Product Description

The body of a teenage girl is found in a Doublin park. She has been brutally stabbed to death. For Dublin's police and politicians, the nightmare is just beginning. The dead girl is the daughter of a high-profile American surgeon who heads the Mercy Hospital's new Heart Foundation. When DS Jim Clarke and his team pick up the trail of a suspect, the pressure is on to close in quickly. America is baying for justice. But do they have the right man? At the Mercy Hospital Frank Clancy, consultant haematologist, is concerned about two unusual deaths. But when he decides to take a closer look, he places his own life in danger...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #411958 in Books
• Published on: 1999-07-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

About the Author
Paul Carson is a doctor and novelist. He lives in Dublin with his wife and two children, where he runs an asthma and allergy clinic for children as well as writing.

Customer Reviews

The tension builds with this thriller
This is a story with more violence and gore than I usually read but the author has built up the tension so skillfully that you have to keep reading to find out what happens.

The double storylines are not confusing and although I had an inkling about the conclusion earlier in the book, I didn't manage to guess the whole outcome.

If you like Kathy Reichs and Patricia Cornwell, you'll like this book but if you've got a weak stomach, it might not be the best one for you.

A great "Prime Suspect" style suspense thriller...
I agree with the previous reviewer that this is a great book for the beach. However, I would add that the pace, characterisation and setting are all excellent, a real page turner. My only real disappointment came with the finale, which felt a little rushed and did not do the book full justice. Still a good read and well recommended.

I read it in one sitting
Like Julie Parsons, this book relies on its Dublin setting. I thought the good guys were very good and the bad guys were very evil. This is the authors second outing and I expect that later efforts will present more balanced characters. Still in all, I enjoyed the book very much. Without spoiling it for you, the story touches on the themes of heroin trafficking, politics, medical professional jealousy, the ethics of the medical profession, and the dilligence of the Gardaí.