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Sometimes People Die

By: Simon Stephenson
Narrated by: Greg Miller Burns
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*SELECTED FOR BBC’S BETWEEN THE COVERS*

*A NEW YORK TIMES Editor’s Pick*

*THE SUNDAY TIMES’ Crime Book of the Year*

*THE GUARDIAN’s Best Recent Crime and Thrillers*

*THE EVENING STANDARD’s Best New Books of 2022*

*THE TIMES’ Best Crime Books of 2022*

The year is 1999. Returning to practice after a suspension for stealing opioids, a young Scottish doctor takes the only job he can find: a post as a senior house officer in the struggling east London hospital of St Luke’s.

Amid the maelstrom of sick patients, over-worked staff and underfunded wards a darker secret soon declares itself: too many patients are dying.

Which of the medical professionals our protagonist has encountered is behind the murders? And can our unnamed narrator’s version of the events be trusted?

©2022 Simon Stephenson (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Crime Crime Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Medical Psychological Thriller & Suspense Mystery

Critic Reviews

‘A riveting read’ Sunday Times, Crime Book of the Year

‘A smartly-paced thriller’ Evening Standard

‘Dramatic, unnerving… exceptional’ The Sun
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Great narration. Medically detailed and accurate. Didn’t want it to finish! Hope he writes another…

Gripping

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I loved this. Funny, smart, sad in all the right places, and superbly performed. If you are sick of predictable, cosy crime stories, give this a go.

What a gem

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