Assessment:

Plot: While Miklas’s novel makes use of genre tropes and contains excessive foreshadowing, the novel provides a fast-paced, exciting, and suspenseful storyline. New and continued mysteries abound, and the book metamorphoses into so much more than just a whodunit.

Prose: Miklas’s prose is clean, clear, and flows well and quickly. And while some sections have an almost academic feel, the author turns in a gripping story.

Originality: Though aspects of this book will be familiar to genre readers, Miklas manages to put a fresh spin on things. The addition of medical care corruption to the storyline expands this book beyond the typical mystery novel.

Character Development: Miklas’s characters begin as genre types, but eventually evolve into emotionally complex characters that readers will root for.

Blurb: Margie Miklas’s dramatic, page-turning hospital mystery will have readers truly invested in her relatable characters, familiar settings, and shocking surprises.

Date Submitted: April 17, 2018