First published 2025
Medical student Sarah Chen stares at her computer screen as another critical care question appears. The scenarios feel too real, too specific. A patient arrives with mysterious symptoms that match cases from her recent hospital rotation. The exam questions seem to know things they shouldn't. Sarah realizes the multiple choice answers correspond to actual decisions being made in the ICU downstairs. Each question she answers influences real patient outcomes. She must navigate between passing her exam and saving lives, discovering that someone has turned her medical education into a deadly game. The boundary between simulation and reality dissolves as Sarah fights to protect both her future and the patients whose lives hang in the balance.
Genres: medical, mystery, thriller, academic
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: ICU
400 pages · Paperback · TFM Publishing
Content warnings: medical-trauma