HIRED GUN
Coming Spring/Summer 2025
UNCOVERING BURIED SECRETS
David Lipman’s patients are dying, but it’s going to take risking his license and reputation to stop a killer. How far is he prepared to go?
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Psychologist David Lipman is still grieving a personal loss when he’s blindsided by the mysterious death of a patient. He’s just picking up the pieces of his life with a new romance and the slightly overbearing support of his adult daughters, when another young woman in his care dies violently as well. Despite having written a respected book on physician misconduct, David finds himself crossing the line of dual-relationships as he grapples with this tragedy, to the point that the gimlet-eyed detective on the case regards him as a suspect. Meanwhile, the real killer continues to stalk.
About the Author
BILL KOCH
In his career as a psychologist, Bill Koch conducted research in anxiety disorders and trauma, was a highly credentialed cognitive-behaviour therapist, and provided assessments for the courts with respect to the psychological consequences of trauma. Another aspect of his career involved the investigation and adjudication of ethical violations for the College of Psychologists of BC, and assessment of health professionals for their fitness to practice. Currently, he is a clinical professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine.