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Marissa Raffaelo-Moretta is used to shouldering the burden. As the middle child, she’s played the mediator role for longer than she cares to admit. As a mother, she’s taken on the exhausting task of primary caregiver. And as a daughter and nurse practitioner, she’s spent her adult life being responsible for her parents’ physical and mental health. When her stubborn and impulsive father, Frank, falls and refuses to stay at rehab, she and her brothers bring him home, and Marissa upends her life.

When a deadly drug floods the streets of Staten Island, one of Felix’s patients falls victim. The only woman with the skills to design a drug like that had sworn she’d given up the life. Felix needs know for sure. The trail to find her runs through a New York where taverns vanish, shoe salesmen ignore what you want and give you what you need, nightclubs take only bullion and refrigerator doors open into other worlds.

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.

Michael Kough is an Australian virologist and degenerate loser who accidentally discovers a cure for the common cold. And a vaccine to neutralize all the world’s deadly viruses. He becomes the richest man in the world. And the most hunted. Dictators, multi-national drug companies and global criminal gangs circle like vultures for a chance to steal the secret to his Holy Grail of virus control.

Con O'Brien returned to Ireland to help solve a medical mystery that could destroy his brother's life. He brought along his new girlfriend, Neve, to introduce her to his family and the country he calls home—and to put an ocean between her and the dangers still lurking in Washington, DC.

From internationally bestselling author Daniel Kalla comes a twisty psychological thriller about a pioneering psychiatrist hiding dark secrets, in the vein of The Golden Couple by Hendricks and Pekkanen and Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty. At sixteen, Holly Danvers barely survived the...

When a car accident puts Mia’s twin in a coma, the disfavored teenager adopts her sister’s participation in athletics to earn her parents’ praise. Having never won them over, she competes in professional sports and follows in their footsteps by becoming a scientist. After securing funding for a human advancement serum and showcasing its partial success, a competing company threatens to steal it. Afraid of losing her backers, Mia uses the experimental drug and gains ultrahuman strength and healing.

Ein atemberaubender Thriller um Macht, skrupellose Profitgier und ein unheimliches Virus, das die gesamte Menschheit bedroht. Ein unbekannter tödlicher Virus breitet sich rasend schnell im Amazonasgebiet von Brasilien aus. Fieberhaft versucht ein internationales Team von Wissenschaftlern, seinen Ursprung zu ergründen. Eine grausame Mordserie erschüttert eine Großstadt.

Der neue Band der berührenden Reihe rund um Gut Mohlenberg von Bestsellerautorin Melanie Metzenthin. Endlich wieder Frieden auf Gut Mohlenberg – doch die Vergangenheit wirft ihre langen Schatten. Gut Mohlenberg, 1957: Friederike von Aalen führt das Gestüt wieder als psychiatrische Klinik. Als ihr Kollege Richard Hellmer sie um Hilfe bittet, reist sie mit ihrer Tochter Charlotte nach Hamburg. Es geht um Zwangssterilisationen im Dritten Reich – ein Unrecht, das Friederike heute noch nahegeht. Ausgerechnet Richards alter Widersacher Doktor Krüger bietet seine Unterstützung an.

Betroet kirurg. Kærlig hustru. Morder? Før min verden styrtede sammen, havde jeg det hele. Den succesfulde karriere, jeg drømte om. Det smukke røde murstenshus, hvor jeg kunne slappe af foran pejsen. Den smukke, hengivne mand, hvis blå øjne og charmerende smil altid fik mig til at føle mig tryg. Da jeg konstaterer dødstidspunktet, er min stemme rolig. Mine kolleger står tavse omkring mig, øjnene rettet mod mig, forvirrede og bekymrede. Jeg har aldrig mistet en patient før i dag. Mine hænder ryster i gummihandskerne. Jeg glider ned ad de kolde flisevægge, mit hjerte hamrer i brystet.

As Annella teeters on the edge of life and death, her condition perplexes the medical team, raising suspicions of foul play. Maggie, fueled by her unwavering loyalty and instinct for the truth, vows to untangle the enigma shrouding Annella's fluctuating state of consciousness before it's too late.

In this rollicking, dark comedy about a failing hospital in Mars, Nebraska, Dr. Wave, a kind and well-meaning outsider, leaps into a year-long fight against an overwhelming bureaucracy upheld by a corrupt administrator who refuses to budge. Wave juggles some of the worst (and silliest) medical cases of his career and struggles to manage a hostile coterie of MDs with a host of defects, the least of which is their ubiquitous lack of Medical Board certifications, while doing his best to stay professional in the face of converging forces that seem hell-bent on undoing his easy solutions.

Autumn Chase is painfully aware grief is a beast that won’t be chased off before it’s ready to leave. When an icy road and a dark night leave her a young widow, she’s forced to trade in her perfectly planned future for the unknown. Like a child hiding from a monster, she pulls her covers up over and head with the intention of sheltering herself forever. But once an unexpected stranger shows up on her doorstep, Autumn has to choose between being alone or connecting with someone who is hurting as badly as she is.

Palliative-care physician and award-winning author Anna DeForest returns with an ode to life and to death, and the ways we care for ourselves and others on our long, marvelous walk toward the end. In a pandemic-hushed city, a young doctor lives a life of insecure attachments: to a distant...

It was just going to be a quick vacation. A break from the demands of my job as a pediatric surgeon. I never thought she'd be there. Jessica Stein. My Jessa. The woman I left behind all those years ago is every bit as sexy now as she was then. I want her more than ever. Too bad she doesn't feel the same way. To her, I'm the guy who broke her heart and let her down. She thinks I'm the same player I used to be. She's wrong.

Berührende Schicksale und dunkle Geheimnisse im Hamburg der Kaiserzeit – Teil 4 der spannenden Bestsellerserie um die Hafenärztin. Hamburg im Herbst 1911: Bei ihrer Arbeit am Hamburger Hafen wird Anne Fitzpatrick zunehmend mit Süchtigen konfrontiert. Sie beginnt, nach den Hintermännern zu suchen, und bringt sich damit unvermutet in Gefahr – doch auch ihre Freundin Ju lebt gefährlich. Die Chinesin gerät in den Dunstkreis eines Triaden und macht eine ungeheuerliche Entdeckung. Kommissar Berthold Rheydt ist währenddessen mit eigenen Problemen konfrontiert.

Wenn sich die Tür hinter dir schließt, bist du verloren! In der Dunkelheit eines abgelegenen Industriegebiets kracht ein Auto gegen eine Straßenlaterne. Am Steuer: eine junge Frau, leblos. Als Rechtsmedizinerin Julia Schwarz den Tatort erreicht, wird ihr schnell klar, dass die Frau bereits vor dem Autounfall tot war. Schlimmer noch: Bei der Autopsie stellt sie fest, dass die Tote über Monate tiefgefroren wurde.

When a skull is found in Lough Coyne, facial reconstruction expert Dr Carla Steele is drawn into a 14-year-old case – but not all cases are cold, as Carla discovers when she and local Garda DS Jack Maguire find the brutally murdered body of a local woman close to the water's edge. Together with Carla's partner, criminal psychologist Grace Franicosi, Carla and Jack uncover a tragic story with very dangerous and current implications. Since the disappearance of her best friend, Carla has dedicated her career to bringing the dead home, but this time it's the living who are counting on her.

Everything changes when Mark comes home from a work trip with dark circles under his eyes. The police want to question him about the murder of a beautiful, blonde young woman. Mark swears he had nothing to do with it, that she was a colleague, nothing more.

In the not-so-distant future, organs can be re-grown from a handful of stem cells. Even the most complex organ of all can be reproduced in the lab with nearly perfect accuracy. Nearly. Spurred by personal tragedy, scientist William Dalal works feverishly to improve the lives of brain regeneration patients. For every success however, there is a consequence, and the question arises in his mind: Are they worth it?

Vor 15 Jahren: Eine unheimliche Entführungsserie erschüttert Husum. Mehrere Mädchen verschwinden, von den Opfern oder einem Täter fehlt jede Spur. Von einem auf den anderen Tag hören die Entführungen schließlich auf. Die ungeklärten Fälle lassen die Einwohner der nordfriesischen Stadt traumatisiert zurück. Gegenwart: Jahre später kehrt der Horror nach Husum zurück. Wieder verschwinden mehrere Mädchen und diesmal soll Kriminalkommissar Falk Bendinger den Täter finden. Zeitgleich wird ein Mann auf der wenige Kilometer entfernten Hallig Nordfall erstochen.

In this novel, a profiteering pharmaceutical executive seizes upon an opportunity to turn the discovery of a new cancer-preventing drug into a massive industry-competitive advantage for his company and his own personal financial gain. Using ruthless individuals with deadly skills and intent, the executive tries to nefariously obtain the necessary molecular synthesis protocol to create the next generation of oncologic drugs.

Presented with the opportunity to attend the university with the top surgical program in the country, she couldn’t pass it up. Even though it meant leaving her family and Jensen McLean—the man she loved—behind. The couple knew the distance would come between them, yet Jensen had no choice but to stay in Oak Island and take over his family’s business.

After a South London man is shot and killed at home, his wife swears that the offender had no feet. Even stranger, when a teacher is murdered at a local school, her pupils insist they saw disembodied feet dangling from their classroom ceiling. All across the country, victims claim the assailant was missing a body part, while others stumble upon the severed appendages. It's clear these murders are neither straightforward nor easily explained, which means there are only two people fit to investigate: DS Jamila Patel and DC Jerry Pardoe, who are used to tracking spirits intent on causing mayhem.

Some memories are meant to be forgotten—especially when they’re not yours. In this medical thriller series, Psychiatrist Cristina Silva is achieving miracles by prescribing a new memory-recovery drug. Until one of her patients jumps from an eight-story window to his death. This set contains Book 1: Adverse Effects and Book 2: Toxic Effects.

Chefarzt Dr. Maximilian Breitfelt ist erfolgreich, seine Patienten vertrauen ihm und seine Kollegen bewundern sein Können. Was keiner weiß, er leidet seit langer Zeit unter erektiler Dysfunktion, wacht immer häufiger in einem nassen Bett auf, und seine Panik vor roten Ampeln schränkt sein Leben täglich weiter ein. Er glaubt zu wissen, warum das alles so ist, hat er doch bereits vor 25 Jahren in einer Therapie die schreckliche Wahrheit erkannt.

In a world where extraordinary gifts come at a cost, Dr. Gabriel Turner possesses the ultimate power—the ability to heal any ailment. But his gift is a double-edged sword, sought by governments and shadowy figures. Living a life on the run, Gabriel navigates a web of moral quandaries and sacrifices.

Wenn Neugier tödlich endet. Ausgerechnet an Silvester wird Kay Scarpetta zu einem besonders traurigen Fall gerufen. Sie kannte den Toten, Ted Eddings, einen Reporter. Jetzt treibt seine Leiche im trüben Wasser eines Schiffsfriedhofs. Was brachte den jungen Mann dazu, zwischen ausrangierten U-Booten und Frachtern zu tauchen? Vorerst findet Scarpetta keine Antwort auf diese Frage – doch als sich kurz darauf seltsame Vorfälle in ihrem Umfeld ereignen, ahnt sie zumindest, dass Teds Tod nur der Anfang des Unheils war.

Beware of Cynicism is a satire that examines medical education with sharp and cutting humor in the setting of profound disillusionment. The story chronicles the adventures of The Morality Police, Jaded Larry, Follows the Rules, and The Grumbler, four over 40-year-old students, as they navigate medical school at the world’s most conservative university, The Land of the Zealots.

“There’s a reason Kathy Reichs is the doyenne of forensic fiction—because her MO is to keep the reader guessing till the last paragraph.” —Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author of By Any Other Name #1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with her...

'Compulsively readable' SUNDAY TIMES 'A superior medical thriller' GUARDIAN 'Darkly gripping' OBSERVER You're trained to save the lives of others. But how far would you go to save your own? Olivia, Laura and Anjali couldn't be more different. Inseparable since the first day of medical school...

As the Great Depression presses down around him, Archer teeters at the edge of a precipice. He must choose between his hard-won career and the sacred oaths he took as a doctor and scientist—before all his choices are lost forever.

Justin Collins knew that his mother was a mysterious woman, but he still considered her the nicest and most caring human being on the face of the earth. The details of his father’s murder were withheld from him, and he received no explanation for threats from government officials. His relationship with Rachel complicated matters, but his mother was still determined to achieve the goals that she and her husband were pursuing, before it was decided that their work endangered the financial and political foundations of The Establishment.

Eine rätselhafte Mordserie versetzt Amerika in Angst und Schrecken. Auf einer Mülldeponie in Virginia wird eine Leiche gefunden, der Kopf und Gliedmaßen fehlen – und die einen unbekannten, tödlichen Virus in sich trägt. Fieberhaft versucht Gerichtsmedizinerin Dr. Kay Scarpetta den Erreger zu identifizieren und eine Verbreitung der Seuche zu verhindern. Die Medien stürzen sich auf den Fall und bedrängen Scarpetta mit Spekulationen. Und dann nimmt der Täter per E-Mail Kontakt zu ihr auf und verwickelt sie in ein gefährliches Spiel.

Sterbehilfe – oder Mord? "Vergänglich" ist der 5. Medizin-Krimi von Sabine Fitzek, der mit Insider-Wissen und brisanten Einblicken in unser Gesundheitssystem punktet. Vom Mitarbeiter eines Pflegedienstes wird der Berliner Kommissar Kammowski zu einem Todesfall gerufen. Auf den ersten Blick sieht alles nach einer assistierten Selbsttötung mithilfe eines Schweizer Vereins für Sterbehilfe aus – der 72-jährige Theodor von Hausmann war unheilbar an ALS erkrankt und hat einen Abschiedsbrief hinterlassen.

Eingesperrt mit den gefährlichsten Männern der Welt. In der geschlossenen Station eines Hochsicherheitsgefängnisses für psychisch kranke Verbrecher erschüttert ein Schrei die Nacht. Am nächsten Morgen wird die Leiche einer Krankenschwester gefunden und ihre Tochter wurde entführt. Die Uhr tickt, denn das kleine Mädchen kann ohne medizinische Versorgung nur wenige Tage überleben. Die forensische Profilerin Dr. Connie Woolwine ist bekannt für ihre Fähigkeit, sich in die Psyche der Mörder hineinversetzen zu können.

CDC researcher Nadine Parker and her team are baffled. Lukas Behn’s daughter Kyndra has contracted a bizarre new virus that leaves her screaming in pain. But they can't identify any physical, biological source for that pain, not in Kyndra, nor in the dozens, then hundreds, and finally millions of children worldwide succumbing to the same virus. And no one seems to have made a connection between what's happening with the infected children and the events on a small coral reef in the South Pacific.

"Between Friends & Lovers was an absolute joy to read, with messy, realistic, and deeply lovable characters... Obuobi’s perfect balance of humor and wisdom made this one a true standout.” — Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author An influencer, an actor, and a writer navigate the...

Detective Jo Shaw has it all worked out. She’s good at her job, she has loads of mates, and she likes being single. She doesn’t need complications, but an emergency call to the stabbing of a young woman brings plenty of those. Jo has to risk her career to save the woman’s life, and a bad night gets worse when the trauma surgeon turns out to be Isla Munro, Jo’s only real love, who walked out on her 15 years ago and never came back.

In Depths of a Mother's Soul, Samantha Mitchell is a tireless single mother, working three jobs to secure a better future for her daughter, Emily. When a long-awaited promotion offers hope, their lives take an unexpected turn. Years later, in their new, safer neighborhood, Emily's life hangs by a thread as a hidden heart condition is unveiled during a soccer game. In a moment of desperation, a mysterious figure from Samantha's past emerges, offering an audacious solution to their financial crisis—one that will test the limits of a mother's love.

Dr. Jacey Flanigan has worked tirelessly to achieve her dream of becoming a pediatric cardiologist. But when she moves to Manhattan to begin her career at a prestigious children's hospital, she discovers that the medical profession may not be what she expected. An encounter with an arrogant heart surgeon on her first day sets the tone for what's to come - a world of enigmatic physician behavior and questionable cardiac surgical practices cloaked in secrecy.