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Sometimes People Die
- Narrated by: Greg Miller Burns
- Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins
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Sometimes People Die
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Summary
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 Luke’s.
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 narrator’s version of the events be trusted?
Critic reviews
"Sometimes People Die blew me away and cost me a night's sleep as I read it on tenterhooks. Both a revelatory glimpse into the rigours and strains of medicine and a thrilling piece of entertainment, this astounding novel announces the arrival of a new Michael Crichton for the zeitgeist." (Ken Bruen, author of The Guards)
"In Stephenson, Vonnegut may have his first true protégé." (Washington Post)
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- Kindle Customer
- 21-11-22
Loved this!
I'd been struggling to find a book that captured me but this one certainly did from the outset!
The narrator's accent was spot on for the lead character, gave it all a bit of a Trainspotting edge. This is a dark and thought provoking story with a lot of underlying humour. Kept me hooked until the very end 👍🏻
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- Phil the Viking
- 03-12-22
The Best book I have listened to this year
I loved this book, the narrator had the perfect voice for the main Character,
Very different from most Crime books, at first just like listening to a biography then gets darker and lots of twists.
I think it must be very hard to come up with new plots in this genre but this was different and fascinating
I am immediately going to look for more work by this author
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- Caroline Tomlinson
- 02-12-22
Brilliant
Gripping to the end
We’ll written & read
Shame I’ve come to the end
Hopefully he’s writing another book
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- Anonymous User
- 28-11-22
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Great story with a good plot. great narrator once I got used to his style
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- Kate Wixon
- 25-11-22
Good story, great narrator
The detachment of the story teller keeps you guessing till the end. Good twist; great characterisation.
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- A. J. chick
- 21-11-22
couldn't stop listening
Gripping whodunnit, with fascinating insight into the world of medicine/hospitals. Beautifully read. Highly recommend.
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- pamelula
- 02-11-22
Brilliant
Thoroughly enjoyed the twists, turns , medical details and facts in this book. The flawed and sensitive main character of the story was masterly.
The Scottish voice of the reader added to the authenticity.
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- Steven
- 06-02-23
Brilliant
Loved this exciting and emotive book. Very realistic, good characterisation and insightful. Very well read too!
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- Anonymous User
- 03-02-23
Ring of truth
I really thought this book was a great one - i knew who the killer would be from the start (i have read too much crime :p) but it did not matter and i liked the twists which still kept me on my toes and oddly i am not sure that guessing the identity of the killer was really the point (or rather the fact that i did get it right and instinctively did from the start did so did not diminish my interest in the story at all)
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- Mine
- 03-02-23
a must read
loved it from start to finish. found I was disappointed it didn't go on longer.