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Blood Run

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Evelyn Sutcliffe is a second year emergency resident at University Hospital where she shares a deep relationship with a psychiatrist. Evelyn should be a happy person, but the idyllic picture conceals a confused, anxiety-laden woman.. Her lover freely boasts that he is seeing another woman. While Evelyn is on duty, a close friend, Dr. Shelley Reinish, is rushed to ER, but dies within an hour.

Her colleagues, friends, and the police believe that an overdose caused the death. However, Evelyn cannot accept that her vivacious friend would commit suicide. There are too many unanswered questions so the doctor decides to do a bit of sleuthing. However, the facts she learns about Shelley makes Evelyn wonder if she ever truly knew the deceased. As she peels away the layers to Shelley's inner core, Evelyn places herself in danger of joining her friend in the afterlife.

Fans who enjoy action thrillers or works of psychological suspense need to read BLOOD RUN. In reality, this novel is more a coming of age tale of a woman struggling with many flaws and fears. This mainstream flavored novel is a prequel to Leah Ruth Anderson's best seller FIRST CUT, making it a must read for fans of Dr. Sutcliffe.

Harriet Klausner

Not a run of the mill medical thriller. The main character's frequent introspection's makes for an interesting flow in the story line. Good character definition and well plotted mystery make this a fast and entertaining read.

I really hope that we see a lot more books with Evelyn Sutcliffe as the main character...I liked this book because I found myself really liking the "villian" before we knew he was the villian!...OOPS! ...This didnt get 5 stars because the plot wasn't a five star plot, it was pretty basic, not alot of twists and turns but did keep the pages turning towards the end. I don't like Phil and I don't know why...Evelyn needs a new man.!

This is not a boring story, nor is it exciting. It is just average. Ev Sutcliffe is an emergency room physician who on one snowy night must treat one of her own when a fellow doctor is brought into the ER. Dr. Sutcliffe and crew are not able to save their colleague, but her death kicks off our mystery. Did the doc kill herself or was she murdered? That is basically our story.

While the characters are well developed in this book, the story leaves much to be desired. I got the impression while reading this book that the author wanted to send the reader off on a wild goose chase with turns and twists, but she never accomplished that. The story is not written in such a way that the reader is able to figure it out along with the heroine. Ev just reads something or remembers a conversation and the next thing you know, she's off explaining what happened and why. While the story is not a complete waste of time, it would have been fantastic in a different writer's hands. The few things that are written in such a way for the reader to say "ah hah!" are so superficial and obvious.

Overall, this is a quick, easy read, but if you are looking for a great mystery/thriller, keeping looking. If what you crave is a good medical thriller, try Robin Cook, Tess Gerritsen, or Leonard Goldberg.