Medical

This thrilling full-cast recording features Reese Witherspoon as Maggie and Chris Pine as Marc, supported by Saskia Maarleveld, Peter Ganim, Suehyla El-Attar Young, Kiff VandenHeuvel, and James Fouhey. An unforgettable suspense novel that combines the storytelling talents of Academy...

Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams. But when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace four years earlier, a violent winter storm traps them at the estate....

Medical student Amy Brenner is spending the night on a locked psychiatric ward. Amy has been dreading her evening working on Ward D, the hospital’s inpatient mental health unit....

In the rugged Pacific Northwest lies the Olympic National Forest - nearly a million acres of impenetrable darkness and impossible beauty. From deep within this old growth forest, a six-year-old girl appears. Speechless and alone, she offers no clue as to her identity, no hint of her past....

Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water is set in Kerala, on South India’s Malabar Coast, and follows three generations of a family that suffers a peculiar affliction: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning—and in Kerala, water is everywhere....

When Heather McKinley dreamed of becoming a doctor, she imagined curing sick kids and sporting pink stethoscopes. She never anticipated the sleepless nights, grueling exams, and endless labs. And she certainly never knew that her medical school earned the nickname Dead Med.

Little Emily Steiner left a church meeting late one afternoon and strolled toward home along a lakeside path; a week later, her nude body was discovered, bound in blaze-orange duct tape....

From the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Heart-Shaped Box comes a chilling novel about a worldwide pandemic of spontaneous combustion that threatens to reduce civilization to ashes and a band of improbable heroes who battle to save it, led by one powerful and...

Dr. Kay Scarpetta is starting over with a unique private forensic pathology practice in Charleston, South Carolina. But in this thrilling #1 New York Times bestseller, her fresh start ushers in a string of murders more baffling—and terrifying—than any that have come before......

Two patients in comas, not expected to live: when they both recover, sharing the same bizarre symptom of blue urine, it’s a medical miracle that Dr. Roger Clark cannot explain.

This dazzling thriller pits Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta against greater odds than ever before. Convicted serial killer Carrie Grethen has escaped from psychiatric hospital with plans for revenge. Wary and shaken, Scarpetta also has to investigate the death by fire of an unknown woman...

Massachusetts Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta has just returned from working one of the worst mass murders in U.S. history when she’s awakened at an early hour by Detective Pete Marino....

A blazingly inventive near-future thriller from the best-selling, Hugo Award-winning John Scalzi....

Filled with tension and continual surprises, Unnatural Exposure is a thrilling chapter in Virginia Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta's life....

It is the week before Christmas. A tanking economy has prompted Dr. Kay Scarpetta—despite her busy schedule and her continuing work as the senior forensic analyst for CNN—to offer her services pro bono to New York City’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner....

Dr. Kay Scarpetta, now freelancing from south Florida, returns to the city that turned its back on her five years ago....

With high-tension suspense and cutting-edge technology, Patricia Cornwell—the world’s #1 bestselling crime writer—once again proves her exceptional ability to entertain and enthrall in this remarkable novel featuring chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta....

In the vein of Jurassic Park, this high concept thriller follows a group of graduate students lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company—only to find themselves cast out into the rain forest, with nothing but their scientific expertise and wits to protect them. An instant classic...

A woman has vanished while digging a dinosaur bone bed in the remote wilderness of Canada. Somehow, the only evidence has made its way to the inbox of Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta, over two thousand miles away in Boston. She has no idea why....

Don’t miss the next Will Trent thriller, This Is Why We Lied, coming this August! Saturday night dates at the skating rink have been a tradition in the small southern town of Heartsdale for as long as anyone can remember, but when a teenage quarrel explodes into a deadly shoot-out, Sara Linton...

When Dr. Hannah Sparks receives an emergency call in the middle of the night, she’s prepared to save a life—but not to confront her husband’s mistress on the operating table.

Newly minted doctor Jane McGill is in hell. Not literally, of course. But between her drug addict patients, sleepless nights on call, and battling wits with the sadistic yet charming Sexy Surgeon, Jane can’t imagine an afterlife much worse than her first month of internship at County Hospital.

The death of a nameless young woman in his emergency room spurs physician AJ Docker to seek answers. Together with his policeman friend and a police dog, he sets out on a quest for justice for his lost patient, but he discovers more questions than answers as he delves into the criminal world.

In her most masterful novel of medical suspense, New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen creates a villain of unforgettable evil--and the one woman who can catch him before he kills again. He slips into their homes at night and walks silently into bedrooms where women lie sleeping...

A raw, heart-breaking yet ultimately uplifting novel about a young woman cut down in her prime, and of the woman who brings her back to life. Top 10 Kindle best seller 1939. Seventeen-year-old Nora Jennings has spent her life secure in the certainty of a bright, happy future - until one night of...

Una famosa paleontologa sparisce durante gli scavi in un cimitero di dinosauri. Il giorno seguente nella baia di Boston viene ripescato il cadavere mummificato di una donna insieme a una rara specie di tartaruga marina. Kay Scarpetta intuisce che i due eventi sono da collegare alla scomparsa di altre donne. Cosa e chi si nasconde dietro tutto questo? Forse per la prima volta Kay teme di essere davvero sola di fronte a un nemico che sembra impossibile sconfiggere.

Gibt es das pure Böse? Kleine Tierkadaver – eine Ratte, ein Kaninchen, ein Eichhörnchen – tauchen in Charlotte, North Carolina, auf, verstümmelt und auf bizarre Weise inszeniert. Der forensischen Anthropologin Tempe Brennan ist Tierquälerei zutiefst verhasst. Ihre Beunruhigung wächst, als die Entdeckungen immer makabrer werden. Mit Hochdruck versucht sie dem Täter auf die Spur zu kommen. Denn es scheint nur eine Frage der Zeit zu sein, bis ein Mensch zum Opfer wird … Ungekürzte Lesung mit Britta Steffenhagen ca. 11h 30min

Als ein brutaler Doppelmord die Stadt Sawmill, Oregon, erschüttert, benötigt das FBI Autumns Spezialkenntnisse. Die Tochter des getöteten Ehepaars, die gerade ihr eigenes Leben beginnen wollte, verschwand in der Tatnacht. Wird Autumn bald klar, welchen Plan der gesuchte Täter verfolgt: Er will Paare bestrafen, die ihr Ehegelübde brechen. Die Zahl der Opfer steigt, und der Killer geht immer größere Risiken ein. Was als Suche nach einem neunzehnjährigen Mädchen begann, wird zu einem Katz-und-Maus-Spiel.

Officer Eden Mercer never backs down. With her loyal K-9 partner Shadow by her side, she patrols the fog-shrouded streets of Nightfall, Oregon—where danger hides in the most unexpected places. When a young woman turns up dead at the base of a hiking trail, what looks like a tragic accident quickly unravels into something far more sinister. The victim had no history of drug use—so why was her blood full of methadone?

Vietnam, 1969. The same prisoner. The same wounds. Again and again. Flight medic Robert Kendrick has treated thousands of casualties in the air over III Corps. He knows how to observe, catalogue, and move on. A chemistry student turned combat medic, he sees the world in patterns — molecular structures, scar tissue, the geometry of wounds. So when he treats a Vietnamese prisoner with a distinctive tiger tattoo on a Tuesday, then treats the same man with a fresh wound the following month, then again three weeks after that, he doesn't panic. He documents. What Kendrick uncovers isn't a ...

A nationwide “fragrance test” sells consent as a shield—until a Saturday video turns a glossy gig into a mass casualty mystery and proves some grief was engineered. On a bright Friday in downtown Dallas, influencer Mara Quinn is paid to do what she does best: charm strangers, ask permission, and capture the moment. “Totally optional,” she says, again and again—on buses, at stops, across America—while a sleek flyer and a QR code sell the illusion of a legitimate launch. By Saturday morning, the country is spiraling. A confession video drops. Hospitals flood. Wild estimates ...

Alex, der durch einen Unfall seine Beine und einen Arm einbüßte, meldet sich aus Verzweiflung bei dem geheimen Forschungsschiff "Cheiron". An Bord der "Cheiron" erfahren sie, dass die Forschungen einen gravierenden Haken haben: Um Fortschritte zu erzielen, müssen Lilou und Alex sterben. Wieder und wieder. Noch dazu lösen die Experimente nicht immer steuerbare Kräfte aus. Dann häufen sich unheimliche Vor- und Todesfälle an Bord… Bevor Lilou und Alex der Sache nachgehen können, wird die "Cheiron" durch Unbekannte aufgebracht.

Scott Mitchell is alone, at home still grappling with the sudden tragic death of his wife. The doorbell rings, signaling what he assumes will be another sympathetic neighbor delivering another casserole he won’t eat. But it is not a neighbor. Instead, on his doorstep is a ghost from his past. Seventeen years earlier he and Dana Elliott, both then Air Force Majors stationed at the Pentagon, had an intense romance cut short when Dana was nearly killed by a Russian assassin (see THE CORONA EFFECT). To shield her from renewed attacks, Dana was whisked overnight into witness protection, given ...

He’s been ordering coffee from me for eight months. He doesn’t even know my name. Dr. Beckett Harlow. Plastic surgeon. Silver at the temples. The kind of man who walks into a room and the room sits up straighter. I’m the girl behind the counter. I make his Americano. I draw his hands in my sketchbook when no one’s looking. And I have never once existed to him beyond the words “the usual.” Then he shows up after my shift with a proposition. His ex-wife is being honored at a five-day medical conference in Chicago. He needs a date. Someone outside his world. Someone who won’t ...

I slept with a stranger on a plane. First class. 35,000 feet. The most reckless night of my life. Then I started my new job. He’s Dr. Hawthorne. Senior partner. Silver-templed. Hands that deliver babies for a living and a voice that could talk a woman out of every promise she’s ever made to herself. He’s also my boss. My father’s trusted colleague. The man my dad personally asked to look after me. I should have run. I should have transferred. I should have done anything other than fall into his arms after hours and let him take me apart all over again. Now I’m pregnant. And he’s...

Sadie had always been one to care for others, but when her father's illness ended tragically—something inside her changed. Now working in a local pharmacy, she watches Ryan, a former college classmate, struggle with the weight of his own mother's suffering. Overhearing his heartache sparks a twisted idea in Sadie's mind - an idea that she can't seem to shake. What starts as an obsession to ease his pain soon spirals into a dangerous game of morality and control.

David Hunter, médecin et anthropologue médico-légal, se rend dans les îles Hébrides, au large de l'Écosse, pour examiner un cadavre qui laisse les locaux perplexes. Un corps entièrement calciné, à l'exception des pieds et d'une main, vient d'être retrouvé dans une ferme abandonnée. Certainement pas un cas de combustion spontanée, comme on voudrait le faire croire. Hunter doit faire parler le cadavre avant que le meurtrier, qui rôde encore sur l'île coupée du monde par une tempête, ne s'en prenne à lui.

It's been more than ten years since Maddy Locke left Spinifex, the small outback town where she gave birth to her daughter, Bridget. Now she's back to prove she's got what it takes to run the medical centre and face the memories of that challenging time in her life. But everything's changed – the old pub is gone, her new colleagues aren't pleased to see her, and it's drier and hotter than ever.

Alexis Koskas tiene un trabajo respetable en un banco privado y una hija adolescente a la que adora, Clara. Cuando la joven sufre un accidente que la deja en coma, la vida de Alexis da un vuelco. Mientras retoma el contacto con su exmujer durante las visitas al hospital, se embarca en un proceso de escritura para intentar aliviar el dolor. Pero las consecuencias del accidente van más allá cuando Clara despierta y no es la misma.

A college student's life derails when he's diagnosed with a chronic autoimmune condition. Told he'll need lifelong medication and that his illness is permanent, he struggles through brain fog, joint pain, and exhaustion while watching his grades plummet and medical debt pile up. But he refuses to accept that this is his future. The Fast follows one man's 18-month journey from devastating diagnosis to complete healing—a transformation his doctors call "remarkable" and "unlike anything I've seen in 20 years." What unfolds is a gripping exploration of what happens when someone commits ...

When medical intern Harry Lindmark’s patient gruesomely dies, he fears an Angel of Death is loose in his hospital. Soon, however, Harry falls under suspicion when unexpected deaths mount. His desperate investigation to clear his name reveals a nightmarish conspiracy—hungering souls of those long-dead are killing his patients, led by the vengeful soul of former physician Sylvester Morrow, as heartless in death as he was in life.

How far will you go to keep your past from catching up with you? For twenty years Dr Gray Parker has kept the demons from her past from derailing her successful career as a paediatrician. Now she is the frontrunner for the Endeavour Prize it’s no surprise she agrees to give a patient a dose of an unlicenced drug – a harmless steroid – as a favour to the drug company running the award. But no one, least of all Gray, is ready for the appalling truth: that the drug does more harm than good, and that Gray’s patient won’t ever recover.

Dr. William Stonehurst has found not just a treatment, but an actual cure for severe PTSD by developing a way to remove the memory of the trauma that caused the PTSD. He then discovers that it is possible to place these removed memories in another person, and it becomes an option for sentencing for repeat violent offenders. Implanting memories of people who suffered the type of violence that the convict perpetrated is thought to reduce recidivism, make them feel real empathy for their victims, and increase the chances of rehabilitation.

A pharmaceutical giant has teamed up with the Pitt County, North Carolina public health department to test a drug that could help millions improve their health. But someone is sabotaging the research. Healthcare researcher Jeannie Johal is sent to Greenville, NC on special assignment to find out why. Little does she know that even before she begins, plans are underway to persuade her to leave the project.

Frustriert von den Mühlen der Bürokratie trifft Franz Fiala eine »Lebensentscheidung« und wirft seinen Job bei der Europäischen Kommission hin. Als er seine Mutter zum 89. Geburtstag in Wien besucht, verschweigt er ihr jedoch seinen vorgezogenen Ruhestand. Und auch das Gespräch mit Nathalie, mit der er seit vier Jahren in Brüssel eine Beziehung führt, misslingt. Dann treten plötzlich wiederkehrende Schmerzen auf, die sich nicht länger ignorieren lassen. Der Befund: Krebs, unrealistisch, dass er noch ein Jahr lebt.

Neither is his young assistant, Abigail Platford, immune to Dr. Rome's persuasive charm. Abigail once dreamed of becoming a doctor, though of a much different sort. That dream ended with her father's tragic death from a medical error for which she holds herself responsible. But Dr. Rome, who proudly displays his medical degree from Johns Hopkins, seems to believe in her. If he were willing to act as her mentor, might there still be a chance to fulfill her dream of someday becoming a doctor serving New York City's poor?

Cuando Elena Arteaga llega a urgencias del Hospital San Rafael tras sufrir un accidente cerebrovascular, no sospecha que está a punto de cruzar un portal invisible. Mientras la burocracia sanitaria intenta clasificarla con el código F085 —"Otros delirios"—, Elena comienza a percibir lo que nadie más puede ver: fantasmas de pacientes olvidados que deambulan por los pasillos, hilos luminosos que conectan a personas con decisiones médicas, y administradores algorítmicos que manipulan el destino de los enfermos desde las sombras.

“When the treatment is worse than the disease, its maker better pay for all the lives destroyed.” Dr. Mark Lin hates greedy drug companies, along with herbal supplements that can sometimes do more harm than good. Two medical mysteries force him to confront both.

Una joven psiquiatra motivada pero insegura comienza su primer trabajo en una unidad psiquiátrica de mujeres, solo para encontrarse con una fría resistencia, extrañas irregularidades y señales preocupantes de maltrato. Rechazada no solo por sus colegas sino incluso por sus pacientes, está a punto de renunciar cuando ocurre una tragedia: una de sus pacientes muere por suicidio.

Ride along with four calls in my career. Each one is based on true events, names and specific details have been changed for legal and privacy purposes. Otherwise, these calls are what happened based on my experience. You will ride along in my deep first-person perspective. It is intense. It is adult. It is life changing. The job is intense, grueling, and requires mental, emotional, and physical resilience. Most paramedics quit within the first few years. We leave EMS because of low pay, high stress, and bad work-life balance. So why do the job? Because we love it.