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Rob McCarthy

Autore di The Hollow Men

5 opere 101 membri 8 recensioni

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An excellent read. Fascinating characters with a plot that builds with twists at the end that if you're paying attention, you can figure out.
 
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pacbox | 4 altre recensioni | Jul 9, 2022 |
Harry Kent is called to treat a youth holding customers hostage in a cafe. Whilst there police shoot the youth thinking he has fired his gun. This sets off Harry on a crusade to save the youth's life and find out what drove him to the hostage taking. When Harry gets too close those responsible threaten him in a very complex, murky plot. The author makes good use of his medical expertise, introducing very detailed descriptions of procedures, medical and administrative. Paints a grim picture of life as one of London's underclass.… (altro)
 
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edwardsgt | 4 altre recensioni | Jun 30, 2022 |
Not an easy book to read on several levels. For a start, the chapters are relatively long, covering a day in the timeline, secondly there is considerable use of complex medical terms and initials, not always explained and lastly it casts an unflattering cast on some of the NHS. However, the plot is cleverly put together making good use of the author's expert knowledge and experience of the medical world.
 
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edwardsgt | 2 altre recensioni | Oct 29, 2021 |
Dr. Harry Kent, part time Metropolitan Police Medical Examiner, aside from the profanity, is back with a gritty medical thriller. Kent is hard pressed to keep up his regular hospital schedule and report on call to crime scenes. His former girlfriend Detective Chief Inspector Frankie Noble calls on him to assist in a particularly gruesome murder of a medical doctor and later into a series of infant and children’s deaths at a local NHS hospital. Suspicion points to one of the cardiac surgeons but as clues and other incidents accumulate Dr. Kent reaches a surprising conclusion. Replete with extensive medical terminology and routines this is a cliff hanger to the very end. I won this book by signing up with my local library for summer reading with no idea of how gripping it would be.… (altro)
 
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mcdenis | 2 altre recensioni | Jul 23, 2019 |

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Opere
5
Utenti
101
Voto
½ 3.7
Recensioni
8
ISBN
18
Lingue
1

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