Thirst for Justice - A Novel (Unabridged)

&quot;Fast and fierce" – Kirkus Reviews <br/> For readers of John Grisham and William Deverell comes a political thriller ripped from today&apos;s headlines. Lawyer and environmental activist David R. Boyd writes a riveting thriller about the psychological toll of a humanitarian crisis. Filled with tension and courtroom drama, Thirst for Justice will have you questioning what you believe about right versus wrong. <br/> Michael MacDougall is a talented trauma surgeon whose life in Seattle is slowly unraveling. Frustrated as an ER doctor and with his marriage in trouble, he volunteers with a medical aid charity in the Congo. Disconsolate at the lives he cannot save in the desperate conditions of the region, he is shattered by a roadside confrontation with the mercenary Mai Mai that results in unthinkable losses. <br/> Back home in Seattle, he is haunted by his experiences in Africa and what he sees as society&apos;s failure to provide humanitarian aid to those who most desperately need it. Locked in a downward spiral, he becomes obsessed with making his government listen to him and dreams up an act of terrorism to shock his nation awake. Activist and lawyer David Boyd&apos;s debut novel is a taut political thriller that begs the question: how far is too far when you&apos;re seeking justice?