, Crime Book of the YearSunday TimesâA riveting readâ
Evening StandardâA smartly-paced thrillerâ
âDramatic, unnerving⊠exceptionalâThe Sun
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The year is 1999.Returning to practice after a suspension for stealing opioids, a young Scottish doctor takes the only job he can find: a post as a senior house officer in the struggling east London hospital of St Lukeâs.
Amid the maelstrom of sick patients, over-worked staff and underfunded wards a darker secret soon declares itself: too many patients are dying.
Which of the medical professionals our protagonist has encountered is behind the murders? And can our unnamed narratorâs version of the events be trusted?
Kathy Reichs, the #1 bestsellerNew York TimesâA delightful read. The serial killer plotline is an added bonus. I loved itâ