Dead Still
by Barbara
Ebel
GENRE: Suspense/Thriller
BLURB:
Annabel
Tilson is a medical student starting her first clinical rotation where she has
high hopes of mastering patient care like her famous neurosurgeon father. However,
she soon realizes that studying for surgery exams and taking care of patients
is only part of the complex burden of her role as a surgical team member.
Grappling with a
resident who hates her and a dreamy infatuation for her chief resident, she discovers
an inordinate outbreak of patient mortality. But for Annabel to dig further
puts her at risk of failing the rotation and ending her future career as a
physician.
Excerpt:
When the entire group entered Mr.
Newman’s room, he peered over his newspaper and smiled. He sat in the armchair
next to the window, the last drips of his evening dose of antibiotic going into
his IV.
“Well, look at you,” Robby said. “It
appears your two primary surgical physicians have taken good care of you.”
Dr. Wallace and Annabel stepped
forward, and Brandy shut the IV pump off before it started beeping.
“Only after that one used me for a
pin cushion,” he said, pointing at Annabel.
Annabel’s shoulders sagged and she
wondered if Dr. Mack was going to chime in. He’d done enough damage to her for
the whole rotation.
“Actually, I’m glad she got that IV
in,” Dr. Wallace said. “Otherwise I was going to have to start a central line.”
“No thank you, ma’am,” Mr. Newman
said. “I know what those are and I don’t want no part of them.”
“You’ve had enough bowel rest,”
Robby remarked. “But I bet you enjoyed that gelatin and bullion.”
“It was a stepping stone to the fat
burger I’m going to devour when I get outta here.”
Dr. Pittman patted the patient’s
shoulder. “You have a good night. I’m taking this motley crew with me,” he
said, pointing towards the door.
AUTHOR BIO:
Barbara
Ebel's writing draws heavily from her experience as an anesthesiologist, her
dealings with family court, and her interactions with people and places from
around the world. As a physician, speaker, and former chemist, she sprinkles
credible medicine into the background of her fiction where plots and vivid
characters take center stage and her O.R. scenes shine.
She
penned the Dr. Danny Tilson Novels before the Dr. Annabel Tilson Novels (DEAD
STILL is Book One). Collateral Circulation was the National Indie Excellence
Award 2015 Finalist for medical thrillers and Operation Neurosurgeon was the
top finalist for best-selling medical mystery books in 2012. (Best Selling
Books' blog announced on PR Buzz Press Release Wire, Chicago, IL).
In
addition to her adult writing, she has illustrated and penned a children's book
series called Chester the Chesapeake. The books developed during her
philanthropic visits with her therapy dog, Chester. The dog books continue to
inspire adults and children alike. Along with her husband and four pets,
"Doctor Barbara" lives in a wildlife corridor in middle Tennessee.
You may
find Chester at: Website
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