So many genres, so little time
Autopsies can reveal the secrets of the dead. And this victim is sending Scarpetta a message... Summoned to an abandoned theme park to retrieve a body, Dr. Kay Scarpetta is devastated to learn that the victim is a man she once had an intense love affair with.The murder scene is bizarre, with a crop circle of petals… Continue reading Identity Unknown (Kay Scarpetta #28) by Patricia Cornwell
A mysterious illness is ravaging the nation. Those suffering from the dreaded sickness are in so much pain that, in many cases, they have peeled the flesh from their bones in a desperate attempt to relieve their symptoms. Set in and around Manchester, the novel follows Jack Bright, a scientist working to cure the sickness.… Continue reading Poison in the Pills by August Raine
Decades of spiralling drug resistance have unleashed a global antibiotic crisis. Ordinary infections are untreatable: a scratch from a pet can kill. A sacrifice is required to keep the majority safe: no one over seventy is allowed new antibiotics. The elderly are sent to hospitals nicknamed ‘The Waiting Rooms.’ Hospitals where no one ever gets… Continue reading The Waiting Rooms by Eve Smith
But here we are, day in, day out with our patients, their families; we see it all. Nurses are like hospital furniture. Everyone else constantly moves, the Ists get promoted, patients go home or die but we stay, steadfast, waiting to be sat on, leant on, perhaps kicked about a bit. Alice is a compassionate… Continue reading If You Knew Her by Emily Elgar
"Nobody wants to make any moral judgments. We pay for everything with no one looking at the harm we are doing. No one is willing to admit that we can't afford to pay for everybody's self-destructive behavior. Somebody must prioritize and someone must say no. Our country is already technically bankrupt." Dr. Katherine (Kate) Taylor… Continue reading The First to Say No by Charles C. Anderson
I'm not a big fan of political thrillers, but I really enjoyed this book. What's killing people across America? Dr. Gwen Maulder wants to find out after her best friend has a seizure in the courtroom right before trying a case. It's an adventure that takes you from the FDA, to Hawaii, to the political… Continue reading Capitol Reflections by Jonathan Javitt