Didn't capture my attention and engagement. I'll hopefully try again in the future.
Didn't capture my attention and engagement. I'll hopefully try again in the future.

I had heard the story of the local radio host who was murdered and the resulting arrest of her husband on a true crime show. This book goes deeper into the players and how the crime unfolded. Obviously much more in depth than a 1 hour show, the book is well researched and interesting. An outlaw motorcycle gang, drugs, and a respected doctor all in one book? This is why true crime is so popular!

I received this Arc from Berkley Books for an honest review:
This book story reads like one of those made for T.V shows the only thing though is that it is real or was real. All of the events and sadly the deaths. You are taken from the very beginning of the book on what will happen and who the players are. The players are real people and sadly real people are murdered all in the name of money greed. Some will say pills opioids but it still comes back to money.
You are taken through the day of the murder of April Kauffman in 2012, you get to hear different versions of events given to police by the husband which led them to believe he has a hand in her death. A call by police to her daughter in Arizona who said she was expecting this phone call and wanting her mother to leave the home. Yet it is not until 2018 until people are brought into court and are facing charges of murder and a slew of other charges. What took so long. The author takes you through the process and all of the mess that everyone had to go through. He was also able to speak with a former Pagan motorcycle member which also gives insight into all that lead up to that morning.
What is sad of course is the loss of April for she was a true advocate for Veterans and other causes as a radio host. This story will keep you gripped to the pages from beginning to end at least for me it did. A sad yet true story and one that takes years before going to court. Very much worth the read.
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Gotta be honest with you, this was not exactly what you'd call a "wild ride."

A doctor involved with a motorcycle gang and a drug ring murders his wife. Seems like there could be twists and turns and intrigue, but no; the prose is very dry and voiceless, and there's no real mystery or even suspense; everything is given away at the fore and the rest just feels like filler. Fully ten percent of the first half of the book is just backstory about the Hell's Angels and the Pagans which might have been interesting if it weren't told like the encyclopedia recap of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Tests. In fact, this entire book read more like a Wikipedia entry than like any kind of narrative. And I realize it's non-fiction, but I hope I'm not alone in thinking that a big part of the draw of true crime is the voice and the suspense. And this just had none of that.

You know a book is good when you already know how it ends but the story is still told in a compelling enough way to keep you engaged. I'm a true crime buff but I had never before heard of this story of an lying, narcissistic Atlantic City osteopath who decided to spice up his life and bank account by dealing painkillers illegally and then hiring someone to kill his wife. Enter a motorcycle gang, an ex-girlfriend, a couple of suspicious stepchildren and a lazy judicial system and it makes for an interesting story. And you still don't know the whole story, yet.

The author did a good job researching the who, what when where and why of the tale. In some places it seemed to get a bit too bogged down in the details and maybe a bit repetitive. But I never lost track of who was who and what was going on in this large cast of colourful characters, so I guess the detail was a good thing. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in true crime, crooked doctors, motorcycle gangs or shows like 20/20.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC.

Wow! This book is about the murder of April, who was married to a doctor. She was murdered in their home and that is only the beginning of events. Dr. Kauffman lived a double life and this book details the motorcycle gangs and pill mill that her husband was associated with. He paid to have his wife killed and the events leading up to this are shocking. As a true crime junkie, I loved this book.

A shocking true crime story! Doctor Deal by George Anastasia and Ralph Cipriano takes a look at a drug-dealing doctor named Dr. James Kauffman who had his wife killed when she learned too much about his illegal drug dealing. He hired the relative of a Pagan motorcycle gang member to do it and of course, it all unraveled.

How tragic this story is!

Take a look:

In May 2012, April Kauffman, a well-known local radio personality and staunch advocate of military veterans rights, was found shot to death in the bedroom of the home she shared with her husband, Dr. James Kauffman.

Six years later, in the fall of 2018, Freddy Augello, a leader of the notorious motorcycle gang the Pagans, went on trial for drug dealing and murder. He was charged with arranging the death of April Kauffman in exchange for $50,000 from her husband, who, in addition to practicing medicine, was one of the area’s most prolific drug traffickers.

Told by two accomplished reporters and authors with exclusive insights and details provided by two principal players, this is the story about one man’s descent into evil and the people he took with him. It’s a story about a doctor who helped flood the streets with opioids, about a husband who hid dark secrets from his wives, and about a man so consumed with greed and arrogance that he thought he could get away with murder.

This is very well written, and I was so excited to read a true crime book, one of my favorite genres.

Doctor Dealer comes out on Sept 8th, get it here.

Doctor Dealer is a true story about an illegal "pill mill" and murder for hire run by a physician. The book explores all the people involved in his horrifying activities, including those hurt by his actions. A shocking book exposing a doctor who is sworn to uphold the health and well being of patients, and in turn, destroys lives and those who love him.
Thank you to the publisher.

This story seemed vaguely familiar as I read it, it felt as if I’ve read it before by another author or perhaps seen it on a true crime show. It’s quite a shocking story to read, for sure. I read it straight through, which I have not been able to do much of lately, so that says a lot. It really held my interest, I stayed up all night reading it. I guess I just had to see how it came out. If you like true crime, with bikers and a drug dealing doctor who wants to knock off his wife when she becomes a problem for him, check this one out. I’ve read several of Anastasia’s books now, and like them more aIl the time. Advanced electronic review copy was provided by NetGalley, authors George Anastasia & Ralph Cipriano, and the publisher.