Scalpel
Published on 15. November 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-0-09-944137-3 (ISBN)
Description
'An undeniably compelling chiller' GQ
'Paul Carson is a name to watch' EVENING HERALD
'A first rate thriller' LONDON MAGAZINE
'This wonderfully tense read gleefully twists and gnaws at the nerves' BIG ISSUE UK
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A TENSE AND UNPUTDOWNABLE THRILLER WHICH SPENT OVER TWENTY WEEKS AT NO. 1 ON THE HARDBACK BESTSELLER LIST IN IRELAND
A killer is on the loose in Dublin's Central Maternity Hospital.
When a young laboratory assistant is found brutally murdered at her bench, the only clue is a blood-stained scalpel.
DS Kate Hamilton suspects the murderer is among the silent hospital staff, desperate to protect their reputations. As she closes in on the killer, she little realises that the hunter has become the hunted.
A newborn baby has gone missing.
In the same week, the child of one of Ireland's top industrialists is kidnapped, born at the Central Maternity Hospital only days before the murder.
Will Hamilton catch the killer before he gets to his next victim? Will the police find the baby before it's too late?
As they race against time, every patient's nightmare is about to come true.
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READERS LOVE PAUL CARSON
'Carson is a great storyteller'
'Paul Carson had me on the edge of my seat'
'I enjoy all Paul Carson's books'
'Carson does not disappoint'
'Paul Carson has never let me down. Never a dull moment.'
'Paul Carson is a name to watch' EVENING HERALD
'A first rate thriller' LONDON MAGAZINE
'This wonderfully tense read gleefully twists and gnaws at the nerves' BIG ISSUE UK
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A TENSE AND UNPUTDOWNABLE THRILLER WHICH SPENT OVER TWENTY WEEKS AT NO. 1 ON THE HARDBACK BESTSELLER LIST IN IRELAND
A killer is on the loose in Dublin's Central Maternity Hospital.
When a young laboratory assistant is found brutally murdered at her bench, the only clue is a blood-stained scalpel.
DS Kate Hamilton suspects the murderer is among the silent hospital staff, desperate to protect their reputations. As she closes in on the killer, she little realises that the hunter has become the hunted.
A newborn baby has gone missing.
In the same week, the child of one of Ireland's top industrialists is kidnapped, born at the Central Maternity Hospital only days before the murder.
Will Hamilton catch the killer before he gets to his next victim? Will the police find the baby before it's too late?
As they race against time, every patient's nightmare is about to come true.
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READERS LOVE PAUL CARSON
'Carson is a great storyteller'
'Paul Carson had me on the edge of my seat'
'I enjoy all Paul Carson's books'
'Carson does not disappoint'
'Paul Carson has never let me down. Never a dull moment.'
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cornerstone
Product notice
Paperback (UK-A)
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 110 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
394 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-09-944137-3 (9780099441373)
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Paul Carson is an international bestselling author and medical doctor. He has published fifteen works (seven health books, two children's novels and six thrillers). He is an No.1 Irish Times bestseller and his works have been translated into twenty languages. Paul contributes to a wide range of publications, including The Sunday Times and the Irish Times. He is married and lives in south Dublin where he runs an asthma and allergy clinic for children as well as writing. To find out more visit www.paulcarson.ie