversion in a hospital near his new home. Ripped Tide is a 2017 McGrath House Indie Book Award Winner in the Humor Category.

Lance's short stories have been published in magazines, anthologies, and trade paperbacks. He often collaborates with David Moss, a friend since junior high school. "Truth is Stranger than Fishin'" (with David) was chosen for publication in The Year's Best Fantastic Fiction. One of Lance's own, "Snare of the Fowler", was published in the trade paperback Monsters from Memphis and recognized by a nomination from the Darrell Awards Jury for Best Midsouth Short Story.

Lance lives in West Virginia with his wife and too many cats. He escapes to Oak Island, North Carolina, whenever The Man isn't keeping him down.

Reviews

Goodreads review by John on October 29, 2015

You could say this is a seriously funny book. Or a funnily serious book perhaps? It follows the story of hospital pharmacist Daniel O’Dwyer who escapes to Oak Island, North Carolina, after the death of his fiancée due to medical errors. Reluctantly he agrees to go undercover to combat narcotic drug d......more

Goodreads review by Greg Gump on June 26, 2018

Fun Great fun read. I really enjoyed the characters. Can’t wait to read another adventure of Daniel o’dwyer on oak island......more

Goodreads review by Jeanine on August 08, 2019

Satirical Gem! A great story line with well-written characters! If you like Carl Hiaasen you’ll love this book. Cant wait to read more Daniel O’Dwyer adventures!......more

Goodreads review by Heather Barber on June 21, 2018

Good light read The characters are likeable and the story is funny. I am looking forward to reading more books by this author.......more

Goodreads review by Lance on September 20, 2020

Who wrote this drivel? The author better stick with his day job. The plot and main character meander through the story like vacillating vagabonds. It is paced less like the Indianapolis 500 and more like I-95 South through South Carolina during the holidays and football bowl season. And the ending… W......more