The Silent Sleep of the Dying
by Keith McCarthy
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Pub Date 24 Dec 2015 | Archive Date 30 Dec 2015
Description
“McCarthy includes enough fascinating and grisly details from the
cutting room to make his forensic forays worth putting on the latex
gloves for. Once again, fans of Patricia Cornwell, Kathy Reichs and CSI
should be well pleased.” – Publishers Weekly
Mark Hartmann, a consultant pathologist, has problems.
Married to a barrister and the son-in-law of a judge, he should be enjoying a comfortable life, but his secret vice is gambling.
Seriously mounting debts are starting to threaten his marriage…
When he is asked to perform an autopsy on Millicent Sweet, a laboratory assistant, it seems a case much like any other.
True, Sweet was only 22 when she died of cancer, but then even the young are not immune to that disease.
His initial findings, however, are shocking.
Before he can discuss this with his colleagues he is called away to a conference in Scotland, where, drunk and depressed, he ends up sleeping with one of the sales reps.
Blackmailed by a pharmaceutical company that threatens to send a video of his indiscretion to his wife, he falsifies his report on Millicent Sweet’s death.
But they are not the only people interested in Sweet…
Her father, convinced his daughter’s death is the result of a laboratory accident, has contacted lawyer Helena Flemming.
When Helena’s partner, John Eisenmenger, a former forensic pathologist, looks into the case, he soon uncovers the findings of Hartmann’s original autopsy and subsequent deception.
Gradually Eisenmenger and Flemming begin to unearth the reasons for the pharmaceutical company’s ruthless determination to disguise the truth about Sweet's death.
They uncover a conspiracy that involves a new and potentially devastating weapon; it is a conspiracy that ruthless men will do anything to keep hidden...
Will the dynamic due be able to solve the medical crime in time?
Praise For The Silent Sleep of the Dying:
“Chilling and challenging, though the pat conspiracy behind Proteus keeps this sequel from rising to the demanding level of Helena and Eisenmenger’s grimly brilliant debut.” – Kirkus Reviews
“I have one word for Keith McCarthy’s John Eisenmenger series and that word is ‘INTENSE’. Everything, from the murders, the characters, the scenery, and the sex are all incredibly, dark, graphic and intense. However, if you can get past the extremity of the series, the stories are very compelling and incredibly intriguing. The characters are complex and McCarthy does a fantastic job of character development throughout the series.” – A Thrill A Week
Keith McCarthy is a pathologist and writer of crime fiction, known for his Eisenmenger-Flemming Forensic Mysteries. He also writes under the name Lance Elliot.
Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
Mark Hartmann, a consultant pathologist, has problems.
Married to a barrister and the son-in-law of a judge, he should be enjoying a comfortable life, but his secret vice is gambling.
Seriously mounting debts are starting to threaten his marriage…
When he is asked to perform an autopsy on Millicent Sweet, a laboratory assistant, it seems a case much like any other.
True, Sweet was only 22 when she died of cancer, but then even the young are not immune to that disease.
His initial findings, however, are shocking.
Before he can discuss this with his colleagues he is called away to a conference in Scotland, where, drunk and depressed, he ends up sleeping with one of the sales reps.
Blackmailed by a pharmaceutical company that threatens to send a video of his indiscretion to his wife, he falsifies his report on Millicent Sweet’s death.
But they are not the only people interested in Sweet…
Her father, convinced his daughter’s death is the result of a laboratory accident, has contacted lawyer Helena Flemming.
When Helena’s partner, John Eisenmenger, a former forensic pathologist, looks into the case, he soon uncovers the findings of Hartmann’s original autopsy and subsequent deception.
Gradually Eisenmenger and Flemming begin to unearth the reasons for the pharmaceutical company’s ruthless determination to disguise the truth about Sweet's death.
They uncover a conspiracy that involves a new and potentially devastating weapon; it is a conspiracy that ruthless men will do anything to keep hidden...
Will the dynamic due be able to solve the medical crime in time?
Praise For The Silent Sleep of the Dying:
“Chilling and challenging, though the pat conspiracy behind Proteus keeps this sequel from rising to the demanding level of Helena and Eisenmenger’s grimly brilliant debut.” – Kirkus Reviews
“I have one word for Keith McCarthy’s John Eisenmenger series and that word is ‘INTENSE’. Everything, from the murders, the characters, the scenery, and the sex are all incredibly, dark, graphic and intense. However, if you can get past the extremity of the series, the stories are very compelling and incredibly intriguing. The characters are complex and McCarthy does a fantastic job of character development throughout the series.” – A Thrill A Week
Keith McCarthy is a pathologist and writer of crime fiction, known for his Eisenmenger-Flemming Forensic Mysteries. He also writes under the name Lance Elliot.
Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
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