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Naga kobieta w czerwonych pantoflach na wysokich obcasach balansuje na gzymsie wiszącego mostu Clifton Suspension Bridge, łkając w komórkę przyciśniętą do ucha. Psycholog kliniczny, Joseph O'Loughlin stoi parę kroków od niej i próbuje odwieść ją od desperackiego kroku. Kobieta szepce: "Nie rozumiesz" i skacze do rzeki. Jakiś czas później w domu profesora pojawia się gość - nastoletnia córka denatki. Dziewczynie nie mieści się w głowie, że matka rzuciła się z mostu; absolutnie nie była typem samobójczyni, poza tym miała lęk wysokości.

Dr. Abby Dolan was on the fast track at a major San Francisco hospital when she made a critical choice: to follow her fiancé, Josh Wyler, to the picturesque California town of Patience, where he has a new job with manufacturing giant Colstar. Working in a small-town emergency room, knowing that her every move sparks gossip, Abby nonetheless begins to feel at home - until the first undiagnosable patients start showing up. Abby calls them NIWWs: No Idea What's Wrong. And despite her considerable skills, she can't crack these baffling cases. At the same time, Josh begins experiencing...

This audiobook begins in New Orleans with multiple deaths from pneumonia within a 48 hour period. Dr. Watkins and Dr. Swindon, two renown medical investigators, are contacted to investigate the cases. Multiple government agencies, including the CIA and military, are involved in a twisting and turning adventure, involving Costa Rica and the Pacific Basin islands. The case is solved through the use of cutting-edge molecular technology. The underlying cause reminds everyone of the awesome power of modern day molecular techniques.

Meet Sarah, Robert, Troy, and Ahmed, four strangers bound by a common affliction. As sleep slips further from their grasp, their health deteriorates, relationships shatter, and a looming tragedy becomes inevitable. Only one person, a vigilant community pharmacist, spots the early warning signs. But time is running out. Can he help them before it’s too late?

München 1898: Lulu, Elsa und Fanny könnten nicht unterschiedlicher sein, doch eines verbindet die drei jungen Frauen: Sie wollen Ärztinnen werden. Aber an der Universität sind Frauen offiziell nicht erwünscht, und von Gleichberechtigung ist die bayerische Hauptstadt nicht nur in der Wissenschaft weit entfernt. Lulus Vater, Direktor des Haunerschen Kinderspitals, will seine Tochter lieber standesgemäß verheiraten.

A must-listen thriller from the author of Dead Already.

James Sandean has decided that the world must be saved from humanity’s incompetence and reclaimed. He is willing to leverage his multi-billion dollar empire in order to do what others would not. With the help of his trusted advisors, he plots a diabolical course of action around the globe. High up in the mountains of Papua New Guinea, Covert Action Unit Speedwell moves stealthily over the rough terrain to extract their stolen materials.

Camilo Escobedo, un competente neurólogo que ha llegado a ser ingresado en un psiquiátrico, nos traslada en primera persona su increíble lucha contra la enfermedad a la que precisamente dedicaba su investigación. "Las defensas" es, en realidad, una novela basada en la historia de superación de Domingo Escudero, científico que enfermó de lo mismo que estaba estudiando, la autoinmunidad, encefalitis NMDA, cuyos trastornos son parecidos a los del brote psicótico o la bipolaridad.

Julia Menken lleva trabajando como experta en comportamiento en casos de asesinatos cerrados o sin resolver en la Unidad Nacional de Zoetermeer los últimos tres años. Ahora su jefe la reclama para que colabore en un caso que se prevé escabroso desde el comienzo: el horroroso asesinato de un niño de catorce años en Arnhem, cuyo cadáver han encontrado mutilado. En la escena del crimen se encuentra cara a cara con el fiscal Marteen Brouwer, quien le recuerda por qué ha estado trabajando en casos fríos todo este tiempo.

A surgical residency is a rough profession for a recovering narcotic addict. But in his second year of training, Jackson Cooper is just that. It’s 1983, and in the midst of his struggles, he meets a memorable character and patient named Maurice Latinsky. Maurice suffers from HIV/AIDS dementia. The patient has a recurring delusion of being Steve McQueen in the movie The Great Escape and continually tries to break out of the confines of the hospital.

Ein dubioses Programm, von dem niemand wusste. Ein mörderisches Wesen, das es aufzuhalten gilt. Junge Frauen, scheinbar wahllos getötet. Bis auf Blumen, Champagner und Dessous, die am Tatort gefunden werden, gibt es keine Verbindung zwischen den Opfern. Doch dann stoßen die Ermittler Nicolas Eichborn und Helen Wagner vom BKA auf eine Gemeinsamkeit: Die Opfer waren in die Fänge einer dubiosen Organisation namens "New Horizon" geraten, die ein Programm zur Optimierung der geistigen Leistungsfähigkeit anbietet.

New York City, 1922. Millie Carpenter is in the business of mercy. Two years as a field nurse during the Great War taught her much about suffering. Still, when she returns to Manhattan, she employs her mercy in the impoverished tenements of the Lower East Side, where she serves as a Visiting Nurse to Italian immigrants. Millie's passion for helping people is powerful. But when Maria, a pregnant patient, is suddenly murdered at the hands of her abusive husband, Millie knows what she must do to stop him.

Este cuento trata sobre la infidelidad de una mujer a su marido. Lady Sannox era una mujer hermosa a la que le gustaba ser admirada. Douglas era un cirujano al que le gustaba lady Sannox por lo que le mando una carta para quedar. La carta se extravió y llego a Lord Sannox.

Gdy sprawiedliwość jest bezsilna, pozostaje tylko zemsta.. Przed siedzibą ONZ w Nowym Jorku omyłkowo zostaje zastrzelony starszy mężczyzna. Prawnik Tom Byrne jedzie z polecenia ONZ do Londynu, aby porozumieć się z córką zmarłego, Rebeką i uniknąć skandalu. Okazuje się, że jej ojciec nie był zwykłym turystą, ale członkiem żydowskiej organizacji wymierzającej sprawiedliwość faszystowskim zbrodniarzom wojennym. Wynikiem jej działania są setki niewyjaśnionych zgonów na całym świecie.

Meet Peter Brown, a young Manhattan emergency room doctor with an unusual past that is just about to catch up with him. His morning begins with the quick disarming of a would-be mugger, followed by a steamy elevator encounter with a sexy young pharmaceutical rep, topped off by a visit with a new patient - and from there Peter's day is going to get a whole lot worse and a whole lot weirder.

Seven years after making her escape from an abusive marriage, Dr. Annabelle Schwartzman is settling into her position as medical examiner in the city of San Francisco. Doing what she loves, she can almost put the trauma of her past behind her—until she confronts the case of a young woman, 16 weeks pregnant. Everything about the case says the woman took her own life. As hard as Schwartzman tries to make peace with the evidence in her head, something about the case won’t leave her alone. She’s all too aware of how similar the circumstances are to her own past.

This set contains books seven to nine in the gripping, fast-paced crime fiction series featuring DCI Whitney Walker and forensic psychologist Dr. Georgina Cavendish: Ritual Demise, Mortal Remains, and Silent Graves.

Steeped in rich historical detail, Dr. Eliza Edwards, the ingénue student in The Unlocked Path, becomes the mature mentor, steadfast in her calling to effect social change by addressing women’s health issues and guiding others to realize their dreams. In 1936, as the Depression ravages careers, Eliza re-defines her abilities, traveling to Georgia and Tennessee as she reclaims her purpose and rediscovers her ambitions.

Stephen Englehart, an Armed Forces medical examiner. dedicates his life to bringing peace to the families of fallen soldiers. Tagged as one of the best, he’s able to spot forensic clues others miss. But when the body of a US Marine, supposedly burned beyond recognition, shows up with hardly a scratch, even Stephen is stumped. Were the bodies switched? Then, in the middle of the autopsy, the impossible happens.

Sie existieren seit Beginn der Menschheit und prägen das Leben bis heute. Drogen versprechen das Paradies, sie zeigen dir den Himmel, sie lassen dich nie mehr los.