Title:- Family Doctor
Author:- J.M Dalgliesh
Date published:- will be published on 2nd January 2025
No. of pages:- 311 pages
Genre:- Psychological Thriller
Rating:-
Plot;- 4/5
Writing:- 4/5
Overall rating:- 4/5
I have three days to kill a patient. If I fail, my daughter will die…
As the only doctor on a stunning remote Scottish island, I finally feel safe and happy. Here, nobody knows about my troubled past except my teenage daughter Lauren. I’m a single mother, so it’s just the two of us now, and Lauren is my world.
Caring for every person on the island, from birth to death, I know all their fears and secrets. But they don’t know mine, and for the sake of my daughter, I must keep it that way…
Everything is going perfectly until I am sent a link to a live video stream of my beautiful daughter Lauren, her wide blue eyes terrified. And there’s a
‘Three rules. Three days.
You must murder one of your patients.
You must not tell another soul.
You must not get caught.
If you fail, your daughter dies…’
A jaw-dropping psychological thriller from multi-million copy bestseller J M Dalgliesh. This utterly addictive, pulse-pounding read is packed with twists you’ll never forget.
Dr. Kelly is the only doctor in the remote Scottish island. One day, her daughter Lauren gets kidnapped. In order to ger her daughter back, Kelly must follow the orders of the abductor. And one of the orders is to kill a patient. Kelly is in a dilemma–she cannot violate her ethics but at the same time, she would do anything to save her daughter. She only has more three days to complete her mission, otherwise she will lose her daughter forever.
This was a fast paced thriller, completely told in Kelly’s POV. The story shifts between past and present–past tells of an event that happened that killed a girl in Kelly’s house. This was a gripping thriller that will also make the reader feel like they are at the edge of their seat. Will Kelly kill a patient or not? Is she able to save her daughter on time? Reading this book will feel like you are watching an action packed thriller movie! I like the writing and I also liked the ending as well. This was an unputdownable and a page turning thriller filled with some twists and turns that will keep you up all night. Worth four stars.
Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.
Jason Dalgliesh was born on the south coast of England and grew up in Hampshire, UK. He has worked in the power transmission industry, the retail sector, call centres and as a night-owl in a bakery. His greatest challenge of all is ongoing, as a stay at home parent.
He is presently writing the Dark Yorkshire crime-series, featuring DI Nathaniel Caslin.
The novels are set in Yorkshire, England. The medieval City of York is Caslin’s home town and the plot lines take in some of the UK’s most rugged and beautiful landscapes, from the windswept North Sea coastline and across the stunning North York Moors.
Penned in the style of the Crime Noir genre, Caslin is a deep character, as flawed as he is brilliant, battling his own demons as much as those he is pitted against. Readers who enjoy gritty, atmospheric thrillers will find the series a must read.
Having spent time abroad, Jason has lived and worked in various parts of England as well as the Scottish Highlands. He currently resides in the East Riding, with his wife and two young children.
You can reach him via his website at www.jmdalgliesh.com
You can also follow him on social media;
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twitter.com/darkyorkshire (less)
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