Synopses & Reviews
A medical thriller from Pulitzer Prizeand#8211;winning author James B. Stewart about serial killer doctor Michael Swango and the medical community that chose to turn a blind eye on his criminal activities.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;No one could believe that the handsome young doctor might be a serial killer. Wherever he was hiredand#8212;in Ohio, Illinois, New York, South Dakotaand#8212;Michael Swango at first seemed the model physician. Then his patients began dying under suspicious circumstances. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;At once a gripping read and a hard-hitting look at the inner workings of the American medical system, andlt;Iandgt;Blind Eyeandlt;/Iandgt; describes a professional hierarchy where doctors repeatedly accept the word of fellow physicians over that of nurses, hospital employees, and patientsand#8212;even as horrible truths begin to emerge. With the prodigious investigative reporting that has defined his Pulitzer Prizeand#8211;winning career, James B. Stewart has tracked down survivors, relatives of victims, and shaken coworkers to unearth the evidence that may finally lead to Swangoand#8217;s conviction.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Combining meticulous research with spellbinding prose, Stewart has written a shocking chronicle of a psychopathic doctor and of the medical establishment that chose to turn a blind eye on his criminal activities.
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The facts gathered by Stewart are compelling. [He]...persuasively dissects the medical establishment.
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Stewart penetrates the hermetically sealed world of medicine. In the process, he exposes the arrogance and the fraudulent professional courtesies that allowed Swango to move ahead unchallenged. In other words, Stewart does the work that hospital administrators and supervising physicians in Ohio, South Dakota, and New York should have done.
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Jerome E. Groopman andlt;Iandgt;The Wall Street Journalandlt;/Iandgt; Stewart tells a riveting tale of terror, a true page-turner.
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Joan O'C. Hamilton, andlt;Iandgt;Business Weekandlt;/Iandgt; andlt;Iandgt;Blind Eyeandlt;/Iandgt; is a flat-out horrifying nonfiction profile of Michael Swango...Stewart is an excellent writer and reporter...This is a brave and passionate book.
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R. Z. Sheppard andlt;Iandgt;Timeandlt;/Iandgt; magazine James B. Stewart's andlt;Iandgt;Blind Eyeandlt;/Iandgt; is a persuasive case against Dr. Michael Swango.
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Joseph Nocera Fortune Is Blind Eye worth reading? Yes, Jim Stewart's books always are.
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Chillingly thorough....Wonderfully done....An elaborate journalistic reconstruction that has the fascination of an acutely observed and troubling novel.
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A remarkable piece of reporting.
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Dr. Robert B. Daroff andlt;Iandgt;The Plain Dealerandlt;/Iandgt; (Cleveland) Swango's odyssey is so compelling that I became riveted. I needed to know when and how he would be caught, and what ultimately happened to him.
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Stewart has produced an extraordinary book.
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Steve Twedt andlt;Iandgt;Pittsburgh Post-Gazetteandlt;/Iandgt; Stewart has produced an extraordinary book.
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Joseph Nocera andlt;Iandgt;Fortuneandlt;/Iandgt; Is andlt;Iandgt;Blind Eyeandlt;/Iandgt; worth reading? Yes, Jim Stewart's books always are.
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Stewart tells a riveting tale of terror, a true page-turner.
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Blind Eye is a flat-out horrifying nonfiction profile of Michael Swango...Stewart is an excellent writer and reporter...This is a brave and passionate book.
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Swango's odyssey is so compelling that I became riveted. I needed to know when and how he would be caught, and what ultimately happened to him.
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James B. Stewart's Blind Eye is a persuasive case against Dr. Michael Swango.
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Is Blind Eye worth reading? Yes, Jim Stewart's books always are.
Synopsis
No one could believe the handsome young doctor might be a serial killer. Wherever he was hired -- in Ohio, Illinois, New York, South Dakota -- Michael Swango at first seemed the model physician. Then his patients began dying under suspicious circumstances.
At once a gripping read and a hard-hitting look at the inner workings of the American medical system, Blind Eye describes a professional hierarchy where doctors repeatedly accept the word of fellow physicians over that of nurses, hospital employees, and patients -- even as horrible truths begin to emerge. With the prodigious investigative reporting that has defined his Pulitzer Prizewinning career, James B. Stewart has tracked down survivors, relatives of victims, and shaken coworkers to unearth the evidence that may finally lead to Swango's conviction.
Combining meticulous research with spellbinding prose, Stewart has written a shocking chronicle of a psychopathic doctor and of the medical establishment that chose to turn a blind eye on his criminal activities.
About the Author
andlt;Bandgt;James B. Stewartandlt;/Bandgt; is the author of andlt;Iandgt;Heart of a Soldier,andlt;/Iandgt; the bestselling andlt;Iandgt;Blind Eyeandlt;/Iandgt; and andlt;Iandgt;Blood Sport,andlt;/Iandgt; and the blockbuster andlt;Iandgt;Den of Thieves.andlt;/Iandgt; A former Page-One editor at andlt;Iandgt;The Wall Street Journal,andlt;/Iandgt; Stewart won a Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for his reporting on the stock market crash and insider trading. He is a regular contributor to andlt;Iandgt;SmartMoneyandlt;/Iandgt; and andlt;Iandgt;The New Yorker.andlt;/Iandgt; He lives in New York.