Meet the Author
Doug Zipes
Author of novels: The Black Widows, Ripples in Opperman’s Pond, Not Just a Game, Bear’s Promise & Ari’s Spoon.
Having published hundreds of medical papers and books, Doug Zipes has turned his hand to writing fiction. The Black Widows was published in 2011, Ripples in Opperman’s Pond in 2013 and Not Just a Game hit the shelves in early 2016. In 2018 Doug also published his memoir, Damn The Naysayers and 2019 saw Bear’s Promise hit the shelves. His latest novel is Ari’s Spoon is out now.
Latest Book Release
Ari's Spoon
Ari’s Spoon is the historical tale of a young surgeon’s journey to the truth after he finds a spoon hidden in his daughter’s baptismal gown...
5.0 out of 5 stars
Doug Zipes knocks it out of the park once again
"Doug Zipes knocks it out of the park once again. This well-researched historical fiction of the struggles of an interfaith couple provides a poignant depiction of the unimaginable suffering of Jews in the Warsaw ghetto during the atrocities of the Holocaust and the resilience of the Jewish people. The book’s end drives home the point that remnants of the hate engendered by the Nazis remains with us today in the form of continuing antisemitism I was so moved that I read the book twice !"
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More Titles by Doug Zipes
Bear's Promise
Justice confronts greed as a trial attorney seeks retribution for the murders of his brother-in-law and
nephew by a ruthless cop and a company that values profit over life...
Damn The Naysayers
No, you can’t. Those three words have shaped much of Dr. Doug Zipes’s journey through life and have always challenged him to come to terms with who he is, where he wants to go, and what he wants to be...
Not Just a Game
In this riveting story, three generations of Olympic athletes attempt to survive monumental challenges in the shadow of Hitler and during a rebirth of Nazism...
Ripples in Opperman's Pond
Set in Indiana, identical twins have had their bond tested since birth and now as adults with the family pharmaceutical company in jeopardy they will once again be forced to prove that blood is thicker than water...
The Black Widows
From the back room of a small second hand bookstore in Chappaqua, New York, two elderly widows are at the center a web of espionage, vengeance and terrorism with plans to bring the Western world to its knees...
All of Doug Zipes books are available to buy online from Amazon as well as at Barnes and Noble and iUniverse.
Medical Books by Doug Zipes
Having graduated from Dartmouth College and Harvard Medical School, both cum laude, Doug Zipes then trained at Duke University Medical Center. He joined Indiana University in 1970, became Professor of Medicine in 1976, Distinguished Professor in 1994 and Director of Cardiology and Krannert Institute 1995 – 2004.
As founding editor of the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, Cardiology in Review, Contemporary Treatments in Cardiology, Heart Rhythm, and PracticeUpdate/Cardiology, Doug has also written multiple medical books. You'll often find his medical knowledge and experience woven into his novels too.
Dr Zipes' fiction books are not dull. I have enjoyed them all. Bear's Promise was on my mind whether I was reading it or planning to read it later in the day.. The twists and turns of characters and events were very surprising. It was a compelling tale he told , and I shall be waiting for his next book.
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Bear's Promise
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Ripples in Opperman's Pond
This is an exciting thriller and Zipes' best novel yet. Includes details from WWII and previous Olympic game history that I was not aware of. Interesting and surprising plot with some twists and reversals at the end. Well worth reading...
- Amazon Review
Not Just a Game
