Burnout

JACK BURKE M.D. WAS BURNED OUT. The star orthopaedic surgeon had lost his special edge. He still had skills but no heart for his patients. When an R&R vacation to Belize drops him into a deadly terrorist plot to kidnap an Israeli ambassador's son, Burke has to remember what it means to give a damn.

Dr. Joe Uricchio's intriguing novel follows a sometimes bloody path from inside a surgical suite in Minneapolis to the sunny Caribbean coast of Central America where an idyllic adventure turns into a violent nightmare. When it all explodes on the guests of a swank tropic resort, Dr. Jack Burke is forced to get his mojo back and ready a broken bunch of civilians for battle against ruthless terrorists. But courage is in short supply. The hostages have been beaten and humiliated. They've been forced to watch one of their own being brutally murdered while they stood by helpless. Someone has to rally them. There is no time to waste. Finally, Dr. Burke's urgent words pierce their fear. "No one is coming to help us. Either we act now or they will slaughter us one man or woman at a time."