Dr. Peter Brown is an intern at Manhattan's worst hospital, with a talent for medicine, a shift from hell, and a past he'd prefer to keep hidden. Whether it's a blocked circumflex artery or a plan to land a massive malpractice suit, he knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men.

Pietro "Bearclaw" Brnwna is a hitman for the mob, with a genius for violence, a well-earned fear of sharks, and an overly close relationship with the Federal Witness Relocation Program. More likely to leave a trail of dead gangsters than a molecule of evidence, he's the last person you want to see in your hospital room.

Nicholas LoBrutto, aka Eddy Squillante, is Dr. Brown's new patient, with three months to live and a very strange idea: that Peter Brown and Pietro Brnwa might-just might-be the same person ...

Now, with the mob, the government, and death itself descending on the hospital, Peter has to buy time and do whatever it takes to keep his patients, himself, and his last shot at redemption alive. To get through the next eight hours-and somehow beat the reaper.

Spattered in adrenaline-fueled action and bone-saw-sharp dialogue, BEAT THE REAPER is a debut thriller so utterly original you won't be able to guess what happens next, and so shockingly entertaining you won't be able to put it down.

乔许•贝佐　　读医学院的人应该睡得不多，而年轻医师乔许•贝佐显然睡得更少。　　完成美国哥伦比亚大学医学学位时，他也完成了小说处女作《玩命死神》，并立即获得国际瞩目，成为当年最特别的“疗愈系”黑帮小说，以新人之姿迅速卖出三十三国版权，并入选《时代》杂志年度十大小说，以及美国独立书商协会头号选书、英国《电讯日报》年度最佳犯罪小说。而福斯电影公司也以高价抢下电影改编权，预计由人气巨星莱昂纳多•狄卡普里奥担任制片人，并主演超酷的布朗医生！ 　　除了医学学位，乔许•贝佐也完成了美国布朗大学英美文学与写作的学士学位，就跟他笔下的布朗医生一样，拥有双重身份。他自述影响他最大的，是升小学五年级暑假时看的电影《教父》和《大白鲨》，尤其《教父》里的黑手党社会，启发了他后来写《玩命死神》的灵感。　　目前乔许•贝佐在加州大学旧金山分校的附属医院担任住院医生，并正着手进行杀手怪医布朗的第二个故事。　　孟辉　　1998年毕业于上海海事大学，获英语语言文学硕士学位。毕业后在北京印刷学院英语系任教至今。热爱翻译，主要译作有《对抗比尔•盖茨的阴谋》《投资圣经——巴菲特的真实故事》《美丽的女人、美丽的成长》等。