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I Swear to God
by
David Laing Dawson
What do you do when your son is arrested for murder? Sharon Gibson, a Hamilton, Ontario, Emergency Room nurse and divorced mother of Alicia (14) and Christian (17), doesn’t have things easy. Dealing with her ex-husband, juggling night shifts in Emergency, and parenting her kids take up her time. Then Christian starts skipping school, coming home late or, worse, staying out all night. Sharon wonders if he’s using and selling drugs. When Christian’s vice principal summons Sharon to the school for a meeting, Sharon fears the worst. Nothing prepares her for what she finds. Then, she discovers Christian is missing. When the dust finally settles, Christian is in jail for a crime Sharon knows he couldn’t possibly have committed. She won’t leave any stone unturned in her desperate attempt to prove he’s innocent. Will she be able to find the proof she needs before it’s too late?
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"...a few wonderful and fully formed characters..." —The Boston Globe "David Laing Dawson's fans, including many who have read his medical thrillers in Dutch, German, French, Norwegian, Danish, and Icelandic, will look forward to the next riveting adventure..." —The Ottawa Citizen
David Laing Dawson worked and lived for many years as a psychiatrist in Hamilton, Ontario, specializing at times in Forensic Psychiatry, adolescents, and families. He spent ten years as Chief of Psychiatry at Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital and as Professor of Psychiatry at McMaster University. A prolific writer, Dawson’s works include Last Rights (1990; a runner-up for the Arthur Ellis Award), Essondale (1993), Assisted Living & Modern Times: Almost a Musical in 2 One-Act Plays (2015), Two Years of Trump on the Psychiatrist’s Couch (2018), Love in the Time of COVID: Poems (2020). He also co-authors the blog Mind You: Reflections on Mental Health, Mental Illness, and Life. An accomplished artist who has always painted, Dawson’s paintings are currently shown at the Tutt Street Gallery in Kelowna. He lives in West Kelowna, B.C., with his wife and their two boxer dogs.
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