Hidden Agendas D. Marshall Craig, MD Book Tour and Review! @dmarshallcraigbooks #hiddenagendas #thriller #drkylechandler #bookstagram #booktwt

 

When busy trauma surgeon Dr. Kyle Chandler goes to a medical symposium in London, he agrees to two innocent meetings for his friend Ian Griffin, who runs a private investigation firm. During his time in England, Dr. Chandler stumbles on a mysterious system of illegal smuggling to the United States. How could the smuggling of products in bulk wine carriers have anything to do with the shipping of French antiques? As Kyle continues his investigation, he soon realizes he faces a powerful, complex network involving organized crime while escalating threats to him reveal the truth – and the truth nearly costs him his life.

My Thoughts

Hidden Agenda's, a second in the Dr. Kyle Chandler thriller series, is about a trauma surgeon, Kyle Chandler in Kansas City circa 1990's, with knowledge about French Antiques. He moved to Kansas City, not his original hometown, but it became his adopted hometown after he finished is surgical training in Boston, in 1988. His days were spent patching up members of the Nighttime Knife & Gun Club and the Drunk Driver's Bumper Car Club, humor here. 

He is on his way to a medical symposium in London, when he is contacted by a friend of his, Ian Griffin, who runs a private investigation company in London. What Ian wants Dr. Chandler to do is look into a new case and about bulk wine shipments from Europe to the US.  While there he finds out about a new system of smuggling. What he struggles with is how wine shipments have anything to do with French antiques. 

Evidently a new way to ship wine has been discovered and it makes it a lot easier to ship the wine, and other things. The further he digs, the more immersed he becomes in the investigation. Organized crime, there you have it, dangerous characters try to stop him from obtaining his goal of getting information for his friend.

He has an off and on-again girlfriend, Caroline Martinelli, a successful art dealer, who he wants to move to the next step with her. His investigation kind of puts this relationship on the back burner.

Hidden Agendas has the right amount of suspense, good guys and bad guys, it was enough to keep me interested. The series starts with Cut to the Chase, the first book. I do so enjoy a good mystery, and a medical one to boot. This book was a short but fast read. I do so want to read the first in the series and any more the author plans to publish! If you like a good mystery from an author who knows what he is writing about, this is it for you!

I received a copy of the book for review purposes only. 4 stars!

About the Author

Across a 30-year career in medicine, I accumulated plenty of wild stories and met more than my share of interesting characters. I always thought they might one day make for a good book. Then in 1995, when large insurance companies started muscling their way into the healthcare industry, providing a natural antagonist, I decided to put pen to paper. Or in this case, fingers to a little bitty vintage Dell laptop.

After a year of early-morning writing sessions, and two unsuccessful years of mailing manuscripts to dozens of publishing houses, the book sat on the digital back-burner for almost two decades. Inspiration struck again in the summer of 2019, and I set about revising and re-promoting the work. Through determination, persistence, and the help of my partners at White Bird Publications, I'm proud to be able to present to you Hidden Agendas, a Dr. Kyle Chandler Thriller.

Social Media: 

 @dmarshallcraigbooks

Please use the hashtag #hiddenagendas #thriller  #drkylechandler

#bookstagram #booktwt  

 

For Instagram: 

 @dmarshallcraigbooks

Literary Publicity Team: @prbythebook

 

Buy links:

Amazon:

B&N: