by Josh Bazell
First published 2009
Dr. Peter Brown works the night shift at Manhattan's most dangerous hospital. He saves lives with surgical precision, but his medical skills aren't his only talent. Peter Brown used to be Pietro "Bearclaw" Brnwna, a mob assassin who killed without leaving traces. The Federal Witness Relocation Program gave him a new identity, and he built a new life in medicine. Then Nicholas LoBrutto arrives as his patient. LoBrutto has three months to live, and he knows exactly who Peter really is. The dying man threatens to expose Peter's true identity to the mob bosses who want him dead. Peter has eight hours to keep his patients alive, protect his cover, and survive the night. The hospital becomes a battlefield as gangsters, federal agents, and death itself close in. Peter must use both his medical training and his lethal past to make it through his shift. His redemption and his life hang in the balance.
Genres: medical, mystery, crime, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, redemption
Setting: Manhattan
Period: 21st-century
320 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company
Content warnings: violence