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The story follows Dr. Hosam Khousa, a trauma surgeon who escapes Syria's violence only to face new challenges in Canada. As a refugee, he reluctantly becomes a barber, yearning for his former life, but a brutal murder in his shop pulls him into a dangerous gang conflict. Simultaneously, public health officials confront a deadly outbreak of vaccine-resistant polio in the city. Hosam discovers a crucial lead that could aid the investigation but jeopardizes his chance to reclaim his surgical career, revealing the harsh realities of his new life.
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Bitter Paradise, Ross Pennie
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- Released
- 2020
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- Title
- Bitter Paradise
- Subtitle
- A Dr. Zol Szabo Medical Mystery
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ross Pennie
- Publisher
- ECW Press
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN13
- 9781770414655
- Series
- Rating
- 3.4 out of 5
- Description
- The story follows Dr. Hosam Khousa, a trauma surgeon who escapes Syria's violence only to face new challenges in Canada. As a refugee, he reluctantly becomes a barber, yearning for his former life, but a brutal murder in his shop pulls him into a dangerous gang conflict. Simultaneously, public health officials confront a deadly outbreak of vaccine-resistant polio in the city. Hosam discovers a crucial lead that could aid the investigation but jeopardizes his chance to reclaim his surgical career, revealing the harsh realities of his new life.