-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 kille