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A compelling, candid and darkly funny novel that explores the modern realities of our dysfunctional public health system, and the fragile human beings fighting to make it work. Night shift. Just keep them all alive until the morning they said. No higher brain function required they said. They...

“Kill Me is that rarest of creations—a thinking-person’s thriller. In this age of the same-old same-old-fiction, White’s novel stands dizzyingly above the pack. The concept is unique (and brilliant), the writing is sharp, observant, and wry (White’s trademark), and every page is filled...

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR From one of our most accomplished novelists, a mesmerizing story about a mother and daughter seeking refuge in the chaotic aftermath of the Civil War—and a brilliant portrait...

Sometimes in hospital people die - but not all of them should. A moving, addictive debut novel for readers of Going Under and Emotional Female. 'Emma, you'll be totally fine ... If there's ever a doctor who's going to thrive in surgical training, I'm sure it's you.' Dedicated and ambitious, Emma...

A brilliant young doctor is dead … and someone has to take the blame. Former refugee David Tran becomes the Golden Boy of Australian medical research and invents a drug that could transform immunology. Eight volunteers are recruited for the first human trial, a crucial step on the path to...

From The Sisterhood, Michael Palmer's first New York Times bestseller, to The Patient, his ninth, reviewers have proclaimed him a master of medical suspense. Recognized around the world for original, topical, nail-biting suspense, emergency physician Palmer'swork has been translated into more...

They’re one of the country’s most telegenic couples: beloved TV journalist Sara Lowell and New York’s hottest basketball star, Michael Silverman. Their family and social connections tie them to the highest echelons of the political, medical, and sports worlds—threads that will tangle...

"Superbly crafted and astonishingly powerful. . . . It will thrill readers who cherish their worn copies of To Kill A Mockingbird." --People With a suspense, lyricism, and moral complexity that recall To Kill a Mockingbird and Presumed Innocent, this compulsively readable novel explores what...

Some patients pay millions for the treatment of their lives. A few of them never leave. At MitogenLux, a glass-and-steel clinic hidden by a lake, the wealthiest people in the world come for a therapy that promises what money usually can't. The brochures call it a breakthrough. The waiting list...

A lost necklace. A ruthless surgeon. A love triangle with deadly consequences. When a young Venetian widow loses her treasured opal necklace in the lagoon, the jewel eventually washes ashore near Torcello, where it is discovered by two very different travelers: Lionello Adrianis, a warmhearted...

Facing a cancer diagnosis alters reality, but these powerful stories of emotional resilience offer true healing and hope. Whether you are sitting in a sterile waiting room, enduring treatment cycles, or searching for comfort during a lonely commute, these grounded narratives provide deep...

'This high-stakes revenge thriller is one of the hottest reads right now... unmissable.' Independent, Best Summer Reads 2026 A mother under attack. Three years ago, Daphne Monroe woke up to find her family had been murdered while she slept. To the police, she's the prime suspect. To the world...

When midwife Hope Masterson arrives in Cornwall to start her dream job by the sea, she’s ready for a fresh start and a chance to make a real difference to the lives of the women and babies she cares for. Working between St Piran’s hospital and the community midwifery unit of Port Agnes, Hope...

Als eine Polizistin in ihrem Haus brutal angegriffen wird, gerät der Frieden in der Kleinstadt Verona ins Wanken. Bei ihren Ermittlungen stößt Sheriff Emmy Clifton auf eine jahrzehntealte Verschwörung, in die die mächtigsten Persönlichkeiten der Stadt verstrickt sind. Gemeinsam mit ihrer Schwester, der ehemaligen Bundesagentin Jude Archer, wird sie in ein Labyrinth aus Lügen und Schweigen hineingezogen, in dem jemand skrupellos mordet.

Die Leiche eines jungen Mädchens wird auf der Station für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie des bekannten Berliner Augustus-Klinikums gefunden. Unfall, Selbstmord oder Mord? Die Hauptkommissare Amaryllis Winter und Falk von Heeren beginnen mit den Ermittlungen und stoßen schnell auf ein mysteriöses Pärchen, das etwas mit dem Fall zu tun haben könnte.

Dr. Kristina Sabo ist etwas gelungen, von dem andere Forscher nur träumen: In der Arktis hat sie ein leuchtendes Bakterium entdeckt – eine wissenschaftliche Sensation, die den weltweiten Energieverbrauch drastisch senken könnte. Um weitere Proben zu sichern, sticht ein Forschungsschiff in See, an Bord Kristina und der Elitesoldat Yorick Vard. Je weiter sie in das Nordpolarmeer vordringen, desto mehr gerät die Fahrt außer Kontrolle.

She's lived many lives, but her goal is always the same: survival. ER Doctor Dev Balakrishnan is late for work when he sees her: slumped on the curb like a broken doll, covered in blood. Everyone else walks on by. Not Dev. He saves people's lives every day, but Brooke is different: prey one...

Hosto-Blues décrit douze heures de la vie d'une infirmière, comme un journal, minute par minute, avec, en flash-back, neuf ans de service hospitalier. C'est un roman passionné, vécu de l'intérieur comme un cri poussé du fond d'une prison. L'écriture de Victoria Thérame est en prise directe sur la réalité sociale et politique qui suscite sa révolte : révolte d'une femme contre le système hospitalier agressif et répressif, la division du travail entre hommes et femmes flagrante dans cette institution ; contre une médecine qui terrorise les malades, s'enrichit sur la souffrance.

This program is read by actor Sam Woolf, known for his roles on Call the Midwife, Humans, The Crown, and The Witcher. He currently stars in the World War II drama We Were The Lucky Ones. Fresh off his career-changing standalone co-written with Icelandic PM, Reykjavík, #1 Icelandic bestseller...

Ed Ruggero's Blame the Dead is the thrilling start of an action-packed and timely World War II series by a former Army Officer for fans of compelling historical fiction. Set against the heroism and heartbreak of World War II, former Army officer Ed Ruggero brilliantly captures, with grace and...