Medical Mysteries Fiction

When a series of unexplained deaths begins to surface, Dallas homicide detectives Myrna Sontiago and Zeke LaPorte are confronted with a disturbing reality: the victims show no signs of trauma, no toxins, and no obvious cause of death. Autopsies raise more questions than answers, and the absence of evidence feels intentional. As the investigation deepens, the detectives uncover a chilling connection between medicine, trust, and silence. Each death points toward a method so precise —and so easily overlooked—that the truth risks being dismissed entirely.

In this two-volume collection of traditional Sherlock Holmes adventures, the good doctor himself is given a chance to shine. These two volumes contain 26 mysteries involving such maladies as plagues, poisonings, cancer, Parkinson’s disease, dementia, somnambulism, and many more! The stories are traditional Holmes pastiches and are written by some of today’s top Sherlockian writers!

When her phone rang, Diane Macklin wondered what her sister wanted now. Then she heard that their mother was in the emergency room with a heart problem. The doctor tending to her mother was Dr. Joe Adams, who was far from Diane’s idea of the family doctor. He had been alone since his first wife had died, and was apparently heaven-sent as a mate for Diane, if she could only get past the trauma of her previous near-miss at the altar. The heart problem was hard to solve initially, but the subsequent difficulty turned out to be murder, and affected the lives of both Diane and Joe.

Before my world came crashing down, I had it all. The successful career I dreamed of. The beautiful red-brick home where I could relax in front of the fire. The handsome, devoted husband whose blue eyes and charming smile always made me feel safe. As I call time of death, my voice is steady. My colleagues stand hushed around me, their eyes on me, confused, concerned.

David Hunter rejser til den fjerntliggende ø Runa i Hebriderne, hvor han finder et brændt lig. Det lokale politi afskriver det som en ulykke, men Hunter er overbevist om, at der er en morder på øen. Han indser snart, at Runa er alt andet end en provinsiel idyl, og at det forkullede ligfund blot er én af øens mørke hemmeligheder. Så blæser en storm ind fra Atlanten, der afskærer al strøm og kontakt med omverdenen. Mens uvejret raser, slår morderen til igen.

They thawed him out to save humanity. Now they want him buried. In the year 2220, cryogenically preserved scientist Dr. Peter Royce and his wife, Monica, are awakened to save a dying world. They emerge into a chilling dystopia where a devastating plague known as mitocancer threatens to extinguish humanity, and a ruthless regime dictates human worth based solely on usefulness to society.

Gordon Pope is the specialist the Baltimore City Police call in for hard cases involving kids. He’s a child psychiatrist with a special talent for explaining the unexplainable. Right now, the unexplainable is Ethan Barret, a 12-year-old accused of attempted murder, who was asleep the whole time.

Beckett's back, but this time he isn't worried about a new tattoo...unless it's a prison tat, that is. He should have seen this coming; After all, a person can only go around extracting his unique brand of justice for so long without drawing unwanted attention. Caught between a scalpel and a bedpan, only an unlikely ally can help keep him out of prison. But this will require revealing his true self, including the icky parts that Beckett has never shown to anyone. This also means putting the people he cares for in danger.

In this two-volume collection of traditional Sherlock Holmes adventures, the good doctor himself is given a chance to shine. These two volumes contain 26 mysteries involving such maladies as plagues, poisonings, cancer, Parkinson’s Disease, dementia, somnambulism, and many more! The stories are traditional Holmes pastiches and are written by some of today’s top Sherlockian writers!

An untreatable illness. A dangerous misdiagnosis. A deadly plot that hits too close to home, Drs. Jack Wyatt and Madison Shaw have finally settled in to a comfortable life together. But during a friendly college tour with Jack's daughter Anise, they learn that her mother, Jack's ex-wife, is suffering from a perplexing combination of ominous symptoms. Within days, she and ten of her work colleagues are in the ICU with an identical untreatable illness, Wyatt and Shaw soon find themselves embroiled in another medical mystery. The brightest doctors in Washington D.C.

ミイラ化した死体は何を語る？ 引きこもりを抱えた家族を襲う悲劇。 彼らは被害者か、それとも――。 光崎教授が抉り出す、深い闇とは? 死体は嘘を吐かない――傑作法医学ミステリー第５弾！ 家族はどこで一線を越えてしまったのか 浦和医大法医学教室にミイラ化した遺体が運び込まれた。

When her elderly patients start dying at home days after minor surgery, anesthesiologist Dr. Kate Downey wants to know why. The surgeon, not so much. “Old people die, that’s what they do,” is his response. When Kate presses, surgeon Charles Ricken places the blame squarely on her shoulders. Kate is currently on probation, and the chief of staff sides with the surgeon, leaving Kate to prove her innocence and save her own career. With her husband in a prolonged coma, it’s all she has left.

Kadence, a new type of implanted defibrillator, misfires in a patient visiting University Hospital for a routine medical procedure causing the heart rhythm problem it's meant to correct. Dr. Kate Downey, an experienced anesthesiologist, resuscitates the patient but she grows concerned for a loved one who recently received the same device—her beloved great aunt Irm.

A lavishly enriched blood supply piques Dr. Danny Tilson's interest as he performs a routine surgery on Varg Dagmar's brain. He soon discovers that it's not just his patient's cranial anatomy that's remarkable, but his superlative mental capabilities as well.

When Susan and Mike travel to St. Louis to find out where Evan will be doing his radiology residency, the Match Day celebration takes a deadly turn. The dean of the medical school dies at the reception. Was it a heart attack, or was it murder? Kept in St. Louis due to a personal crisis, Susan teams up with the mother of the detective assigned to the case. It’s double trouble as the duo uncovers secrets worthy of murder. Meanwhile, Susan confronts her deepest fear - losing someone close to her heart.

When Suzanne Crawford is found stabbed to death and her husband Connor is discovered to be missing, it looks like just another tragic case of domestic violence to Detective Ella Marconi. But as the investigation progresses, it becomes clear that all is not as it seems. Why is there no record of Connor Crawford beyond a few years ago? Why has a teenager who worked for the pair gone missing too? And above all, what was the secret Suzanne knew Connor was keeping at all costs - even from her? As Ella begins to build a picture of the Crawfords' fractured lives, things around her are deteriorating.

What happens when a murder uncovers a conspiracy powerful enough to threaten the nation? Assassination Attempt!: Alone Wolfe by Robert Workman, narrated by Robert Workman and J. Spots, and produced and published by Audiobook Publishing Services, is a gripping political thriller audiobook packed with crime, suspense, conspiracy, mystery, action, and unforgettable characters. Private investigator Nick Wolfe is no stranger to danger, but nothing prepares him for the shocking murder of his longtime mentor.

There was a place once where man, the perfect creation, lived and thrived as a near-perfect creature. Blessed by the "gods" with advanced knowledge of science, engineering, astronomy, mathematics, and medicine, this early culture lived an idyllic life on a remote volcanic island in the Eastern Atlantic. There they enjoyed centuries' long lives and were protected by their isolation from pestilence and were nourished by food raised on rich volcanic soil.

Der erfahrene Chirurg Ihor Kosak führt eine Routineoperation durch. Plötzlich schlagen die Monitore Alarm. Der Operationssaal versinkt im Chaos. Ihor und sein Team müssen Entscheidungen treffen, die über Leben und Tod bestimmen. Wird die Patientin überleben? Eine intensive medizinische Kurzgeschichte über Grenzsituationen und Verantwortung hinter den Türen eines Operationssaals.

Dr Anna McBride’s life is starting to unravel. The mother of two boys and a dedicated GP, she is being sued for medical negligence—a case of delayed diagnosis. Deeply ashamed of her mistake, she doubts her abilities at work and retreats into family life, only to find that her husband seems preoccupied with a younger colleague. As the date for mediation draws closer and the lawyers’ demands become ever more pressing, Anna also senses someone else’s cries for attention—someone who wishes her harm.