Medical

Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams. But when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace four years earlier, a violent winter storm traps them at the estate....

Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water is set in Kerala, on South India’s Malabar Coast, and follows three generations of a family that suffers a peculiar affliction: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning—and in Kerala, water is everywhere....

Medical student Amy Brenner is spending the night on a locked psychiatric ward. Amy has been dreading her evening working on Ward D, the hospital’s inpatient mental health unit....

Bristol detective DS George Cross, champion of the outsider, the voiceless and the dispossessed. DS George Cross can be rude, difficult and awkward with people. But his unfailing logic and dogged pursuit of the truth means his conviction rate is the best on the force....

As Charly struggles to recover from her brain injury, she begins to realize that the events of that fateful night are trapped in the damaged right side of her brain. Now, she must put the jigsaw pieces together to discover the identity of the man who tried to kill her....

Psychiatry registrar Doctor Hannah Wright, a country girl with a chaotic history, thought she had seen it all in the emergency room. But that was nothing compared to the psychiatric ward at Menzies Hospital.

Trainee psychiatrist Doctor Hannah Wright has only just got her head above water in the acute psychiatric ward at Menzies Hospital when she's thrown into the deep end of the outpatient clinic.

This set contains books seven to nine in the gripping, fast-paced crime fiction series featuring DCI Whitney Walker and forensic psychologist Dr. Georgina Cavendish: Ritual Demise, Mortal Remains, and Silent Graves....

Before my world came crashing down, I had it all. The successful career I dreamed of. The beautiful red-brick home where I could relax in front of the fire. The handsome, devoted husband whose blue eyes and charming smile always made me feel safe....

Newly minted doctor Jane McGill is in hell. Not literally, of course. But between her drug addict patients, sleepless nights on call, and battling wits with the sadistic yet charming Sexy Surgeon, Jane can’t imagine an afterlife much worse than her first month of internship at County Hospital.

Death stalked the Vale. In every corner, every whisper. They just didn't know it yet. Six neighbours, six secrets, six reasons to want Olive Collins dead....

On a quiet day, away from the hustle of Richmond, in a small cottage on the Virginia coast, Dr. Kay Scarpetta receives a disturbing phone call....

All easy-going butcher Bob Davis wanted after his divorce was to get on with his job, have a few beers with his mates, and be left alone....

Piper is a lich-doctor, a physician who works among the dead, determining causes of death for the city guard's investigations. It's a peaceful, if solitary profession . . . until the day when he's called to the river to examine the latest in a series of mysterious bodies....

What if every memory you've ever had will be erased from your mind, and you have no choice but to carry on....

Grausame Verbrechen im ländlichen Idyll: Kay Scarpetta ermittelt. Der grausame Mord an der elfjährigen Emily Steiner schockiert die Kleinstadt Black...

After fleeing Los Angeles during the last, desperate throes of the DRYP pandemic, medical resident Susan Barry and critically injured oil company executive Alan Wheeler know their toehold on survival in rural Liberty Valley won't last.

Bullied, overlooked and under-appreciated, Lissa McColl learns at an early age to do very bad things. As a nurse, she is respected and valued for the first time in her life. But Lissa hates her job and the rude people she has to deal with. But being underestimated in this job had its advantages....

New Orleans has been quarantined, an unknown virus sweeping the city, killing 100 percent of those infected. The Center for Disease Control, desperate to find a cure, is approached by BioDyne Pharma....

My name is Jack Steen, and for those who arrive on my "death" ward at the Asylum, I'm the last face many will see before they die. I am the night nurse at an Asylum for the Criminally Insane, and most of my patients know me as their Angel of Death....

Former detective Lacey Flint quit the force for a safer, quieter life. Or that’s what she thought....

My brother's best friend should have come with a warning label. The man was a cautionary tale and we were the ill-fated cliche. The star quarterback to my loner art geek. But I didn't listen. Not to the warnings. Not to my instincts. I fell, and I fell hard....

Keeping watch over the Easter Sepulchre, where the Host and crucifix are stored between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, is considered a privilege. So it is shocking when it is discovered that Odo, the priest’s clerk, has abandoned his post....

I'm twenty-six years old, and I want to die. So when I wake up at the hospital with my brother weeping over me, I know my life is about to change. What I didn't expect was to get a nurse with cruel eyes and a morbid sense of humor that surpasses my own.

There are only three things in this world that are certain: death, taxes, and babies. Nobody knows this truth better than Emily McCoy, a third year resident working in Baby City, the affectionate nickname for the busy Labor and Delivery unit at a New York City hospital.

Detective Ryan Boone just can't let this case go. While the mystery behind the robbery and murders in Twisted was uncovered a few months back, there is still a very large loose thread that Boone desperately wishes to tie up. He convinces his superiors to allow him to travel to Ottawa, where he's uncovered a lead into a conspiracy that hints what happened in Toronto has nationwide, and horrific, implications. Former detective Cora Porter has moved to forensics, but when a strange case hits close to home, she squeezes her way into the investigation.

When three patients at a psychiatric hospital are found dead, all victims of a mysterious contagion, Detective Rylee Hayes knows she's dealing with a killer unlike any she's ever faced. And when a woman is found dead in her shower, her neck punctured by a deadly dart, she recognizes the work of her old nemesis. With two killers on the loose and the clock ticking, she’s desperate to protect her fiancée, and prevent a global pandemic. In Deadly Deception, the stakes are high, and the danger is real. Hold onto your seat.

In Close Enough to Touch, author Cade Brogan weaves a thrilling tale of murder, suspense, and unexpected romance. Joanna Grey is a deadly killer, intelligent and beautiful. Rylee Hayes is a respected homicide detective who feels ready to give up on the idea of love. When Rylee's new murder investigation crosses paths with Kenzie Bigham, a single mother who struggled with her own sexuality, they discover a second chance at love. But as they explore their feelings, Joanna sets her sights on Kenzie, her next target. Can Rylee stop the killer before it's too late?

Convocata d'urgenza durante la notte di capodanno, la dottoressa Kay Scarpetta deve esaminare il corpo di Ted Eddings, un reporter investigativo ucciso mentre stava facendo un'immersione non autorizzata nelle acque ghiacciate dell'arsenale di Norfolk. Ma cosa stava cercando di così importante il giornalista? E chi ha voluto impedirgli di trovarla?Per scoprirlo Kay dovrà affrontare ancora una volta un'indagine ad alto rischio.

When an emergency call brings Dr. Alan Gregory to an ICU, he finds 15-year-old Merritt Strait recovering from a suicide attempt. Her stepsister, Chaney, already lies near death—after her managed care provider turned down an experimental treatment that could save her life. When a wealthy executive with the family's HMO is shot to death, Alan discovers shocking evidence linking Merritt to his killing. As time runs out, he searches for answers—and discovers the truth about a family that will stop at nothing to save one of its own.

In 1856 Boston, Katherine Ann Taylor was the picture of a perfect daughter—until she defied her father. Declared mentally unfit, she is forcibly committed to Ridgefield Asylum, a place where disobedient women are silenced under the guise of care. Stripped of her freedom, subjected to cruel treatments, and haunted by the eerie presence of Dr. Julian Aldridge, Katherine struggles to hold onto her sanity as Ridgefield threatens to consume her. Beyond the asylum’s iron gates, those who love Katherine refuse to let her disappear.

Leslie, the overachiever of the four Nurseketeers, is passionate about working in the operating room. Struggling with setting priorities and the inability to say no, Leslie can’t keep up with her studies, meet the expectations of her basketball coach, serve effectively as president of the Student Nurses’ Association, work part time, and remain fully engaged with the love of her life. Her dream of becoming a nurse is challenged when she fails the first exam of her senior year.

Never the Same Love Twice tells the story of a woman who attempts to be all things to all people, representing the continued coming of age of the modern female. This novel will offer hope to listeners who are trying to make sense of life experiences and those who choose to turn tragedy into transformation.

Hauptmann Tanja Storm glaubte, ihr gefährliches Leben hinter sich gelassen zu haben. Als Ausbilderin an der Offiziersschule führt sie einen ruhigen Alltag, der ihr genügend Kraft gibt, um ihrem Sohn William bei den täglichen Herausforderungen im Rollstuhl zu helfen. Doch das Schicksal hat andere Pläne. Ein verzweifelter Hilferuf zieht Tanja in eine lebensgefährliche Mission im bürgerkriegsgeplagten Mali. Ihr enger Freund Albert wurde von einer brutalen Rebellengruppe entführt.

He renunciado a los hombres para centrarme en el trabajo de mis sueños, que empiezo el lunes, pero mi mejor amiga me convence para que me divierta una última noche, así que me organiza una cita a ciegas. Acepto porque él se va a ir a África con Médicos sin Fronteras en unos días. Sin duda, es la mejor cita de mi vida. El doctor África me hace reír y me pone tanto, tanto, que quiero hacerle un examen físico completo. Es así como se convierte en el doctor Aventura-de-una-noche, y no siento el más mínimo remordimiento por ello.