Every Fifteen Minutes

De: Lisa Scottoline

Narrado por: George Newbern

New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline's visceral thriller, Every Fifteen Minutes,brings you into the grip of a true sociopath and shows you how, in the quest to survive such ruthlessness, every minute counts.

Dr. Eric Parrish is the Chief of the Psychiatric Unit at Havemeyer General Hospital outside of Philadelphia. Recently separated from his wife Alice, he is doing his best as a single Dad to his seven-year-old daughter Hannah. His work seems to be going better than his home life, however. His unit at the hospital has just been named number two in the country and Eric has a devoted staff of doctors and nurses who are as caring as Eric is. But when he takes on a new patient, Eric's entire world begins to crumble. Seventeen-year-old Max has a terminally ill grandmother and is having trouble handling it. That, plus his OCD and violent thoughts about a girl he likes makes Max a high risk patient.

Max can't turn off the mental rituals he needs to perform every fifteen minutes that keep him calm. With the pressure mounting, Max just might reach the breaking point. When the girl is found murdered, Max is nowhere to be found. Worried about Max, Eric goes looking for him and puts himself in danger of being seen as a "person of interest" himself.

Next, one of his own staff turns on him in a trumped up charge of sexual harassment. Is this chaos all random? Or is someone systematically trying to destroy Eric's life?

Hospital dangers

What did you love best about Every Fifteen Minutes?

Enjoyed the entire novel!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Every Fifteen Minutes?

Lots of twists throughout the book. Eric's final date with Lori, a twist out of nowhere...

Have you listened to any of George Newbern’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Very nice job.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I like how the book finally wrapped up.

EVERY FIFTEEN MINUTES! One of Lisa's best works.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

If you liked Lisa's other works, you'll love this one. I couldn't put it down - finished it in four days. Great story line, keeps you on the edge until the surprise ending. Worth it!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Eric. He always tried to do the right thing, but he did make some dumb mistakes. Poor judgement got him deeper and deeper in the quicksand.

Which scene was your favorite?

When Lorie comes to her senses and settles things between them.

Great book

It's a well thought out plot with lots of twists. Believable characters and good story.

Fun, though over the top

Well, at first this was just stressful, with everything going wrong that could. By the end, it was sort of ridiculous. The super awesome psychiatrist misses everything around him. Then (mild spoiler) everything is fixed within a day.
So why did I give it 4 stars? The characters were very likeable! And the author clearly put a lot of research into the field she writes about, which is interesting. So, aside from the ridiculous ending, it ended up being a fun listen, even though every character probably needed therapy in the end.

Loved it!

Excellent, exciting and unexpected! Lisa Scottoline hit it out of the park with this one. It was well worth the credit.