First published 2021
Dr. Harry Corbett arrives at the hospital expecting a quiet evening with his wife Evie, who has just undergone minor surgery. Their marriage has grown cold in recent weeks, and Harry hopes to bridge the distance between them. Instead, he discovers Evie dead in her hospital bed with no clear cause. Police immediately suspect murder and focus on Harry as their prime target. The investigation reveals that his beautiful, ambitious wife lived a secret life as a journalist. Evie possessed dangerous information about insurance companies and their death benefit policies. When the killer strikes again, murdering one of Harry's own patients, the pattern becomes clear. The murderer works inside the medical system. Harry must navigate police suspicion while uncovering the truth about his wife's hidden work and the deadly secrets that cost her life.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: police-investigation, unreliable-narrator
346 pages · Paperback · Grasset
Content warnings: death, murder