A doctor's duty is to heal the sick and wounded, no matter who it is. "Diamonds of Death" follows physician Tom Slocum as he saves a close friend from the brink of death. But his act of heroism has consequences, as Tom finds himself engulfed in a Mafia war over diamonds. With only his skills as a doctor, he must evade the Mob and its deep roots within the city in order to survive. A gripping thriller, "Diamonds of Death" should be on every community library fiction shelf.
"Sanibel novelist John Raffensperger MD (writing as John Luck, MD) has fashioned a must-read piece of fast moving fiction that could easily become a smash hit film. Diamonds of Death is a pager turner… There are enough scenes of "blood and guts" surgical narration to make TV's medical dramas like House and Grey's Anatomy come off like pale representations of the real thing. Raffensperger is a classy novelist now; but he must have been one super surgeon."
Ray Buck
for Island Sun Sanibel & Captiva Islands, FL
March 28, 2008
"A fast-paced, engaging novel that vigorously depicts Chicago’s crime scene set in turmoil by greed, lawless ambition and human foibles, and tells it all with great vivacity of invention and a sound instinct for realistic detail. Knaves and rogues are described with clinical accuracy."
Frank Gonzalez-Crussi, M.D., F.R.C.P.
"A gripping tale of greed, murder and medicine. Told in the style of “The Fugitive”. It is the story of a brave doctor battling evil forces, seen and unseen.
John Luck is an expert storyteller with a keen eye for detail. He is adept at looking into people’s hearts, literally and figuratively."
Cory Franklin, MD
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