The Midwife Murders
Book - 2020
In this psychological thriller, a missing patient raises concerns in a New York hospital, but as others start disappearing every dark possibility becomes more and more likely.
To Senior Midwife Lucy Ryuan, pregnancy is not an unusual condition--it's her life's work. But when two kidnappings and a vicious stabbing happen on her watch in a university hospital in Manhattan, her focus abruptly changes. Something has to be done, and Lucy is fearless enough to try.
Rumors begin to swirl, blaming everyone from the Russian Mafia to an underground adoption network. Lucy teams up with a skeptical NYPD detective to solve the case, but the truth is far more twisted than a feisty single mom could ever have imagined.
To Senior Midwife Lucy Ryuan, pregnancy is not an unusual condition--it's her life's work. But when two kidnappings and a vicious stabbing happen on her watch in a university hospital in Manhattan, her focus abruptly changes. Something has to be done, and Lucy is fearless enough to try.
Rumors begin to swirl, blaming everyone from the Russian Mafia to an underground adoption network. Lucy teams up with a skeptical NYPD detective to solve the case, but the truth is far more twisted than a feisty single mom could ever have imagined.
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Publisher:
New York :, Grand Central Publishing,, ©2020.
ISBN:
9781538718889
Branch Call Number:
MYSTERY PAT
Characteristics:
309 pages ; 22 cm
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Add a CommentI didn't like this book at all. It was slow moving and kind of boring. Big disappointment from James Patterson.
I CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT ANYONE WOULD FIND GRAPHIC ABOUT THIS BOOK.
THE ONLY SURPRIZE IS THAT IT WAS PUBLISHED.
WHAT A LETDOWN FROM AN AUTHOR WE KNOW WRITES MUCH BETTER BOOKS.
Loved this book. Couldn't put it down. Graphic at times, but what isn't. Finished in one day
As an avid reader, and long time fan of James Patterson's work, I couldn't get into
"The Midwife Murders", the plot seemed a bit arcane, and I couldn't relate to the heroine in the book, I read about a third of it, then returned it early to the library.
Not his best work....
This book is not good. I didn’t bother to finish it as I honestly couldn’t bring myself to care what would happen. Don’t waste your time.
I cant even finish this book. 50 pages in and some of the stuff that has happened is so far fetched.. (yes, I know its fiction..but come on). I love James Patterson but this one is just awful.
I didn’t even bother finishing this book. The title led me to believe that it would be interesting but it wasn’t. I don’t know if it’s because of the dual authors .
Not well written. Subject matter is distasteful plus the hero of the story is irritating. Read half and checked book back to library,.
Not good.
The story line for THE MIDWIFE MURDERS is interesting. The characters are all hyper-emotional. however. That's a total distraction and completely unnecessary. The story could have been told with more rational characters. And to top it off - the title is deceptive. Midwives are central to the story, but only one dies and that was because she made a bad choice to be part of a criminal enterprise that involved stealing newborn babies.