Dead Still
by Barbara Ebel, M.D.
Genre: Suspense / Thriller
Synopsis
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.
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Enjoy this glimpse inside.
Annabel got up and skimmed the bulky surgical textbooks on the shelf. Her paperback was a student’s condensed manual meant for studying and passing exams; it lacked the detail found in the texts in the office. She looked up burns and read an excellent dissertation on the subject. The information about the degrees of burns and complications was all there. Compared to the first two years sitting in lectures and labs, she already found the wards much more beneficial. There she could see firsthand what the textbooks were talking about so it made the material easier to understand and retain.
She lost track of the twenty minutes she spent reading and then realized she had better get to the OR. After donning a cap, booties, and a mask like she had been instructed the day before, she entered the appropriate room. The activity caught her by surprise and she was horrified at what she saw.
Author Barbara Ebel, M.D.
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).
You may find more information about her and her books here: Blog / Twitter
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: http://dogbooksforchildren.weebly.com
Purchase Links
Amazon US / Amazon UK / B&N / Kobo
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Thanks for hosting!
Good morning. Thanks for the hosting of DEAD STILL.
I hope readers enjoy the medical and professional adventures of young Dr. Annabel Tilson!
Good morning, Barbara! It’s a pleasure to have you and your book on my blog. I enjoy a good thriller and your choice of cover art is wicked fun. Here’s to a successful tour!
As always, my pleasure:)
This one sound good. 🙂
Thanks. What fun! And btw, I’m supplying the virtual Bailey’s and ice cream!
It sounds like a fantastic book. I really like medical thrillers. I’m looking forward to reading this one.
This sounds like a fascinating read. Definitely adding to my TBR list. Can’t wait to read.
I’d like to read it too:)
Thanks for offering this!! I would love to win!!
I’m happy to share!
Looks like a good one. Liking that cover.
sherry @ fundinmental
I know. That cover makes me very curious:)