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On her final shift before forced retirement, nurse Allison is ready to tell her story. But this is no ordinary farewell. As the hospital clock ticks towards midnight, she unravels a web of compassion, calculation, and cold-blooded justice that will make you question everything you know about care, mercy, and survival.

Amerikanske Noah Gordons bestsellerroman om Rob J. Cole, der vokser op i det 11. århundredes sygdomshærgede London. Da hans far og mor dør, kommer han i lære hos en excentrisk badskær, med hvem han rejser land og rige rundt og sælger mirakelkure til de syge. Rob opdager, at han har talent for at helbrede og beslutter sig for at blive læge. Dette fører ham ud på en større rejse, som ender i Persien, hvor han kommer i lære hos den tids største healer.

Kingfisher Lodge: a boutique resort surrounded by a mile and a half of the most pristine river water on the planet. Safe from viruses that have plagued America for years, Kingfisher offers a respite for wealthy clients—and a return to normality for fishing guide Jack, battling the demons of a recent, devastating loss. But when a human scream pierces the night, Jack soon realises that the idyllic retreat may be merely a cover for a far more sinister operation. 

In this collection of medical tales, the training of one slightly naive young trainee is viewed through the experiences of the patients he treats as he embarks on this most challenging of careers. We share his joy when things go well, his anguish when they don’t and learn that, at the end of the day, compassion and a sense of humour make wonderful medicine.

South Africa, Zimbabwe, China and Britain: In the shadow of the Cold War, a deadly secret connects three continents—and time is running out. When a mild-mannered scientist accidentally uncovers a web of international espionage during a routine visit to Beijing, he's thrust into a deadly game of cat and mouse. His only ally? A magnetic anti-apartheid activist who may have secrets of her own.

Just as the bidding gets exciting in a Bath auction house, three armed men stage a hold-up and attempt to steal Lot 129, a medieval carving of the Wife of Bath. The highest bidder, appalled to have the prize snatched away, tries to stop them and is shot dead. Peter Diamond, head of the murder squad, soon finds himself sharing an office with the stone wife - until he is ejected. To his extreme annoyance the lump of stone appears to exert a malign influence over him and his investigation.

Whilst Paul and Kate work alongside each other as doctor and nurse on the surgical ward, strains in their relationship emerge. And when Kate's baby dies and Paul's inexperience costs lives, doubt and despair hang in the air and their marriage appears to be doomed.

Set against industrial action that beset the NHS in the 1970's, the normal healthy camaraderie of the City Hospital is lost as the dispute sets nurse against nurse and doctor against doctor. Operations are cancelled, waiting lists spiral out of control and patient's lives are put at risk. Kate and Paul are saddened that so many of their colleagues are prepared to become involved. Hadn't they agreed to abide by the Hippocratic Oath with its simple message 'First do no harm'?

Unermüdlich kämpft sie für ihre Liebe und ihren großen Traum. Westfalen, 1928: Endlich scheint all das, was sich die junge Ärztin Leni erträumt hat, in Erfüllung zu gehen. Immer mehr Patienten aus dem Dorf strömen in ihre Praxis, und auch ihrem Familienglück steht nichts mehr im Wege, nun da sie ihrer großen Liebe das Jawort gegeben hat. Doch Matthias findet keine Arbeit. Seine einzige Chance scheint ausgerechnet die Kaffeemanufaktur von Lenis Mutter zu sein, mit der sie nach wie vor auf Kriegsfuß steht. Zweifel überkommen Leni, denn was ist, wenn Matthias erneut die Flucht ergreift?

London is in lockdown under martial law. A hospital is being urgently built by the river Thames to contain the thousands of victims of a flu-like epidemic. Construction is brought to a sudden halt when a leather holdall containing the bones of a child is unearthed from the rubble. A psychopath has been unleashed on the city; his mission is to take all measures necessary to prevent the bones from being identified. But why are he and his handlers determined to go to such murderous lengths to hide the origins of the body?

Mitreißender Thriller zum Gammelfleisch-Skandal! Unter mysteriösen Umständen kommen zeitgleich ein deutscher Chefarzt und ein französischer Wissenschaftler ums Leben. Journalist Briegel stößt bei seinen Recherchen auf ein Pariser Forschungsinstitut, das sich mit Infektionskrankheiten durch belastete Nahrungsmittel beschäftigt. Auf einem EU-Kongress lernt Briegel die Immunologin des Pariser Instituts, Dr. Nicole Chèves, kennen und lieben. Doch kann er ihr wirklich trauen? Oder ist auch sie in die internationalen Machenschaften des Fleisch-Kartells verwickelt?

Deciding on her 39th birthday that a baby is the best present she could give herself, single Manhattan public relations executive Nina Kitchener makes an appointment to undergo artificial insemination at the Human Fertility Institute. Nine months later the nightmare begins. Just hours after she gives birth, someone kidnaps her infant son from the nursery. The police aren't helping, the fertility institute has shut down, and Nina believes that the only way to find her baby is to learn the identity of the sperm donor.

Perfect People is a compelling and thought-provoking thriller from bestselling Peter James. John and Naomi are grieving the death of their four-year-old son from a rare genetic disorder. They desperately want another child, but they realize the odds of their next child contracting the same...

Moving between Oxford, New York, Washington, Geneva and Burkina Faso, The Kennedy Moment is story of ordinary people from different countries drawn into a global conspiracy. Out of their forgotten ideals and midlife frustrations comes the audacious idea. Suggested in the first instance as a joke, it is a joke that none of them can forget. At a second get-together, this time in New York, they devise their plan.

Paul Lambert, a quiet introspective young man, is thrown, bewildered and unprepared, into the daunting world of a busy surgical unit. Through his eyes numerous patient episodes are described—many amusing, some serious, others poignant but all very human.

A collection of short medical stories about medical misadventures in the daily life of medical professionals.

The Number One international bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Congo and Sphere blends fact and fiction to create a near-future where genetic engineering opens up a whole new world of terrifying, page-turning possibilities… Bonus feature: Includes a special Q&A session between Michael...

Dr. Russel Owen und seine Kollegin Jane Perkins sind auf dem Rückweg von einem Ärztekongress, als ihr Wagen eine Panne hat und liegenbleibt. In einem nahen Waldstück entdecken sie daraufhin eine notdürftig verscharrte Leiche. Als sie mit dem Sheriff der nächsten Kleinstadt zum Fundort zurückkehren, ist der Tote allerdings verschwunden. Was wird hier gespielt? Und weshalb begegnen die Einwohner der Stadt den Neuankömmlingen mit verdächtigem Misstrauen? Schnell stecken die Rechtsmediziner des NYPD wieder bis zum Hals in einem neuen Fall.

Sector General: a massive deep-space hospital station on the Galactic Rim, where human and alien medicine meet. It's 384 levels and thousands of staff members are supposedly able to meet the needs of any conceivable alien patient–though that capacity is always being strained as more (and stranger) alien races turn up to join the galactic community. Sentient viruses, interspecies romances, undreamed-of institutional catering problems–it all lands on Sector General’s doorstep.

Rättsläkaren Julia Schwarz förstår sig på döden. På det rättsmedicinska institutet är hon känd för att vara kallhamrad, och ingenting bringar henne ur fattning. Åtminstone inte så länge hon klarar av att hålla sitt dystra förflutna i schack. Kriminalkommissarie Florian Kessler kallar Julia till en brottsplats vid en myr, då en ung kvinna har hittats mördad. Men mitt under brottsplatsundersökningen händer något ofattbart – Julia hittar ytterligare en ung kvinnas lik. De inser snart att de har att göra med en farlig seriemördare med en djävulsk plan.