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Coming February 2014 from St Martins Press

Thank you to the publisher and author for the copy via netgalley.

Steve Mitchell, happily married with a wife and two kids, is in line for a coveted position at Boston’s University Hospital when his world goes awry. His over-reaching ambition causes him to botch a major surgery, and another of his patients mysteriously dies. Steve’s nightmare goes from bad to worse when he learns that the mysterious death was no accident but the act of a sociopath.

There is a reason why this one immediately intrigued me – when I was younger I read a lot of novels by Robin Cook, which were medical thrillers with a twist and I always loved them. Since then I had moved away from that type of story but the synopsis for this one drew me in – because it seemed to mix up the medical thriller with the psychological thriller and of course you all know by now how much I adore a good twisty tale.

I did REALLY enjoy this one. Fast paced, well written, some great characterisation and a wonderful thrill ride, it had everything I was looking for and more. The author juggles several plot strands adeptly, leaving you desperate to find out what was going to happen – as Steve watches his whole life and reputation unravel its scintillating stuff.

The fact that the author is a surgeon is obvious from the descriptive passages and this gave the novel a high level of authenticity which always makes Thrillers of this nature a much better reading experience. There are some lovely twists and turns and it had a terrifically satisfying ending which is always a bonus.

One to look out for in the future. Great debut.

Happy Reading Folks!