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Würdest du morden, um dein Kind zu retten? Hippokratischer Eid oder Mutterliebe: Im rasanten Thriller "Die Herzchirurgin" wird Ärztin Anna Jones vor eine unmögliche Wahl gestellt. Was wiegt schwerer: Der Eid einer Ärztin, ihren Patienten niemals zu schaden – oder der Instinkt einer Mutter, ihr Kind zu beschützen, koste es, was es wolle? Als die erfolgreiche Herzchirurgin Anna Jones eines Abends nach Hause kommt, ist ihre Babysitterin tot, ihr kleiner Sohn verschwunden.

When is an audiobook about sex not about sex? In Tom Bleakley and Marcia Lange’s novel, the puzzling question is asked: What is the real cause of AIDS? This question meets the very definition of “conundrum.”

FBI Medical Examiner Dr. Jessica Coran's talents have been requested in Philadelphia in the wake of a series of bizarre murders attributed to a maniac called The Poet. His calling card is a scroll of human parchment engraved with toxic verse.

Elite assassin and spy-for-hire Michael North returns in the new action thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Jude O'Reilly. Michael North is the man you call when there's nothing left to lose. He executes every mission with determination, skill and a certain amount of flair. There's...

A brand new "DCI Jude Satterthwaite" crime mystery from the bestselling Jo Allen. When one-hundred-year-old Violet Ross is found dead at Eden's End, a luxury care home hidden in a secluded nook of the Lake District's Eden Valley it's tragic, of course, but not unexpected. Except for the instantly recognisable look in her lifeless eyes... that of pure terror. DCI Jude Satterthwaite heads up the investigation, but as the deaths start to mount up it's clear that he, and DS Ashleigh O'Halloran need to uncover a long-buried secret before the killer strikes again.

A desperate plea from a Cuban transplant surgeon puts Sarah Golden and Jackie Larsen in serious danger with the Cuban government on the same day the four most prominent immunologists in the world—doctors who were on the verge of solving the huge rejection issues that have plagued the transplant community for more than 50 years—are killed in a car accident in Chicago.

The Theory of Irv provides a suspenseful journey through not just the storyline of the book’s plot, but an overview of American health policy. How it came to be a hundred years ago. How it has adapted in the last several decades. Perhaps more importantly, how we can fix it so we can have better health and health care for all Americans into the future.

Doctor Maxwell Thornton, brilliant ex-surgeon and man most likely to insult you without even trying, seems to have an unwanted penchant for landing in the middle of murder cases. Since moving from the bustling metropolis of LA to a small town in Texas, Maxwell has struggled to fit in with the eccentric citizens of Rainy Dale. He’s made tiny steps forward, but the only person who truly seems to understand him is Sheriff Royce Callum.

When victims of a serial killer are found dead by injection of a new pharmaceutical, Morgan Stark, a brilliant doctor turned FBI agent, is summoned. With an abundance of theories as to the motive and murder, Morgan may be the only one who can wade through the medical possibilities to enter this killer’s mind. But will he be too late?

Severely injured and left for dead in Afghanistan after a routine reconnaissance mission went disastrously wrong, Marine Sergeant Nathan Profit endured two years of unimaginable hell at the hands of his insurgent captors. Nathan returns to the United States a very different man. Angry and hostile at losing everything in his life during his captivity, he begins to plot his revenge against the armed forces and country that abandoned him.

Wien, 1908: Die Stadt erlebt eine sagenhafte Blütezeit von Kunst und Wissenschaft. Doch davon bekommt die schüchterne Jungärztin Fanny Goldmann nur wenig mit, verbringt sie doch am liebsten ihre Zeit mit den Leichen in der gerichtlichen Medizin. Meist spielt sie dort nur die Handlangerin für ihre männlichen Kollegen. Als aber ein toter Obdachloser eingeliefert wird, führt Fanny nachts heimlich eine Obduktion durch und stellt fest, dass es sich um einen gesuchten Meisterdieb, den Sküs, handelt. Fanny beschließt, mehr über den Mord herauszufinden.

What would it feel like to be young again when you turn 60? Six members of the Vicious Circle, are returned to their physical prime with a gene therapy that will leave them young and beautiful for a century. They must negotiate the trials of love, relationships, and parenting in their renewed selves, all while hiding from the terrible truth about the cost of their new lives.

Alison Jacobs needs brain surgery and places ultimate trust in her sister's husband, Grant Kaplan, a world-renowned neurosurgeon and expert in treating her condition. But Grant is hiding a dark secret which threatens the outcome: an addiction to prescription pills. As Alison struggles to rebuild her life, Grant's daughter, Sadie, spends more time with a new friend. Frustrated that her parents exclude her from the conversations about her beloved aunt, Sadie makes increasingly risky choices which could endanger not only her, but her entire family.

Dr. Zack Winston's self-confidence is on shaky ground. Slated to see his young-adult daughters over Christmas for the first time in five years, the skilled emergency physician worries his relationship issues will rear their ugly heads and prevent them from bonding. His determination to focus on his personal life sinks deep when he questions a pediatrician colleague's alleged suicide attempt by drowning.

Sarah Golden and Jackie Larsen, best friends since nursing school, could never have imagined that they’d end up as amateur sleuths searching to find a killer—for the second time! Jackie, a stay-at-home mom with marriage troubles, is racing the clock to get her young son, Wyatt, a living kidney donor to avoid the ravages of dialysis.

Dr. Jim Bob Brady is attempting a difficult knee reconstruction on Melvin Brown, Houston philanthropist and University Hospital board member, when Doc is notified that his wife, Mary Louise, has been involved in a near-fatal hit-and-run. When Brady arrives at his wife’s bedside, he sees the horrific aftermath of the crash, including the worst, a brain injury. He calls for help from all his colleagues, and most importantly from his long-term friend—and son-in-law of Doc’s philanthropist patient—Dr. Frank James, a stellar neurosurgeon.

Former best friends reunited as worst enemies square off in this chilling story of atonement and transformation inspired by Crichton, King, and Lovecraft. There are no clear winners in the morally corrupt landscape of Big Pharma lackeys and desperate underdog drop-outs.

Dr. Erica Rosen is perplexed when she sees a young Chinese girl with blue eyes in her San Francisco pediatrics clinic. The girl's mother, Ting, is secretive, and Erica suspects she has entered the country illegally. Later, Erica encounters Ting's son and discovers he has an unusual mutation. Erica learns that Ting's children underwent embryonic stem cell gene editing as part of a secret Chinese government-run program.

Fans of Stephen King and Joe Hill that like to listen to audiobooks like The Bird Box and The Haunting and can't get enough stories about serial killers are going to enjoy listening to The Asylum Confessions. The majority of these killers are expert manipulators. I realize they could be playing me and messing with my head. It's a chance I'm willing to take. And now...they might just be playing with yours too.

Dedicated pathologist Dr. Sophie Cadeaux discovers faulty lab tests missing cancer. She determines to get to the bottom of it, but corrupt hospital employees and academics tied to corporate interests conspire to stop her with threats, censorship, and bribery. The stakes escalate when her teenage son is targeted. Can she keep patients, herself and her loved ones safe?