Wild Thing: A Novel

· Hachette Audio · Narrated by Robert Petkoff and Stephanie Wolfe
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“Walks, talks, and squawks like a crime thriller, but ... makes casual passes at left-field absurdity that aim for Hiaasen or Vonnegut ... a fun, fast read.” —Entertainment Weekly

It's hard to find work as a doctor when using your real name will get you killed. So hard that when a reclusive billionaire offers Dr. Peter Brown, aka Pietro Brnwa, a job accompanying a sexy but self-destructive paleontologist on the world's worst field assignment, Brown has no real choice but to say yes. Even if it means that an army of murderers, mobsters, and international drug dealers — not to mention the occasional lake monster — are about to have a serious Pietro Brnwa problem.

Facing new and old monsters alike, Dr. Brnwa's story continues in this darkly funny and lightning-paced follow up to Josh Bazell's bestselling debut, Beat the Reaper.

“One of the most distinctively entertaining new fictional voices I've run across in years, in any genre.” —Lev Grossman, Time

“Bazell expertly blends action, farce, and political satire.” —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

“Bazell's mix of violent lunacy and social commentary should appeal to fans of Carl Hiaasen.” —Washington Post

“Wildly fun.” —San Francisco Chronicle

“Insanely funny ... the work of a crackpot genius.” —Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review

“Walks, talks, and squawks like a crime thriller, but ... makes casual passes at left-field absurdity that aim for Hiaasen or Vonnegut ... a fun, fast read.” —Entertainment Weekly It's hard to find work as a doctor when using your real name will get you killed. So hard that when a reclusive billi...

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Josh Bazell has a BA in writing from Brown University and an MD from Columbia. His first book, the international bestseller Beat the Reaper, has been published in thirty-two languages and was one of Time's ten best novels of 2009. He lives in Brooklyn and Barcelona.
Josh Bazell has a BA in writing from Brown University and an MD from Columbia. His first book, the international bestseller Beat the Reaper, has been published in thirty-two languages and was one of Time's ten best novels of 2009. He lives in Brooklyn and Barcelona.

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