Present Books As Harvest
| Original Title: | Harvest |
| ISBN: | 067155302X (ISBN13: 9780671553029) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Dr. Raj Lyubov - human ecologist, Dr. Mark Hodell, Dr. Vivian Voss |
Tess Gerritsen
Paperback | Pages: 368 pages Rating: 4.11 | 18561 Users | 729 Reviews
Rendition In Pursuance Of Books Harvest
Medical resident Dr. Abby Matteo is elated when the elite cardiac transplant team at Boston's Bayside Hospital taps her as a potential recruit. But faced with a tormenting life-and-death decision, Abby helps direct a crash victim's harvested heart to a dying teenager -- instead of the wealthy older woman who was supposed to receive it. The repercussions leave Abby shaken and plagued with self-doubt.Suddenly, a new heart appears, and the woman's transplant is completed. Then Abby makes a terrible discovery. The donor records have been falsified -- the new heart has not come through the proper channels. Defying the hospital's demands for silence, she begins her own investigation that reveals a murderous, unthinkable conspiracy. Every move Abby makes spawns a vicious backlash...and on a ship anchored in the waters of Boston harbor, the grisly truth lies waiting.
Point Appertaining To Books Harvest
| Title | : | Harvest |
| Author | : | Tess Gerritsen |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 368 pages |
| Published | : | August 1st 1997 by Pocket Books (first published September 1st 1996) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Thriller. Fiction. Crime. Suspense |
Rating Appertaining To Books Harvest
Ratings: 4.11 From 18561 Users | 729 ReviewsCriticism Appertaining To Books Harvest
Abby de Mateo is a second year resident at a big Boston hospital.She is very excited to be offered a place on the cardiac transplantation team and has a bright future ahead of her. But Abby soon realises that something is terribly wrong with the transplant team. Heart transplants don't always seem to be going to the most deserving patients and there is a mystery over where some donor hearts are being collected. When she starts to investigate she finds a conspiracy against her and is not evenMaybe I'll break my rule about reading the first novel by an author I haven't read before. The first is new work, a writer getting their writing muscles warmed up, the first editorial relationship tested, working arrangements, word choices being set like a table for a fancy dinner. This first novel has no tablecloth and plastic forks; we know the set-up, the bad guys, and the outcome way too soon. There's a weird typo missed in a sentence early on that read "opened the 'chest,'" instead of
I started reading this in book form, but one of the first pages had the F word about 5 times. I found an abridged audio version, which was much better. Same story but condensed. The plot was interesting but the content was too heavy for me. It was an interesting concept, though. How scary if things like this really were to happen! It made me wonder about the business side of hospitals.
This is Tess Gerritsen's first medical thriller, prior to this she wrote romance. Gerritsen a Doctor, left her profession to concentrate on writing & raising her children. I laughed out loud at the manner in which Tess reports on her blog, the awful comments she gets from fans who love her medical thrillers then sample her romance novels. She tells writers and I think this applies to readers as well - "be prepared when you switch genres." "Thriller writers hunger for respect from the mystery
This medical thriller is well written and captivating. Although the villains are obvious and the plot more or less predictable ,the reader cannot stop turning pages until the end.
Dr Abby DiMatteo felt like she was in a good place; a second year resident at Bayside Hospital, and working with the elite cardiac transplant team she was just beginning to feel that all her hard work, the study, the years of staying at home when her friends went out partying and her huge student debt; it was all worth it. With the devastating loss of a female car crash victim, brain dead but healthy in every other aspect it meant, with the husbands permission, the heart was ready to be
Gripping from the start. I love tess gerritsen and she definitely doesn't let you down with this book.
0 Comments