Book description
In this psychological thriller, a missing patient raises concerns in a New York hospital, but as others start disappearing every dark possibility becomes more and more likely.
To Senior Midwife Lucy Ryuan, pregnancy is not an unusual condition—it's her life's work. But when two kidnappings and a vicious stabbing happen…
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1 author picked The Midwife Murders as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I tore through this book in a day and a half because it was such a page-turner. It was right up my alley as a neonatal nurse practitioner with newborns as the central theme. Add kidnapping and a black market to the mix, and it’s a great medical thriller.
The plot was strong, with some great twists at the end. The male authors tried and mostly succeeded in adding some heart to the story by adding scenes of the protagonist returning to her childhood home in West Virginia to see her ailing mother, father, and drug-addicted brother. It’s heavy in…
From Julie's list on medical thrillers for a female audience.
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