Sometimes People Die
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Publishing Details
Sometimes People Die
By (Author) Simon Stephenson
HarperCollins Publishers
The Borough Press
3rd July 2024
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Classic crime and mystery fiction
Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
Narrative theme: Interior life
Esoteric thriller
Medical thriller
Fiction based on or inspired by true events
813.6
Physical Properties
Paperback
368
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 26mm
240g
Description
A riveting read Sunday Times, Crime Book of the Year
A smartly-paced thriller Evening Standard
Dramatic, unnerving exceptional The Sun
*SELECTED FOR BBCS BETWEEN THE COVERS*
*A NEW YORK TIMES Editors Pick*
*THE SUNDAY TIMES Crime Book of the Year*
*THE GUARDIANs Best Recent Crime and Thrillers*
*THE EVENING STANDARDs Best New Books of 2022*
*THE TIMES Best Crime Books of 2022*
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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 Lukes.
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 narrators version of the events be trusted
A delightful read. The serial killer plotline is an added bonus. I loved it Kathy Reichs, the #1 New York Times bestseller
Reviews
Had me hooked within 20 pages and held me there until the very end. I read it in 4 days Sophie Raworth, broadcaster and journalist
Dark and haunting, powerful and propulsive a smart, cinematic, tour de force written by an exceptional talent. Simply unputdownable Lara Prescott, New York Times bestselling author of The Secrets We Kept
The witty writing, quirky protagonist, and anecdotal descriptions of real-life medical villains combine to make Sometimes People Die a delightful read. I loved it Kathy Reichs, the #1 New York Times bestseller
Sometimes People Die blew me away and cost me a night's sleep as I read it on tenterhooks Revelatory [and] thrilling, this astounding novel announces the arrival of a new Michael Crichton for the zeitgeist Ken Bruen, author of The Guards
An absolute killer for people who wouldnt normally read a thriller or a murder mystery, this is the perfect gateway book so entertaining Sara Cox, BBC2 Between The Covers
A moody thriller slow-burning authoritative, unsparing The New York Times Editors Pick
Why do I adore this kind of novel It is intelligent, very witty in a very dark way, and does not flinch from serious and difficult questions.
The Scotsman
Darkly hilarious this will be a best book of the year for me. Book Page, Octobers Top Pick in Mystery
Diabolical and quick-witted not to be missed Crime Reads, 10 Books You Should Read This September
Like an Adam Kay murder mystery Al Murray, BBC2 Between The Covers
Insightful, gripping, unexpectedly funny Saga Magazine
In Stephenson, Vonnegut may have his first true protg Washington Post
A real old school page-turner I found difficult to put down. Yorkshire Magazine
Author Bio
Simon Stephenson is the author of the award-winning Let Not the Waves of the Sea (2012), a memoir about the loss of his brother in the Indian Ocean tsunami. He works as a screenwriter in both the UK and the US, and his credits include the forthcoming Amazon film 'Louis Wain', starring Benedict Cumberbatch. This is his first novel.
