Title: The Medusa Enigma
Author: Dino Panvini, M.D.
Publisher: XlibrisUS
ISBN: 179601124X
Pages: 296
Genre: Medical
Reviewed by: Liz Konkel

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Sometimes doing what’s right has consequences. Dr. Dino Panvini reveals an eyeopening look at corruption in The Medusa Enigma which chronicles various fraudulent accusations, actions taken against his life, and corruption embedded in the medical and legal systems. These accounts highlight flaws that occur every day in the system told from personal experience. Woven throughout are accounts of his personal life, including how his strained marriage factors in and the role his ex-wife plays in the events told.

Panvini weaves a personal tale drawn from events in his own life and his role as a doctor but also through his personal life which often crashes into his professional one through similar strands of corruption. An inside look at the darker side of the medical and legal systems bring him head to head with a co-worker that seems to have it out for him. This provides plenty of friction and dramatic moments as Panvini works to maintain a moral center in his career and standing his ground. He’s outspoken and has a genuine tone which makes for a very telling read with the goal of sharing this story being to cast a warning and to call for action to create a change.

Despite the theme of corruption, Panvini doesn’t remain skeptical throughout; instead uses his experiences as a way to reach out to other people. He threads throughout opportunities for actions and at a high level of optimism, despite the catastrophic moments described. Most of the events surround the time he spent trapped under boxes which seems to act as the catalyst for what draws everything that happens into place. So to keep coming back to that time shows the level of corruption and danger he was facing by showing his literal experience being trapped and how he came to be free. Through the tone comes the feeling of reminiscent as he’s looking back on what he experience from a different mind-set and after experiencing everything.

His voice is clear and genuine so it’s easy to garner his personality as he often has playful moments such as when he talks about his prideful nature and how he makes jokes when discussing how he nearly died. Through this use of tone and voice, it feels like he’s sitting there directly sharing the story.

The title has a metaphoric meaning for the story with Medusa representing the struggle with his ex-wife who is also the source of the fraudulent claims and enigma representing the more puzzling place in how the system works. Panvini is straight-forward with his thoughts and succeeds in stirring up a conversation. The story is filled with plenty of drama, friction, and life lessons, making The Medusa Enigma an eye-opening tale of corruption and an inside look at the medical and law systems through the experiences of a doctor.