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Under the Knife by Kelly Parsons

Under the Knife

A Novel

Kelly Parsons

St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · January 2, 2018

A MAN IS DEAD-SET ON KILLING THE DOCTOR WHO KILLED HIS WIFE INUNDER THE KNIFE, AN UNPUTDOWNABLE THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OFDOING HARM “Best medical thriller I’ve read in twenty-five years.” —Stephen King onDoing Harm Biotechnology tycoon Morgan Finney is highly intelligent but shy and emotionally fragile.

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Who it’s for
A medical thriller where grief, revenge, and technology make trust feel precarious.
Genres
Medical Thrillers, Psychological Thrillers, Suspense
Published
St. Martin's Press, January 2, 2018

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A MAN IS DEAD-SET ON KILLING THE DOCTOR WHO KILLED HIS WIFE INUNDER THE KNIFE, AN UNPUTDOWNABLE THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OFDOING HARM “Best medical thriller I’ve read in twenty-five years.” —Stephen King onDoing Harm Biotechnology tycoon Morgan Finney is highly intelligent but shy and emotionally fragile. When his beloved wife, Jenny, dies of complications during a surgery led by Dr. Rita Wu, Finney’s grief turns to rage.

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He vows to kill Rita just as he believes she killed Jenny. But first Finney will systematically destroy her life. He will take what is precious to her just as she did to him. Aided by a mysterious man, Finney uses advanced medical technology to ruin Rita’s reputation and bring her to the brink of madness. Alone, fighting for her life, Rita reaches out to her former lover, Dr. Spencer Cameron, for help. Together, they must fight to uncover Finney’s horrific intentions and race to stop him before it’s too late. “An engrossing story about revenge, grief, technology, and hospital practices. . . Kelly Parsons is well underway to becoming one of the top authors in the medical thriller genre.”—Associated Press

Medicine Under Pressure

A medical thriller where grief, revenge, and technology make trust feel precarious.

Come here for

  • Medical stakes tangled with grief and revenge
  • Technology used as an instrument of psychological pressure

Expect

  • A tense contest between a doctor and a man bent on revenge
  • Hospital practices and advanced technology threaded through the suspense

Where it sits

Medical Thrillers99%
Psychological Thrillers72%
Suspense41%

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Publisher categories

  • Medical Thrillers
Authors
Kelly Parsons
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Published
January 2, 2018
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Medical Thrillers