Author: Simon Stephenson
Published: September 20th 2022 by Hanover Square Press
Format: Kindle, 368 pages
Genre: Medical Thriller
First Sentence: There are many storied hospitals in London, venerated institutions where scientific breakthroughs are made and legendary physicians name unfortunate diseases after themselves.
Blurb: Returning to practice after a suspension for stealing opioids, a young doctor takes the only job he can find: a post as a physician at the struggling St. Luke's Hospital in east London. Amid the maelstrom of sick patients, overworked staff and underfunded wards, a more insidious secret soon declares itself: too many patients are dying. And a murderer may be lurking in plain sight.
Drawing on his experiences as a physician, Simon Stephenson takes readers into the dark heart of life as a hospitalist to ask the question: Who are the people we gift the power of life and death, and what does it do to them? (GoodReads)
My Opinion: A slow simmer that never reached a full boil. Just when you thought there was a chance for a few rapid bubbles, Simon Stephenson turned down the heat leaving the reader in a semi-obvious state of who had done it with only a few “oh” moments.
The sidenotes of known healthcare serial killers were interesting but left the reader wondering if a deeper dive into those mentioned would have been more captivating.
As for the ending – was there an ending? Or was the reader supposed to be left unfulfilled and wondering if the state of healthcare, where the bottom line and passing killers on, is more important than murder?
Then again, maybe the title did tell the whole story.
Blurb: Returning to practice after a suspension for stealing opioids, a young doctor takes the only job he can find: a post as a physician at the struggling St. Luke's Hospital in east London. Amid the maelstrom of sick patients, overworked staff and underfunded wards, a more insidious secret soon declares itself: too many patients are dying. And a murderer may be lurking in plain sight.
Drawing on his experiences as a physician, Simon Stephenson takes readers into the dark heart of life as a hospitalist to ask the question: Who are the people we gift the power of life and death, and what does it do to them? (GoodReads)
My Opinion: A slow simmer that never reached a full boil. Just when you thought there was a chance for a few rapid bubbles, Simon Stephenson turned down the heat leaving the reader in a semi-obvious state of who had done it with only a few “oh” moments.
The sidenotes of known healthcare serial killers were interesting but left the reader wondering if a deeper dive into those mentioned would have been more captivating.
As for the ending – was there an ending? Or was the reader supposed to be left unfulfilled and wondering if the state of healthcare, where the bottom line and passing killers on, is more important than murder?
Then again, maybe the title did tell the whole story.
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