Matthew Kork is an anesthesiologist at a Canadian community hospital. There is tension in the operating room between Matt and an elitist surgeon, Angelo Amodeo. There is also tension between Matt and his wife, whom he suspects of having an affair. Her boyfriend dies in what looks like a staged suicide. Angelo disappears next. Matt is either responsible for these events or wished for them hard enough.
Matt is also the local coroner and is assigned to investigate the boyfriend's death. Despite the obvious conflict of interest, he accepts the case and brings in a verdict of suicide. The decedent's family launches a wrongful death lawsuit. At the hearing, their lawyer is on the verge of discovering the love affair that would have given Matt a motive for murder. He admits to all the allegations against him to bring the proceedings to a close. This by no means confirms his guilt.
Peter Tinits is a physician in Ontario, Canada. A Cause and Manner is his debut novel. The book title is taken from coronersâ parlance for findings made at the conclusion of an investigation. The storyline features authentic details and gallows humour that only an insider would know. The question of whether murder can be justified, if it is well earned, remains unanswered.
Advance Praise for A CAUSE and MANNER
Bloody good âSebringville Star
Effing great âMennonite Gazette
You have to read this one. Very effing great âMitchell Times
I had my heart in my mouth â13th Dalai Lama
So-so, if youâve seen everything on Netflix âCal Malinkowski
Strong writing, if you like that kind of thing âCharles Hamilton, Hamilton House
Pretty darn good âNijole Tinits
Passable first effort âLila Cook, Nijoleâs sister
Not that bad âPeterborough Anarchists Motorcycle Club
I liked the hockey chapter âFather OâBrien, Coach, Coventry Minor Bantam Hockey
No blood or blood products âThe Watchtower
I would rather have a root canal âMark Straus DDS
Iâm a better writer âHawthorne Didier
Itâs no Duddy Kravitz âYale Erenberg MD
Smut and filth âSmiths Falls Literary Review
Peter Tinits is a medical doctor who has practiced as an emergency physician, anesthesiologist and coroner. A CAUSE and MANNER is his debut novel. He lives with his wife in Ontario, Canada.
For more information about Peter, visit peter.tinits.com