Product Description

Dr Nina Crawford of the University of Glasgow’s Vet School - driven, fanatically dedicated, a survivor - is one of the most respected animal surgeons in the country. But now she seems to be losing her grip. On her operating theatre, on her skills - and on her mind. After routine operations, horses are dying of the highly infectious E. Coli endotoxaemia, and it seems the outbreak can't be stemmed. Under fierce scrutiny from those around her, Nina feels herself spiralling into suicidal depths. Her friend Kellen Stewart, heroine of Manda Scott’s astonishing debut novel Hen’s Teeth, is catapulted into Nina’s dilemma when her own horse needs emergency surgery. And soon it becomes clear that not only horses’ lives are on the line...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #265475 in Books
• Published on: 2005-11-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

About the Author
Manda Scott is a veterinary surgeon, writer and climber, not necessarily in that order. Born and educated in Scotland, she trained at the Glasgow Vet School and now lives in Suffolk. Her first novel, HEN'S TEETH, hailed by Fay Weldon as ‘a new voice for a new world’, was shortlisted for the 1997 Orange Prize.

Customer Reviews

Absolutly Wonderful
This book was really good. I couldnt put it down. If you are into horses, crime and veterinary science then this is the book for you. there are bits of veterinary jargon at times but this just adds to the atmosphere the book creates read it!!

absolutely briliant!
Dr Kellen stewart excels herself once again in the fight for the life of her horses and her patient/lover Dr Nina Crawford. Ms Scott's medical knowledge is extremely accurate and her writing skills marvellous to provide the reader with most wonderful novel!

pony trekking this is not
I was attracted to this series as I had read Scotts No Good Deed, a brilliant book. I then realised that she wrote the totally absorbing Boudica series. That said, the historical series is vastly better than this her gay therapist set, all of which were infinitely less good than NGD.
Obviously climbing is important to the writer and it is here, in a lot of detail, in the books. Kellen, the main character - who doesn't really climb - seems to be totally obsessed with Lee her good friend - who does a lot of climbing - and the one she is rescuing again in this book. (You ask yourself, why?)
I wanted to like this set, and the dogs and the local detective almost made up for the above, but unlike her other writing I am not convinced by the secretive,controlling nature of the 'friendships' at the centre of the series and dissapointed that Kellen didn't make me want to be her as did Orla and Boudica!