Sometimes People Die: A SUNDAY TIMES Crime Book of the Month and NEW YORK TIMES Editor Pick
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| Publisher | The Borough Press |
| ISBN 13 | 9780008547653 |
| ISBN 10 | 0008547653 |
| Author | Simon Stephenson |
| Book Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Book Description | ‘A riveting read’ Sunday Times, Crime Book of the Year‘A smartly-paced thriller’ Evening Standard‘Dramatic, unnerving… exceptional’ The Sun*SELECTED FOR BBC’S BETWEEN THE COVERS**A NEW YORK TIMES Editor’s Pick**THE SUNDAY TIMES’ Crime Book of the Year**THE GUARDIAN’s Best Recent Crime and Thrillers**THE EVENING STANDARD’s Best New Books of 2022**THE TIMES’ Best Crime Books of 2022*_____________________________________________________________The year is 1999. Returning to practice after a suspension for stealing opioids, a young Scottish doctor takes the only job he can find: a post as a senior house officer in the struggling east London hospital of St Luke’s.Amid the maelstrom of sick patients, over-worked staff and underfunded wards a darker secret soon declares itself: too many patients are dying.Which of the medical professionals our protagonist has encountered is behind the murders? And can our unnamed narrator’s version of the events be trusted?‘A delightful read. The serial killer plotline is an added bonus. I loved it’ Kathy Reichs, the #1 New York Times bestseller |
| About the Author | Simon Stephenson originally trained as a doctor and worked in London and Scotland. He previously wrote Let Not the Waves of the Sea, a memoir about the loss of his brother in the Indian ocean tsunami. It won Best First Book at the Scottish Book Awards, was a Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4, and a Daily Telegraph Book of the Year.His first novel, Set My Heart to Five, has been optioned by Working Title Films. He currently lives in Los Angeles, where he works as a screenwriter. He originated and wrote the film The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, and wrote on Pixar’s Luca. Read more |
| Publication Date | 2023-08-31 |
| Number of Pages | 368 pages |
Sometimes People Die: A SUNDAY TIMES Crime Book of the Month and NEW YORK TIMES Editor Pick
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