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PAWNS OF THE WALL: A LOVE STORY Kindle Edition

by Derrik Woodbury (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 135 ratings
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“I never meant to be complicit in the death of my only real friend in Patagonia. I certainly didn’t want the possible father of my child to suffer untold agonies by torturous nerve toxin poisoning. After all, I’m a physician, a healer.”
So begins Derrik Woodbury’s new novel, Pawns of the Wall which tells the story of a love triangle fractured by a mysterious murder. The pastoral border town of Patagonia, Arizona is already in turmoil from the new U.S. Government immigration policies. This murder connects many threads in a tapestry of intrigue and betrayal. Could the highest office of the U.S. Government sanction a pseudo-terrorist attack at the border to strengthen its base and secure continual political power? Would Russia aid the U.S. in a cover-up?
Dr. Robert Harper has left New England for a sabbatical as chief physician at the Indian Clinic in Patagonia. Harper soon falls in love with the clinic’s beautiful nurse, Mary Durant, and befriends Dylan Kermer, an enigmatic government security consultant who is young, passionate and dangerous. Durant falls under Kermer’s spell and is torn between very different lovers. Violence is in the air. The people are rocked and divided by the decisions in Washington, D.C. This world is suffused with history, tradition, violence, drugs, guns, ignorance, fear, beauty and love.
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About the Author

 
Derrik F. Woodbury has been a licensed physician for 42 years. His writing has contributed to scientific medical journals as well as his favorite topic of medical education. In the early 1980's he was asked to do educational topics on television and became one of the first health reporters in the United States. For his reporting, he won an Associated Press award and was nominated for New England Emmys. His article - "An Untimely Frost" - on the death of his young wife to ovarian cancer won second place in the Sunday Newspaper Supplement national competition for the year 1995. 
            Dr. Woodbury has climbed the highest mountains on five continents and his documentaries have appeared on CBS and ESPN. He wrote, directed and produced a feature 35mm film which was shown at Sundance, Cannes and the New York Film Festival.
            He received his M.D. from Dartmouth Medical School and his surgical training from Georgetown, Dartmouth and the University of Pennsylvania. He has two children and lives in Arizona and Connecticut.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07TW7VZ6Z
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 30, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 580 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 323 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 135 ratings

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Derrik F. Woodbury has been a licensed physician for 42 years. His writing has contributed to scientific medical journals as well as his favorite topic of medical education. In the early 1980’s he was asked to do educational topics on television and became one of the first health reporters in the United States. For his reporting, he won an Associated Press award and was nominated for New England Emmys. His article - “An Untimely Frost” - on the death of his young wife to ovarian cancer won second place in the Sunday Newspaper Supplement national competition for the year 1995.

Dr. Woodbury has climbed the highest mountains on five continents and his documentaries have appeared on CBS and ESPN. He wrote, directed and produced a feature 35mm film which was shown at Sundance, Cannes and the New York Film Festival.

He received his M.D. from Dartmouth Medical School and his surgical training from Georgetown, Dartmouth and the University of Pennsylvania. He has two children and lives in Arizona and Connecticut.

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3.9 out of 5 stars
3.9 out of 5
135 global ratings
Ripped from the Headlines May be a Cliche- But It's True for this Novel
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Ripped from the Headlines May be a Cliche- But It's True for this Novel
I'm not much of a reader, but as a part-time rancher in Santa Cruz County of southern Arizona the idea of a story set in my backyard, Patagonia, AZ/ the US-Mexico border, was intriguing. The border and immigration have always been issues here, but even more acutely in recent months. To have a love story, a multilevel one at that, amidst this backdrop was irresistible.Harper is a physician signed up for a temporary stint with the Indian Health Service, and as he deals with immigrant and impoverished patients at the grassroots level, he encounters Dylan, a charismatic consultant tackling the big picture of border security and surveillance. In pursuing their ideals they meet, and ultimately vie for Mary, a nurse seemingly over- qualified to be toiling in the hinterlands. The love stories held my interest and surprised me in their resolutions. This novel is well researched, and informative about the current border security efforts. The author accurately, and vividly, describes the setting; essentially creating an additional main character. I read the story in a day and a half-which I never do. I was invested in the characters and learned about contemporary border issues along the way. I hope there is a sequel.
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The Doctor
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2020
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The book moves faster than expected. It also highlights quite extensively many real problems in today’s current politics. Well worth reading.
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John Harris Jr
4.0 out of 5 stars A Very Good First Book
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2019
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This is Dr. Woodbury's first thriller/love story, which is why I call it his first book. It's a very engaging story of a burned-out doctor discovering himself along the southern Arizona border. As one who lives in this area, I think he provides a nice sense of place and a nuanced presentation of the complex border issues that are usually lost in our national debates. Perhaps more importantly to many readers, it's loaded with enough romance and plot twists to make a fun read. I definitely recommend it.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good Plot - Poorly Written
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2020
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Interesting read but writing style is amateurish.
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Millie
5.0 out of 5 stars Good mystery
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2020
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Close to finishing this good mystery...
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Sheku Massarat
4.0 out of 5 stars Thought-provoking, relevant, and engaging
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2019
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I found this book very apropos amidst the social and political issues surrounding us today! It offers different angles and perspectives regarding the same while simultaneously warming our hearts with a sweet love story! Derrik Woodbury has a way with words that leaves you craving more...perhaps a sequel?!
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Marilyn Skasko
2.0 out of 5 stars Didn't care for it.
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2020
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Very slow read. Not my favorite.
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Big B
5.0 out of 5 stars A Modern Day Quest for the Letters of Transit
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2019
Pawns of the Wall is a thriller/who done it/love story hybrid set in Patagonia, AZ near the US-Mexico border. An unlikely love triangle develops when circumstances bring together Harper, a newly arrived physician disillusioned with the New England medical establishment, seeking self discovery as a clinic volunteer, Dylan, an enigmatic, idealistic security consultant intent on protecting America, and Mary, a compassionate nurse/medical activist committed to care of the indigent in her community. Their story is told amidst the backdrop of immigration, border security towers, family separations, and ICE. Pawns of the Wall mirrors current headlines, as if the author were prescient about unfolding border events, yet there are classic elements of a Casablanca type narrative, refuting the notion that the problems of 3 little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world.

The main characters are well developed and nuanced; readers will care about them and their fate. Secondary characters like Nance, the cafe owner and former CIA operative, and Trish, the bartender have been carefully crafted and contribute memorable appearances. This is a story well told and well researched; I learned about security tower construction, immigrant holding centers, and the flora/fauna unique to southern Arizona. The best fiction creates a believable reality, one in which the reader is invested, entertained, and educated- Pawns of the Wall delivers.
We'll always have Pa....tagonia.
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William Gaius
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Read On a Controversial Subject
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2019
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I'm about 1/3 through. Engrossing story, strong character development, inherent interest in a politically sensitive part of the country. Setting: Patagonia, my favorite small AZ town. Needed a little editing, a couple of minor factual errors which wouldn't matter if you don't live in S Arizona.
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