Medical Thrillers

At What Cost: 6 Cutthroat Medical Thrillers

Did you know that the phrase “first do no harm” is not technically part of the Hippocratic Oath? And while this verbiage may be in the spirit of a doctor’s duty to treat and protect their patients, results may vary; news stories of medical malpractice seem more and more common…

Cameron KimballAugust 22, 2024

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

New Tech Falls in the Wrong Hands in Heart-Stopping Medical Thriller

Drexel Hospital prepares to launch its vaunted new Electronic Health Records (EHR) system when a series of inexplicable deaths at the hospital raises questions for a cadre of Drexel employees committed to patient privacy and safety in Coded to Kill by Marschall Runge, M.D. A decade in the making, the…

Peggy KurkowskiJune 3, 2024

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6 Heart-Stopping Medical Thrillers

There’s something fascinating and exciting about the medical field, leading to the immense popularity of shows like Grey’s Anatomy, Scrubs, House, M*A*S*H, and many more. It’s that perfect combination of entertaining characters (usually working through some drama of their own) and some thrilling medical mystery. So if you like your…

BookTribJune 21, 2024

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AI Doesn’t Swear the Hippocratic Oath: A Biochemist Author’s Timely Thriller

Healthcare and Artificial Intelligence — two topics that seem to be ever-present in the news cycle. But what are these two seemingly separate matters doing in an exhilarating speculative thriller? Well, it turns out that Jennifer Lycette's The Algorithm Will See You Now (Black Rose Writing) isn't as far-out as…

BookTribMay 31, 2023

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The Phrase “Put Me Under” Has New Meaning in Tammy Euliano’s Thriller “Fatal Intent”

"Medical suspense as sharp as it gets. Euliano is off to a good, no, a brilliant start." —Kathy Reichs "This is terrific — delicious suspense, done-that authenticity, and a great main character in Dr. Kate Downey ... we want to see more of her." —Lee Child "Heartbreaking and searingly realistic…

K.L. RomoMarch 2, 2021

Fiction Thrillers

Kira Peikoff’s Psychological Thriller, “Baby X,” Is Cautionary Tale of Genetic Engineering

Imagine a world in which any biological matter — an eyelash, a cheek cell swab, a hair follicle — can be used to create life. And even worse, it could happen without the permission, or knowledge, of the “donor.” That’s the concept at the heart of Kira Peikoff’s chilling new…

Dawn IusMarch 5, 2024

Unnatural Death by Author Patricia Cornwell

Miscellany Thrillers

Patricia Cornwell’s 27th Scarpetta Novel Features Another “Unnatural Death”

Bigfoot didn’t do it. Patricia Cornwell — who, as the author of 40 books that have sold more than 120 million copies around the world, has left her own indelible mark — offers that disclaimer without hesitation. If it seems like an odd admission, it’s not. As her newest novel,…

John B. ValeriJanuary 23, 2024

Writers, Ink Episode with Matthew Blake | BookTrib

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Writers, Ink Podcast: Author Matthew Blake Went From Writing Screenplays to Crafting a Debut Thriller That Sold for Millions

BookTrib is proud to present to our readers the Writers, Ink podcast, a show about the business of writing. J.K. Rowling was nearly homeless when she wrote the first Harry Potter book. Stephen King penned Carrie on a small desk wedged between a washer and dryer. James Patterson worked in advertising and…

Writers, InkJanuary 8, 2024

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Retired Physician Injects a Controversial Real-Life Treatment Into His Medical Thriller

There’s something inherently chilling about a medical thriller. And in the case of Tony Sclama’s debut, Wrongful Acts, the true scare is its ties to the real world. A retired physician, Sclama’s experience in the medical field lends an authenticity to his writing that effectively ramps up the terror. Not to mention…

BookTribSeptember 21, 2023

Miscellany Thrillers

Cover Reveal for “Baby X”, A Propulsive New Thriller for Fans of “Gattaca” and “Black Mirror”

When any biological matter can be used to create life, stolen celebrity DNA sells to the highest bidder — or the craziest stalker — in an upcoming propulsive thriller. With a vivid imagining of the future, Gattaca meets Black Mirror in Kira Peikoff’s new Baby X, the cover of which…

BookTribSeptember 6, 2023

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ITW Spotlight: Madness Takes Hold as Sleep Evades a High-Powered Lawyer

For Emma Averell — the protagonist in Sarah Pinborough’s twisty new thriller — her crippling insomnia has made her question whether she’s slowly going insane, like the mother she’s worked so hard to forget. For years, Emma has happily balanced her life as a high-powered lawyer, mother to two beautiful…

Dawn IusApril 12, 2022

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Reichs Remains the Master of Forensic Fiction in Her Latest Novel “The Bone Code”

It’s fair to say that Dr. Temperance Brennan is having a very 2021 kind of year: that is, everything is a cluster of chaos in Kathy Reichs’ The Bone Code (Scribner). There’s the tropical storm sending everyone, especially her fidgety feline companion, for cover. There’s the concerning outbreak of capno,…

Amanda GardnerJuly 6, 2021

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“EVE-0,” A Pandemic Thriller Set in the Amazon Jungle

Dr. Gabrielle Gale is an emergency room physician at a busy city hospital that’s become even busier these days. In the eight years since the COVID-19 pandemic, a series of other deadly threats have killed many more millions. On CNN, a map of the United States showing outbreaks of different…

Joanna PoncavageMay 11, 2021

Fiction Listicles Thrillers

8 Thrillers with Twisted Physicians You’ll Be Glad Are Fictitious

First do no harm. That’s what every new doctor swears. It’s an oath, of course, but isn’t it also … an alibi? A doctor is the only person who a victim would willingly let inject with something when they don’t know what it is, swallow whatever pills they offer, drink…

Hank Phillippi RyanJune 4, 2020

At What Cost: 6 Cutthroat Medical Thrillers

New Tech Falls in the Wrong Hands in Heart-Stopping Medical Thriller

6 Heart-Stopping Medical Thrillers

AI Doesn’t Swear the Hippocratic Oath: A Biochemist Author’s Timely Thriller

The Phrase “Put Me Under” Has New Meaning in Tammy Euliano’s Thriller “Fatal Intent”

Patricia Cornwell’s 27th Scarpetta Novel Features Another “Unnatural Death”

Writers, Ink Podcast: Author Matthew Blake Went From Writing Screenplays to Crafting a Debut Thriller That Sold for Millions

Retired Physician Injects a Controversial Real-Life Treatment Into His Medical Thriller

Cover Reveal for “Baby X”, A Propulsive New Thriller for Fans of “Gattaca” and “Black Mirror”

ITW Spotlight: Madness Takes Hold as Sleep Evades a High-Powered Lawyer

Reichs Remains the Master of Forensic Fiction in Her Latest Novel “The Bone Code”

“EVE-0,” A Pandemic Thriller Set in the Amazon Jungle

8 Thrillers with Twisted Physicians You’ll Be Glad Are Fictitious

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