Sometimes People Die

`A riveting read' Sunday Times, Crime Book of the Year `A smartly-paced thriller' Evening Standard `Dramatic, unnerving. exceptional' The Sun *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? `A delightful read. The serial killer plotline is an added bonus. I loved it' Kathy Reichs, the #1 New York Times bestseller