BAD ROBOTNurse Brandt Stevens’s life took a radical turn five years ago when he administered the wrong drug to his ICU patient. Luckily, he discovered the med error quickly and was able to save the patient. Mortified, Brandt decided not to mention his mistake to his coworkers, and to his surprise, he was hailed as a hero for his diagnostic skill. Afterward, he began to consider not just the … the implications, but the potential. Could this advance his career? Could it impress a certain female coworker?
OR scrub nurse Kaycee Blair is gorgeous and knows it. Her tastes run to the finer things in life, and she is not above using her beauty to advance her goals. Though she’s currently dating Brandt, the brilliant ICU nurse whose career is on the upswing, Kaycee finds herself drawn to Dr. Salazar, the hospital’s new robotic heart surgeon.
Dr. Dominic Salazar is a man blessed with Mediterranean good looks, supreme confidence, and obvious wealth. He is also a virtuoso with the Michelangelo robotic surgical system. However, due to a prior indiscretion, he was forced to give up his prestigious chairmanship of robotic surgery at Mass General and relocate to Swatara Regional Hospital. Dom is determined to rehabilitate his reputation, repair his marriage, and return to a more suitable academic center. But when he meets Kaycee—someone he knows should be off limits—all bets are off.
Anesthesiologist Luke Daulton is back after his harrowing brush with death at the hands of Dr. Katz. A series of unexplainable—and deadly—post-surgical complications eventually entangle Luke in the tumultuous love triangle between Brandt, Kaycee, and Salazar; a triangle rife with sex, jealousy, anger, and revenge—where murder is just a matter of time.
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Bad Robot is Dr Benedict’s 4th novel. He just keeps getting better. The main character is like seeing an old friend. This book is hard to put down. At times I felt like I was in the OR watching the surgery. If you like medical thrillers, you can’t miss this one. Better yet, read all his books. Adrenaline will hook you and you’ll be a fan for life.
I received a gifted e-book copy and am providing a review.
This story takes place at Swahara General Hospital. There is just the right mix of characters who help to enhance this story.
Luke Boulton is the primary anesthesiologist in this tale; his wife, Kim; their daughter, Abi. Bad luck seems to follow Luke around these days.
Ramon Salazar, MD, is the premiere robotic cardiac surgeon (at least in his mind). His wife, Gabrielle. Dr. Salazar arrived at Swahara General after his fall from Mass General (where he would prefer to be).
Brandt Stevens, RN, changing his career to CRNA, with a very bad temper. Not to give too much away, but when things go wrong with a patient, Brandt seems to be right there with the solution. Brandt is the know-it-all in this story, the one with all the answers, the one who thinks he is a cut above all the rest, and Kaycee would be a fool to dump him (or so he thinks).
Dani and Kaycee are the two main nurses in this tale of medical whodunit. Dani is the married nurse who has the hots for Dr. Boulton. Kaycee is Brandt’s girlfriend, who is taken in by Dr. Salazar’s expertise, but is really more impressed with his money.
As a medical transcriptionist for more years than I care to count, I absolutely enjoy reading medical thrillers and BAD ROBOT fits the bill. This story also gives us a look into robotic surgery (published 2018). Dr. Benedict’s profession as an anesthesiologist only adds credibility to this story and a lot of realism, making for a really good read, I think.
You know your reading a good thriller when you say to yourself just one more chapter and end up reading it through the wee hours of the morning to its last page. Bad Robot is exactly that…a suspense-filled, page turner that you just need to keep on reading. It has wonderful characters, both goodies and baddies, and a very believable storyline with unexpected twists and turns. John Benedict has delivered a riveting medical thriller to keep you on the edge of your seat. I am looking forward to reading more novel from this author.
Bad Robot makes you think a Robot goes crazy. But instead this is a Medical, Murder, Madman, Mystery. I enjoyed the book from the beginning. Coming from the Medical field I could see each of the events taking place. Brandt an RN with his own kind of madness, rage and ideas of revenge. Luke working as an anesthesiologist thinking to befriend Brandt, not knowing Brandt has ulterior motives.
Patients in the SICU are almost dying, not unusual for after surgery when your RN is a certain male nurse who gets a thrill from the adrenaline when he can have the answer to why they are coding and save their lives. But big egos sometimes slip up and can get you caught.
You will enjoy this book, I did.