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Author of the Sierra Hotel trilogy

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Detail Man by Kent McInnis

THERE’S A PILL FOR THAT.

JOIN STU ROY in a hilarious and eye-opening thirty-year expedition through the ever-evolving world of pharmaceutical sales at Plushaut Uclaf. From his first week, where he meets the wildly unpredictable Dr. Addicus, to navigating the eccentricities of colleagues like the relentless Bill Dooley, Stu quickly learns that the medical world is teeming with characters just as flawed and fascinating as any.

Stu’s journey is a rollercoaster of laughter, lessons, and medical marvels. With a steadfast promise to quit when the job stops being fun, he tackles a whirlwind of professional challenges. From dealing with hard-partying salesmen and cutthroat competition to the increasing presence of women in the industry causing hilarious and awkward moments, Stu’s path is anything but dull.

Supported by his ever-patient wife, Ana, Stu faces formidable doctors like the gruff Dr. Steuben and navigates the pressures from his boss, Ben Hodge. The landscape shifts as the FDA becomes more stringent and the public’s whims add a layer of unpredictability to marketing groundbreaking drugs. Amidst all these changes, two doctors challenge Stu’s perspective, leading to moments of profound reflection.

As the pharmaceutical industry undergoes seismic shifts, Stu’s journey offers a unique blend of humor, history, and heartfelt moments. Did he keep his vow and find joy in his career until the end? Dive into this witty and historical saga to find out, and prepare to judge for yourself the wisdom of his thirty-year adventure in the pharmaceutical world.

Kent McInnis, Air Force jet pilot, pharmaceutical salesman, and history foundation chairman, is now a bestselling author. Born and raised in Oklahoma, he led a life right out of Leave It to Beaver. Inspired by reading Tom Sawyer, he began writing his own tales in Fifth Grade. Throughout high school and college, he kept diaries. While flying for the Air Force, he completed his first novel, then began a second book which he sold years later as the novel, Sierra Hotel.
Schooled in Oklahoma City, he graduated college at Oklahoma State University with a bachelor’s degree in Zoology and Ethology (animal behavior). Later he earned a master’s degree in History of the Southwest, which led him to writing historical fiction.
Following his debut Air Force novels, the Sierra Hotel Trilogy, McInnis delved into a new novel based on his career in medicine as a drug rep or detail man. Collecting years of stories of doctors, patients, pharmacists, and fellow salesman, his latest novel, Detail Man, weaves a tale of life in the medical arena. McInnis goes beyond people in the industry and takes his reader to an understanding of the big picture of companies involved in government regulations. Names of people and drugs have been changed, not only to protect the innocent, but to protect the author. Real life is often more fascinating than fiction.
Kent McInnis and wife Cheryl live in Oklahoma City enjoying the company of a thousand friends they have met over a lifetime together.

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