Medical Suspense

The Book of the Dead is the morgue log, the ledger in which all cases are entered by hand. For Kay Scarpetta, however, it is about to acquire a new meaning. A sixteen-year-old tennis star, fresh from a tournament win Charleston, is found nude and mutilated near Piazza Navona in Rome. The body of an abused young boy is dumped in a desolate marsh. A woman is ritualistically murdered in her multimillion-dollar beach home.

A murder mystery book set in London during the early 20th century. In the heart of early 20th-century London, amidst advancing medical science and shadowy criminal underworlds, *Murder in the Fall* unravels a gripping tale of intrigue, bravery, and relentless pursuit of truth. Dr. Bryan Gray, an aspiring researcher and dedicated house surgeon, finds himself thrust into a world of danger and conspiracy as he navigates the cobbled streets and dark alleys of London, seeking justice and love. Dr. Bryan Gray’s plans to resign from St. Timothy's Hospital for a promising research opportunity are...

It's New Year's Eve, the final night of Virginia's bloodiest year since the Civil War, and another poor soul has turned up dead. Ted Eddings, a scuba diver and investigative reporter who was a favorite at the medical examiner's office, is found 30 feet below the Elizabeth River's icy surface. Kay Scarpetta, chief medical examiner for the state of Virginia, can't help but wonder why she received a phone call from someone reporting the death before the police were notified.

What if Edgar Allan Poe's masterpieces happened in our world? Step into five chilling retellings that transport Poe's most terrifying tales into the 21st century, where ancient horrors take on frightening new forms. From sterile hospital corridors to corporate boardrooms, from contaminated mansions to digital graveyards, these stories prove that the human capacity for guilt, obsession, and revenge transcends any era. "The Monitor" - A night-shift nurse's paranoia spirals into murder, where the tell-tale heart becomes the relentless beeping of medical equipment, and guilt echoes through ...

Liam O’Brien fled from Ireland in the wake of unspeakable loss. Fresh out of medical school, he’s accepted a position with a medical mission in Brazil as their infectious disease specialist. But as he entrenches himself in his work at St. Clare’s Charity Mission, along the banks of the Amazon River, he grows more disconnected from the family who loves him. He also learns more about being a doctor than he ever thought was possible.

Captured by chaos. Bound by destiny. Love howls in hidden shadows. By day, I heal wounds as a nurse; by night, I'm consumed by vengeance against the creatures that shattered my world. Matt emerged from the shadows—stronger than a storm, with secrets tethered to the moon. He was a protector of the night, wrapped in danger and temptation, his touch a dangerous promise. Behind his grumpy exterior lies a good heart, but within me burns a hatred too fierce to quench. Our closeness ignited every fated bond trope—our tension as intoxicating as moonlit night runs. My world, once black and white...

Former naval doctor Peter Crane is summoned to a remote oil platform in the North Atlantic to help diagnose a bizarre medical condition. But when he arrives, Crane learns that the real trouble lies far below on "Deep Storm", a stunningly advanced science-research facility built two miles beneath the surface on the ocean floor. The top-secret structure has been designed for one purpose: to excavate a recently discovered undersea site that may hold the answers to an ancient mystery.

Dr. Morton Handler practiced a strange brand of psychiatry. Among his specialties were fraud, extortion, and sexual manipulation. Handler paid for his sins when he was brutally murdered in his luxurious Pacific Palisades apartment. The police have no leads, but they do have one possible witness: seven-year-old Melody Quinn.

In Trace, Scarpetta travels to Richmond, Virginia, at the odd behest of the recently appointed Chief Medical Examiner, who claims that he needs her help to solve a perplexing crime. When she arrives, however, Scarpetta finds that nothing is as she expected: her former lab is in the final stages of demolition; the inept chief isn't the one who requested her after all; her old assistant chief has developed personal problems that he won't reveal; and a glamorous FBI agent, whom Marino dislikes instantly, meddles with the case.

A third-year nursing student, Emma Wilson was excellent in her field. Working rotations in the Chicago Southside hospital, she became fascinated with eight student nurses of the past whose black and white photos were on display in the hospital’s cafeteria. She cared too much for her patients, however, and passion overtook her when she lost one of them. As tears and distress overwhelmed her emotions, she gazed at the photos on the wall and lost consciousness. When she came to, she was looking up at the faces of two of the nurses from the wall. She had somehow entered the body of a ...

She survived the accident… …but her memories were gone. How would she piece together who she was? When she woke up, she couldn’t remember her name. The people said they were her parents and they seemed familiar, but she struggled to recognize them. Broken and confused, Kathy knew one thing for sure, the woman who said she was her friend was hiding something. Why didn’t she trust Donna? Back at her childhood home, surrounded by things that might help her remember, Kathy struggled to unravel the puzzle that had become her life. Her body was healing, but the amnesia remained. The man ...

Kay Scarpetta has been training at the Dover Port Mortuary, mastering the art of 'virtual autopsy'—a groundbreaking procedure that could soon revolutionise forensic science. And it is not too long before these new skills urgently need to be put into practice. A young man drops dead, apparently from a heart condition, eerily close to Scarpetta's home. But when his body is examined the next morning, there are stunning indications that he may have been alive when he was zipped inside a pouch and locked in the cooler.

Dr. Annabelle Schwartzman has finally found a place to belong. As the medical examiner for the San Francisco Police Department, working alongside homicide detective Hal Harris, she uncovers the tales the dead can't tell about their final moments. It is a job that gives her purpose—and a safe haven from her former life at the hands of an abusive husband. Although it's been seven years since she escaped that ordeal, she still checks over her shoulder to make sure no one is behind her.

Dr. Theo Cray has a legendary mathematical knack for catching serial killers. Until his exposure to a mind-altering pathogen knocks him off his game. It has upended an investigation, destroyed his reputation, and left him to question his own sanity. One person still trusts him to finish the job. His former professor Amanda Paulson is helping point Cray down a logical path to his prey: a nomadic health-care worker whose murder spree stretches back decades and whose victims number in the hundreds.

Twenty-eight-year-old Sean McGillin is the picture of health, until he fractures his leg while in-line skating in New York City's Central Park. Within 24 hours of his surgery, he dies.

Best-selling author Robin Cook returns with another ripped-from-the- headlines thriller, as New York City medical detective Jack Stapleton investigates the promises - and deadly risks - of alternative medicine and is led deep into the heart of a religious conspiracy...

SUNNY WANTS TO DIE. Or not. She hasn’t decided. WHAT SHE NEEDS is to be left alone to make up her mind. Dr Mataio Brinn lives downstairs and has barely grunted at her in a year. He’s weird. No social skills. No social life. But now he’s in her face, wanting to carry her groceries, play her guitar, discuss her mental health, her diet, her deadbeat boyfriend. He’s determined to keep her safe. He moves her in with his aunt and cousin. But keeping her safe means keeping his distance—and she can’t work out why he’s living by a secret set of Rules. He has an agenda and she’s ...

"A hard-hitting medical thriller with a heart." –Best Thrillers Lee W. Hickok, MD, is an alcoholic. Curiously, his presence is required for New Year's Eve in-hospital overnight call. After consuming sweet amber bourbon, the urologist emergently consults on a difficult case. While the surgery is a success, the reason for his presence becomes apparent; the patient is a powerful politician. At the university, Lee W. is a hero. However, tragedy follows the surgery. The absence of essential equipment is revealed, removal the meddling of the patient's chief of staff. A DWI begins Lee W. on a ...

It's 1976. Dr. Colin Sanford, a brilliant, ambitious obstetrician in the Pacific Northwest city of Emerald, has a plan to create the first in vitro baby. He recruits Dr. Giselle Hearn, an experienced laboratory geneticist/embryologist at the university who’s frustrated by the ultraconservative policies of her department chairman. Drs. Sanford and Hearn, working secretly, set out to put their names in the history books. Unfortunately, a secret that big is hard to keep....

I hate my billionaire boss—his arrogance, his clumsy charm, and the infuriating way he looks devastatingly hot ignoring my medical plans. Dr. Ethan Sullivan—brilliant, ruthless, and utterly in command—rules the hospital like his own empire. He's irresistible, reckless, and infuriating—finding twisted joy in tearing down my credibility. He’s completely off-limits, yet every clash leaves his desk in chaos and my lipstick on his skin. Each time I swear it is the last. It never is. One piercing look from those icy blue eyes, and my resolve unravels. Until one night all the tension ...