Were it not for his high school counselor Fidella Dolkowski, Randy Archer would have succumbed to the abuse from the brutes he called family. Fidella had secured Randy a scholarship to Harvard for two reasons. First, because Randy was brilliant, and had finished high school...

His region was doing well, but the Gordon incident had spooked the directors. Dr. Stone had dedicated his life to Goodell's vision of saving the country and the human species. But how did they intend to do it? Dr. Morrison has many things going on...

The accolades, money, and fans are some things that Jason missed the most, but that is all in the past now. He had just left rehabilitation, but even his brother didn't want him close to his family. He didn't want to call, but the urge...

In The Procedure by Elea Plotkin, protagonist Whitney Olson, a Crested Butte local and devoted mother of a child with a disability, is on the cusp of achieving significant triumphs in her professional skiing career. Endorsed by an influential corporation, she embarks on a global...

Using the rule of nines, she estimated his burns at 80 percent. Not much could be done for him apart from a generous dose of morphine. When Cathy held his hand, the skin on his palm sloughed off. Earlier during orientation, she had done an...

The Healing Book by Dustin Grinnell is a collection of short, slice-of-life stories about people trying to navigate the various absurdities of life. "An Affable Man" follows a young man disillusioned with his corporate career who finally finds meaning in his life after a chance...

The Mind's Echo falls into the suspense, mystery, and thriller subgenres, and forms the first installment of the Dr. Theo Raden series of medical thriller novels. The work is best suited to mature adult readers owing to scenes of a sexual nature and the use...

The Algorithm Will See You Now by JL Lycette is a prophetic medical thriller set in the year 2035, where artificial intelligence serves as a medical diagnostician. One doctor questions its efficacy and ramifications, and it doesn’t stand well with her superiors. Doctor Hope Kestrel...

The Hippocratic Deception is a medical thriller by Susan Walberg. Justina Gonzales is applying for an internship at McIntyre, Jones, and Hancock. Justina has no experience and is ecstatic when she is offered a health law internship. A nurse shares her concern with Mother Marie...

Is it too early for me to say that The First Harm by Steven Piskula is the best medical thriller I’ve read this year? Perhaps…but it’s going to take a far more chilling and better-written novel than this one to supplant it. Firstly, too many...